Krishnapatnam or Kistnapatam is a port town in Muthukur mandal of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Krishnapatnam
port town
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Coordinates: 14.283°N 80.117°E / 14.283; 80.117
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Andhra
District	Nellore
Government
• Type	Gram panchayat
Elevation [1]	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	5,686
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	AP

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] Census of India, the town had a population of 5,686. The total population constitute, 2,815 males, 2,871 females and 732 children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 65.22% with 3,231 literates, significantly lower than the national average of 73.00%.[3]

Location

Hinterland

Vast hinterland covering Southern Andhra Pradesh, Districts of Rayalseema, North Tamil Nadu and Eastern Karnataka ^{[citation needed]} Being on Eastern Coast, supports LOOK EAST Exim Trade Policy^{[citation needed]}

Power projects

A 4000 MW UMPP with investment of Rs17,500 Crores is being constructed. Besides this UMPP, APGENCO set up a 1600 MW power station named as Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station at Krishnapatnam.

Smart City

Nellore shall transform into a smart city with support from Confederation of Indian Industries CII as reported at The Hindu - CII to help Nellore become a smart city

References

External links

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