Singupuram is a census town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Singupuram was originally called simhapura.
Singupuram | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 18.357436°N 83.971820°E / 18.357436; 83.971820 | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Srikakulam |
Area | |
• Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,273 |
• Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 532185 |
Vehicle Registration | AP30 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1] |
Lok Sabha constituency | Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Srikakulam (Assembly constituency) |
It is located 9 kilometers(km) east of the district headquarters of Srikakulam district, and 100 km from the State capital Visakhapatnam.
According to the 2011 census of India, Singupuram had a population of 12,273 with 2,774 households.
A Primary Health Centre (PHC) is located there along with four to five private hospitals.
National Highway 16 bypasses the town and is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral highway network. Srikakulam is the nearest city to Singupuram, approximately 7 km southwest of Singupuram. Road connectivity is also present from Srikakulam to Singupuram.
SH37 connects Singupuram town with Parvathipuram, Veeraghattam, Palakonda, Kalingapatnam.
Two days before polling in the 2004 elections, Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu survived an assassination attempt by Naxalites (Maoists) who attempted to bomb his vehicle in Singupuram.[2] Following his re-election, he was made the party leader in the Lok Sabha.
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