Narsipatnam
Narsipatnam | |
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Narsipatnam Road railway station | |
Narsipatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°39′54″N 82°36′50″E / 17.665°N 82.614°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Anakapalle |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Narsipatnam Municipality VMRDA |
| • MLA | Chintakayala ayyanna patrudu |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.00 km2 (16.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 33,757 |
| • Density | 803.7/km2 (2,082/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 531116 |
| Vehicle Registration | AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019) |
Narsipatnam is a census town in Anakapalle district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was upgraded from a gram panchayat into municipality in 2012. The town is spread over an area of 42 km2 (16 mi2) The resting place of the revolutionary Indian freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju is located in Krishna Devi Peta village of Narsipatnam. Although there is a railway station named after Narsipatnam but as such there is no nearest railway station in Narsipatnam,the namesake railway station is located 40 km away from the town. The town is a commercial epicentre to many tribal villages of ASR district.