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Amalapuram is a town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the district headquarters and largest town of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. It is the mandal and divisional headquarters of Amalapuram mandal and Amalapuram revenue division respectively. The town is situated in the delta of Konaseema.
Amalapuram is also called Panchalingapuram as it is the seat of five temples to Shiva as Amaleswarudu, Sidheswarudu, Ramalingeswarudu, Chandramouleeswarudu and Chennamalleeswarudu. Amalapuram is the most developed town in Konaseema district. It is hub of the district for education and financial institutes. There are approximately 65 schools and colleges, six engineering colleges and one medical college in the area where Dr.Yugandar Bangari and Dr.Lagishetti Mahesh who are notable alumni of K.I.M.S. hospital, Amalapuram is contributing to improve health care sector in Amalapuram. It is one among few parliament constituencies in India which do not have a railway connectivity.
The average literacy rate of Amalapuram was 89.80%, with male literacy at 93.24% and female literacy at 86.39%. Scheduled Castes (SC) constituted 13.23% of the population, and Scheduled Tribes (ST) made up 1.48%.
The total area of the municipality is 7.20 km2, resulting in a population density of approximately 7,393 persons per square kilometre.
Source: Census of India 2011, CensusIndia.gov.in
The mandal spans an area of approximately 80.06 km2. The population density of the mandal is around 1,770 persons per square kilometre.
Children in the 0–6 age group numbered 13,365, and the average literacy rate in the mandal was 84.22%, with male literacy at 88.35% and female literacy at 80.09%.
Source: Census of India 2011, CensusIndia.gov.in
A railway station currently under construction (in 2023).
Amalapuram has the Government Junior College for Girls, a public institution offering intermediate education for female students in Amalapuram.
Amalapuram also hosts multiple engineering colleges affiliated with JNTU Kakinada and approved by AICTE: Srinivasa Institute of Engineering and Technology (SIET), offers diploma and B.Tech programs in areas such as AI/ML, Electronics & Communications, and Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Amalapuram Institute of Management Sciences & College of Engineering, provides B.E./B.Tech and M.Tech programs, along with diploma courses. BVC Institute of Technology & Science (BVCITS), a private AICTE‑accredited institution established in 2002, offering engineering (B.Tech/M.Tech), management (MBA), computer applications (MCA), and diploma courses.
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