Pathapatnam

Pathapatnam
పాతపట్నం
Pathapatnam

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 18°45′00″N 84°05′00″E / 18.7500°N 84.0833°E / 18.7500; 84.0833Coordinates: 18°45′00″N 84°05′00″E / 18.7500°N 84.0833°E / 18.7500; 84.0833
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Talukas Pathapatnam
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 15,954
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 532 213
Telephone code 91 08946
Lok Sabha constituency Srikakulam
Vidhan Sabha constituency Pathapatnam

Pathapatnam is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] Pathapatnam is located on the border of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh and Gajapati district of Orissa. Parlakimidi, the headquarters of Gajapthi District, can be considered as twin town of Pathapatnam because of its close proximity. It is located around 65km from srikakulam.

Geography

Pathapatnam is located at 18°45′00″N 84°05′00″E / 18.7500°N 84.0833°E / 18.7500; 84.0833.[2] It has an average elevation of 82 meters (272 feet). It is located on the banks of Mahendratanaya river which is a tributary of Vamsadhara River

Demographics

Pathapatnam is a town located in Pathapatnam mandal of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh with total 3797 families residing. The Pathapatnam village has population of 15954 of which 7919 are males while 8035 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pathapatnam village population of children with age 0-6 is 1468 which makes up 9.20 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pathapatnam village is 1015 which is higher than Andhra Pradesh state average of 993. Child Sex Ratio for the Pathapatnam as per census is 955, higher than Andhra Pradesh average of 939.

Pathapatnam village has higher literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Pathapatnam village was 78.57 % compared to 67.02 % of Andhra Pradesh. In Pathapatnam Male literacy stands at 85.24 % while female literacy rate was 72.04 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Pathapatnam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Transport

Road

Pathapatnam has frequent connectivity of buses to Srikakulam, Tekkali, Hiramandalam, Palasa, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalle, Palakonda, Paralakhemundi, Berhampur Temburu, Srimukhalingam Narasannapeta.

Rail

Pathapatnam can be reached by train via the Naupada-Gunupur branch line. The railway station is Pathapatnam (PHM) station of East Coast Railway Zone. It is connected to Howrah-Chennai main line. It has trains to Puri, Gunupur, Palasa-Kasibugga visakhapatnam.

Air

Nearby Airport is Vishakhapatnam Airport situated 162 km from pathapatnam. Other airports near pathapatnam are Bhubaneswar Airport (276 km), Rajahmundry Airport (336 km), Raipur Airport (408 km).

Assembly constituency

Pathapatnam is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,27,757 registered voters in this constituency in 1999 elections. It consists of 5 mandals.

  1. Pathapatnam
  2. Hiramandalam
  3. Meliaputti
  4. Lakshminarasupeta
  5. Kothuru

List of Elected Members:

Year Winner Candidate Party Votes Runner Candidate Party Votes Margin (Majority)
2004 Kalamata Mohanrao TDP 44,357 Gorle Haribabu Naidu INC 42,293 2,064
2009 Satrucharla Vijaya Rama Raju INC 58936 Kalamata Venkata Ramana TDP 38146 20790

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References

  1. ↑ "Mandal wise list of villages in Srikakulam district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics.Patapatnam
  3. ↑ Election Commission of India-1978-2004 results-Patapatnam
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