Samalkota

Samalkota సామర్లకోట
Town
Samalkota Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°03′11″N 82°10′10″E / 17.0531°N 82.1695°ECoordinates: 17°03′11″N 82°10′10″E / 17.0531°N 82.1695°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	East Godavari
Area[1]
• Total	14.88 km^2 (5.75 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	73,602
• Density	4,900/km^2 (13,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	533 440
Telephone code	+91-884

Samalkota is a town in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Geography

Samarlakota is located at 17°03′00″N 82°11′00″E / 17.0500°N 82.1833°E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 9 meters (32 feet).

Transport

WAM 4 series loco at Samarlakota Junction

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Samalkota bus station.^[3] Samarlakota railway station is an important railway junction on the Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line. The railway line to Kakinada branches at this railway junction.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[4] Samarlakota had a population of 73,602. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Samarlakota has an overall literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 66%. In Samarlakota, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
2. Falling Rain Genomics.Samarlakota
3. "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.