Bhogapuram

Bhogapuram is a village in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Bhogapuram mandal of Vizianagaram revenue division.GeographyBhogapuram is located at and at an altitude of 21m. The village is spread over an area of 20.96km2.Demographycensus of India, Bhogapuram had a population of 9,341. The total population constitute, 4,645 males and 4,696 females —a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000 males. 930 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 452 are boys and 478 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 63.98% with 5,381 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.TransportBhogapuram is located on the National Highway 16. The government of Andhra Pradesh is planning to build a Greenfield airport at Bhogapuram.PoliticsBhogapuram assembly constituency had 125,856 voters in the 1999 elections. Bhogapuram legislative assembly segment has been merged into Nellimarla legislative assembly segment in 2009.List of Members of Legislative Assembly: 1955 - Botcha Adinarayana1962, 1967, 1972 and 1978 - Kommuru Appadu Dora1983, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2014 - Pathivada Narayana Swamy Naidu