Gajapathinagaram

Gajapathinagaram is a census town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Gajapathinagaram mandal of Vizianagaram revenue division. It is located on National Highway 26 between Vizianagaram and Ramabhadrapuram.DemographicsAccording to the Imperial Gazetteer, Gajapathinagaram Tahsil in Vizagapatam district had about 228 villages and covered an area of 333sqmi. The population in 1901 was 1,34,553, compared with 1,24,057 in 1891.India census, Gajapathinagaram had a population of 5,282. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Gajapathinagaram has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 53%. In Gajapathinagaram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.Gajapathinagaram mandal had a population of 56,054 in 2001. Males constitute 27,770 and females 28,284 of the population. The average literacy rate of the mandal population is 45%. Male literacy rate is 56% and that of females 34%.There are 35 revenue villages and 28 panchayats in this mandal.Legislative AssemblyList of Members of Legislative Assembly: 1955 - Kusuma Gajapathi Raju and Gantyana Suryanarayana1962 -Taddi sanyasinaidu and1967 and 1972 - Penumatsa Sambasiva Raju1978 and 1985 - Vangapandu Narayanappala Naidu1983 - Jampana Satyanarayana Raju1999 - Thadi Sanyasi Appala Naidu1989, 1994 and 2004 - Padala Aruna2009 - Botcha Appala Narasaiah2014 - K A NAIDU