Singupuram
Geography
It is located 11 kilometers(km) east of the district headquarters of Srikakulam district, 9 km from Srikakulam and 100 km from Visakhapatnam.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Singupuram had a population of 12,273 with 2,774 households.
Healthcare
A Primary Health Centre (PHC) is located there along with four to five private hospitals.
Transport
National Highway 16 bypasses the town and is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral highway network. Srikakulam is the nearest city to Singupuram, approximately 7 km southwest of Singupuram. Road connectivity is also present from Srikakulam to Singupuram.
SH37 connects Singupuram town with Parvathipuram, Veeraghattam, Palakonda, Kalingapatnam.
Education
Colleges
- Gurajada Education
- Vaishnavi engineering college
- SISTAM engineering college
Schools
- ZPHS
- M.P.P School
- Kgvb Srikakulam
- Sarada Vidyaniketan
- Kv singupuram
- Shiva Sivani Public School
- Vidatri vidyalayam
- Keshava Reddy School
- Gayatri school
- Kendriya Vidyalayam
Politics
Two days before polling in the 2004 elections, Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu survived an assassination attempt by Naxalites (Maoists) who attempted to bomb his vehicle in Singupuram. Following his re-election, he was made the party leader in the Lok Sabha.
References
- ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Seetharamaiah, K V (19 April 2014). "Yerran Naidu hurt in Naxal attack". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 July 2021.