Bhimavaram

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?Bhimavaram Andhra Pradesh • India
Bhimavaram
Coordinates: 16°32′00″N 81°32′00″E / 16.5333, 81.5333
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 5 m (16 ft)
District(s)	West Godavari
Population	137,327 (2001[update])
Codes • Vehicle	• AP 37

Coordinates: 16°32′00″N 81°32′00″E / 16.5333, 81.5333 Bhimavaram is a town and mandal in the West Godavari District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Bhimavaram is located at 16°32′00″N 81°32′00″E / 16.5333, 81.5333.^[1] It has an average elevation of 5 meters (19 feet).

Bhimavarm is also called the "Second Bardoli of India". Mahatma Gandhi coined the name when he visited the town during the freedom movement in India. The northern part of Bhimavaram is known as "One Town" and the southern part of Bhimavaram is known as "Two Town".

Contents 1 Transport 2 Administration 3 Bhimavaram Municipal Corporation 4 Assembly Constituency 4.1 Panchayats 5 Religious Places 6 Education 7 Economy 8 External links

Transport

Bhimavaram is an important commercial centre in West Godavari District and has road connections to all the nearby rural villages. It is located 455 km from Hyderabad, 270 km from Visakhapatnam and 103km from Vijayawada. National Highway Np.214(a) (Kattipudi to Pamarru) passes through this town. A number of buses are run by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and private operators. The buses go to Chennai, Hyderabad, Vizag, Bangalore, Eluru & Vijayawada.

The Chennai-Calcutta and Narsapur-Vijayawada rail lines also pass through Bhimavaram. The town is well connected by bus (The Old Bus Stand is located in Two Town and the New Bus Stand is located in One Town) and train routes (Town Station in Two Town and Junction Railway Station is located in One Town). The nearest domestic airport to Bhimavaram is in Vijayawada. International airports near Bhimavaram are Hyderabad and Chennai.

Administration

Bhimavaram has a population of 130,000 per the 2001 census, and is divided into 39 wards. It has been upgraded to a special grade municipality.

Bhimavaram Municipal Corporation

The Bhimavaram Municipality was established in the year 1948. Smt.Thota Sita Rama Lakshmi is currently serving as its municipal chair person. Since the formation of the Bhimavaram Municipality, it has had various municipal chairpersons:

1. Sri Nachu Venkata Ramayya
2. Sri Kuriseti Naga Bhusanam
3. Sri Gadiraju Jagannadha Raju
4. Sri G. Venkataswami Naidu
5. Sri Tatavarthi Narasimha Rao
6. Sri Kotikalapudi Govinda Rao
7. Sri Bommidi Narayana Rao
8. Sri Grandhi Venkateswara Rao
9. Smt Meragani Narayanamma
10. Smt Thota Sita Rama Lakshmi
11. Sri Veluri Srinath Sharma

Assembly Constituency

Bhimavaram is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There were 1,77,470 registered voters in the Bhimavaram constituency in the 1999 elections. The Bhimavaram legislative assembly constituency has been the centre of politics in the West Godavari District since its formation in 1952. Grandhi Srinivas is the present Member of the Legislative Assembly for Bhimavaram. He is the youngest MLA of this constituency.

Year	Name	Party
1952	Bhupathiraju Subba Raju	Praja party
1962	Natchu Venkataramayya	Congress
1967	Bhupathiraju Vijaya Kumar Raju	Independent
1972	Bhupathiraju Vijaya Kumar Raju	Congress
1978	Kalidindi Vijay Narasimha Raju	Congress
1983	PV Narasimha Raju	TDP
1985	PV Narasimha Raju	TDP
1989	Alluri Subhash Chandra Bose	Congress
1994	PV Narasimha Raju	TDP
1999	PV Narasimha Raju	TDP
2004	Grandhi Srinivas	Congress

Panchayats

There are 25 village panchayats in the Bhimavaram mandal.^[2]

• Anakoderu (village and panchayat)
• Annavaram (village and panchayat)
• Bethapudi (village and panchayat)
• Chinamiram (village and panchayat)
• Deyyalatippa (village and panchayat)
• Dirusumarru (village and panchayat)
• Dongapindi (village and panchayat)
• Gollavanitippa (village and panchayat)
• Gutlapadu (village and panchayat)
• Jonnalagaruvu (village and panchayat)
• Komarada (village and panchayat)
• Komatitippa (village and panchayat)
• Kothapusalamarru (village and panchayat)
• Losari (village and panchayat)
• L.V.N.Puram (village and panchayat)
• Nagidipalem (village and panchayat)
• Narasimhapuram (village and panchayat)
• Pedagaruvu (village and panchayat)
• Pennada (Village and Panchayat)
• Rayalam (village and panchayat)
• Sriramapuram (village and panchayat)
• Taderu (village and panchayat)
• Thokatippa (village and panchayat)
• Tundurru (village and panchayat)
• Vempa (village and panchayat)
• Yenamadurru (village and panchayat)

Religious Places

Some famous temples located here are:

• Gunupudi Sri Uma Someshwara Janardhana Swamy temple - One of the five Pancharamas. Built during the 3rd century A.D., the Shivalinga in the temple is believed to assume a black-cum-brown colour on no-moon day and becomes whitish on full-moon day. The prathista of the Shivalinga is by Moon God.
• Sri Mavullamma Temple - Mavullamma's (Goddess of Bhimavaram) Festival starts on 14th January of every year and runs for 30 days.
• Sri Bhimeshwara Swamy Temple - The name of the Bhimavaram town is derived from it.
• Sri Aadhi Lakshmi Ammavaru Temple - The village deity of Gunupudi.
• Sri Subrahmanyeswaraswamy Temple - The temple of Lord Venkateswara.
• Jain Temple - Located at Pedda Amiram.
• Sri Shakteswara Swamy temple - Located in Ennamadurru from 5 km to Bhimavaram.
• Transfiguration Church
• A Mosque - located at the center of Bhimavaram.

Education

Some of the prominent colleges in the town are listed here:

• DNR Educational Institutions, the oldest college in the West Godavari District and one of the oldest colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
• SRKR Engineering College
• Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans International Residential Public School[Vidyashram](CBSE)
• Dr. CSN Educational Society (LKG to PG)
• DNR College Of Law
• V S K Degree College
• Bhimavaram Institute of Engineering and Technology, located at Pennada
• Menety Padmanabham Institute of Engineering and Technology, Derusumarru Road, Bhimavaram
• Holy Angels School, Srirampuram, Bhimavaram.
• St.Mary's School (LKG to 10th)
• Sri Paluri Gangamma Rama Murthy Oriental Sanskrit High School, established in 1958.
• Viswakavi school (LKG to 10th)
• Montessori Public School (LKG to 10th)

Economy

Bhimavaram is one of the biggest centres for aquaculture (fish and prawn farming) in India. Traditionally, this area has been a large producer of rice, but more recently many farmers have shifted to fish culture. Bhimavran serves as a centre of trade for 300 surrounding villages and is one of the important commercial towns in West Godavari District

External links

Aerial view of Bhimavaram

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