Singupuram
Singupuram is a census town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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.[2] Following his re-election, he was made the party leader in the Lok Sabha.[citation needed]
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.
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