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pronunciation? (also Viśākhapaanamu, shortened and anglicized: Vizag or
Vizagapatnam or waltair) is a port city in the Indian state of Andhra
Pradesh(C oastal Andhra Pradesh). It is located on the eastern shore of
India, nestled among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and facing the Bay of
Bengal to the east. The city is about 650km northeast of Hyderabad. The
city is the administrative headquarters of Visakhapatnam District.
Alternatively, it sometimes goes by its now mostly defunct colonial British
name, Waltair. During the colonial era, the city had at its hub the Waltair
railway station, and that part of the city still goes by the name of Waltair. It
is also popularly referred to as "Vizag", a shortening of its full name. It is
sometimes also referred to as the "C ity of Destiny".[citation needed]
The city is home to several state owned heavy industries, and has one of
the country's largest ports and its oldest shipyard. It has the only natural
harbour on the eastern coast of India.
Andhra University, a prominent seat of education in Andhra Pradesh, is
located here.
Vizag is primarily an industrial city, apart from being a tourist destination.
Tourists are attracted by its unspoilt beaches, nearby scenic Araku Valley
and Borra caves, the 11th-century Simhachalam temple and ancient
Buddhist sites spread across the area, the development of IT sector is
fastnening the city view and growth of it.
The city boasts a submarine museum, the first of its kind in Southeast
Asia, at Rama Krishna Beach.
Visakhapatnam is also the headquarters of the Eastern Naval C ommand of
the Indian Navy.
This region, formerly part of the great Kalinga empire that stretched up to
the river Godavari, has also been mentioned in Hindu and Buddhist texts
from the 5th and 6th centuries BC E, as well as by Sanskrit grammarians
Panini and Katyayana in the 4th century BC E.
This city was ruled by several dynasties: the Kalingas during the 7th State
century, the C halukyas during the8th century, the C holas, the Qutb Shahis - District(s)
of Golconda, the Mughal Empire and the Nizams of Hyderabad.
Scenic beauty of Vizag beach
Coordinates
Local legend says that an Andhra king (9-11th century) on his way to
Benares rested there. So enchanted was he with the sheer beauty of the
place that he ordered a temple to be built in honour of his family deity, Area
Visakha. Archaeological sources, however, reveal that the temple was - Elevation
possibly built between the 11th and 12th centuries by the C hola king,
Kulottunga C hola I. A shipping merchant, Sankarayya C hetty, built one of
the mandapams, or pillared halls, of the temple. Although it no longer Time zone
exists (it may have been washed away about a hundred years ago by a
cyclonic storm), elderly residents of Vizag talk of visits to the ancient
shrine by their grandparents. Noted author Ganapatiraju Atchutarama Raju Population (2001)
contradicted this [1].
- Density
In the 18th century, Visakhapatnam was part of the Northern C ircars, a
region of C oastal Andhra that came first under French control and later Codes
that of the British. Visakhapatnam became a district in the Madras - Postal
Presidency of British India. After India 's independence it was the biggest - Telephone
district in the country and was subsequently divided into the three districts - Vehicle
of Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram and Visakhapatnam.
Andhra Pradesh
- Visakhapatnam
17.42° N 83.15° E
11161 km²
- 5m
IST
([[UTC+5:30]])
1,498,900
- 340/km²
- 5300xx
- +0891
- AP31 & AP32 &
AP33
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Visakhapatnam had a population of 1,498,900.
Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Visakhapatnam
has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of
59.5%: male literacy is 74% and female literacy is 63%. In
Visakhapatnam, 10% of the population is younger than six.
The City/Town
From being a tiny fishing village in the nineteenth century, Vizag has grown
into an industrial hub. In the 1970s and the 1980s the city grew rapidly
with a lot of investment in the state-owned Hindustan Shipyard Limited,
Vizag Steel and other major industries. Economic liberalization in the 1990s
brought a modest growth to the city but not as much as it did to the state
capital, Hyderabad. The urban sprawl that characterizes other major cities
has yet to be seen in Vizag.
It has a small airport and daily flights from Hyderabad and Mumbai. With
the entry of two new budget airlines, Air Sahara and Air Deccan operating
there along with the state-owned airline Indian, there has been a modest
increase in frequency of the flights. Vizag Airport has recently received
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increase in frequency of the flights. Vizag Airport has recently received
permission to operate night flights, and is in the process of constructing a
new runway 10,000 feet long to accommodate international flights and
larger aircraft.
There has been a rise in the real estate (realestate) prices, mainly
attributed to the Telangana movement for a separate Telangana state;
some speculate on Vizag becoming the next capital. Recently various
software companies such as Encore India, Satyam C omputers and TC S
have announced their plans for starting development centers in Vizag,
which has also contributed to the rise in real estate prises. Inflows from
NRIs from Vizag has further added to this rise.
Educational Facilities
Visakhapatnam is also considered as one of the main centres of education
in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the home of the renowned Andhra
University (established in 1926). Prof S. Radhakrishnan, before he became
the President of India, worked as the Vice C hancellor of this university
between 1931 to 1936. The university and its affiliated colleges provide
high quality and affordable education to thousands of students not only
from the northern region of Andhra Pradesh but of the entire state. Post
Graduate and Graduate courses are offered in various branches like Arts,
C ommerce, web training, Science & Technology, Engineering, IT, Business
Management, Law and Pharmacy. The list of own and affilated colleges of
the
university
can
be
found
at
http://www.andhrauniversity.info/affiliate/index.html
Another improtant landmark in the eduation map of Visakhapatnam is the
Andhra Medical C ollege (established 1902). The college has ushered in an
era of Medical Education in Visakhapatnam and continues to uphold the
prestigious tradition of engendering the finest doctors from its aisles. More
information
can
be
found
at
http://www.andhramedicalcollege.org/index.htm
C oming down to the primary, high school and college level,Visakhapatnam
has several good institutions, providing quality education. Apart from state
run schools for the poor, there are many private institutions and
missionary schools and colleges all of which provide quality education.
institutions. Few of these schools have been running since more than 75
years whereas St Aloysius Anglo-Indian High School was established in
1847 and is one of the oldest in India.
There is a wide diversity in which, there are schools for different boards
like IC SE, C BSE and State. There are co-educational as well as separate
schools for boys and girls. There are also schools for the physically and
mentally challenged. Few popular schools are Delhi Public School
St. Aloysius Anglo-Indian High School
Kotak Salesian School
Visakha Valley School
Seventh Day Adventist High School
St Francis Desales School (SFS)
Timpany School
St Joseph's Secondary High School, Malkapuram.
Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar
Mahendra Infotech
MATRIX The C all C enter Academy
Tiny Tots Public School
Economy
The city's growth has mostly been due to its heavy industries (both stateowned and private), such as:
HPC L – Oil Refinery (Hindustan Petroleum C orporation Limited)
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
(RINL)Vizag Steel Plant
Hindustan Zinc Limited
Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels Ltd (BHPV).
Hindustan Shipyard Limited
Visakhapatnam Port Trust
C oromandel Fertilizers
IT Software and Web Services
National Thermal Power C orporation
Rain C alcining Limited
Essar Pelletization Plant (Recently a major expansion occurred. The
iron ore now used by this plant comes via a pipeline 267km long
from Bailadila, helping reduce transportation costs substantially.)
HSBC
Book and Host Online Services (Official IN Registrar)
Its traditional importance in ship-building is confirmed by the fact that
India's first ship, the "Jala Usha", was launched in Vizag.
Vizag is also one of India's main fishing ports, has a dedicated harbour for
the fishing industry and handles a large percentage of India's seafood
exports.
The Vizag Special Economic Zone plays a vital role in the industrial growth
of the city.
The Andhra Pradesh government has confirmed deals with Satyam and
Wipro to set up a presence in the city. Satyam's office has already been
built and is ready to start work. Wipro's office is coming up on the site of
the old TB hospital. The Bhabha Atomic Research C entre has also
expressed interest in setting up a research centre and a nuclear power
plant here.
IT/ITES Industry
Vizag city has about 50 small and medium software, website developments
and call centre units, of which about 10 units started their operations
during the year 2005-06; the foremo st being HSBC followed by Encore
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during the year 2005-06; the foremo st being HSBC followed by Encore
India. Software exports from the Visakhapatnam region increased by
around 56 per cent at Rs 109 crore in the financial year ended March 31,
2006, as compared to Rs 70 crore in the corresponding previous year. Also
Nipuna, the BPO arm of Satyam C omputers, is about to start its operations
very soon in this port city. Other companies that are in Visakhapatnam
include: OpenLogix, Miracle Software among others. Also many other IT
companies like Wipro, Infosys were about to launch their operations in
nearest future.
Events
Despite being on the coast, Vizag was little affected by the disastrous
December, 2004 Tsunami, although the tsunami did wash the stock of
some fish warehouses out to sea.
Vizag was recently expanded into Greater Visakha, incorporating the steel
plant and previous areas on the outskirts, such as Gajuwaka and
Madhurawada, into the city limits. This also increased Vizag's population by
approximately 500,000 people.
Vizag recently hosted the Presidential Fleet, which was attended by the His
Excellency, the President of India, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. The Navy
showed its prowess, and watching it was a treat for the locals of Vizag.
Recently such companies as Encore India, Satyam, Wipro and Oracle were
planning to start their companies here and began their building
construction also.
Satyam is starting the development centre, as is ITES/BPO.
Timeline of Vizag's history
260 BC E: Ashoka conquered the Kalinga empire (of which Vizag
was a part).
208: C handra Sri Satakarni was king of this region.
11th century: Simhachalam Temple built by Kulottunga I.
13th century: Simhachalam Temple renovated and made southern
imperial centre by the Ganga king Narasimha I of Orissa.
1515: Krishna Deva Raya was ruler of the area comprising Vizag
Mid-17th century: A factory was founded in "Vizagapatam" by the
British East India C ompany.
1652: Foundation of the most powerful zamindari family of the area,
the Pusapatis of Vizianagaram.
1689: The Britush factory was occupied by the forces of Aurangzeb.
1735: Duth C olony was established.
1765: The territory of the Northern C ircars, of which Vizag was a
part, ceded to the East India C ompany by the Nizam of Hyderabad.
Following this, a British colony was established.
1904: Railway from Madras to C alcutta, passing through
Vizagapatam, was opened.
1923 :Andhra Medical C ollege started.
1926: Andhra University established.
1933: Visakhapatnam Port established.
1942: Japanese war planes attack Vizag.
1947: Eastern Naval C ommand established its base here. Before
1947 the Royal Navy had a base in HMIS Sircars.
1949: Scindia Shipyard started. Later nationalised and called
Hindustan Shipyard.
1953: The Boat Repair Shop expanded into a Base Repair
Organisation (BRO) and shifted to the location at the mouth of the
northwest channel.
1957: A petroleum refinery by C altex, currently owned by HPC L.
1965: Two survey ships, "Jumna" and "Investigator", were
permanently rebased at Visakhapatnam.
1971: INS Rajput of the Indian Navy destroys the Pakistani
submarine Ghazi in the Indo-Pak War off the coast of
Visakhapatnam.
1981: Visakhapatnam Steel Plant commenced operations.
Mandal Information :
Mandal Code Mandal Name
Mandal Code Mandal Name
Mandal Code Mandal Name
1
Munchingiputtu
16
Nathavaram
31
Pedagantyada
2
Pedabayalu
17
Narsipatnam
32
Paravada
3
Hukumpetau
18
Rolugunta
33
Anakapalli
4
Dumbriguda
19
Ravikamatham
34
Munagapaka
5
Arakuvalley
20
Butchayyapeta
35
Kasimkota
6
Ananthagiri
21
C hodavaram
36
Makavarapalem
7
Devarapalle
22
K Kotapadu
37
Kotauratla
8
C heedikada
23
Sabbavaram
38
Payakaraopeta
9
Madugula
24
Pendurthi
39
Nakkapalli
10
Paderu
25
Anandapuram
40
S. Rayavaram
11
Gangaraju Madugula
26
Padmanabham
41
Yelamanchili
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