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Bheemunipatnam

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Settlement type Neighbourhood
Country India
State
District
Subdivision

Bheemunipatnam mandal is one of the 11 mandals in Visakhapatnam district. It is under the administration of Visakhapatnam revenue division and the headquarters is located at Bheemunipatnam. The Mandal is bounded by Padmanabham, Anandapuram mandals in Visakhapatnam District and Bhogapuram mandal in Vizianagaram District. It is a major Suburb and got merged in Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. Organisations like INS Kalinga is located in this area.[1][2]

History

In 1802, Visakhapatnam was formed when the Northern Circars were split into five districts. [3]Srikakulam district was carved out of Vishakhapatnam district in 1950[4][3] Vizianagaram district was formed in 1979 by transferring some portions of Srikakulam and Viskhapatnam districts. [3]

In 2022, as a part of the raising the number of districts in Andhra Pradesh from 13 to 26, Visakhapatnam district was split into three districts – Alluri Sitharama Raju district, Anakapalli district and Visakhapatnam district.[5]

Towns and villages

Template:As of census, Kapuluppada is the most populated and Ramayogi Agraharam is the least populated settlement in the mandal.[6] The mandal consists of 26 settlements. It includes 1 town and 25 villages. Bheemunipatnam municipality was merged with Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation.[7]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below: Template:Columns-list

Note: †–Mandal headquarter

See also

References

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