Nuzvid

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Field	Value
name	Nuzvid
settlement_type	City
image_skyline	File:Nuzvid Fort Gate.jpg
image_caption	Nuzvid Fort Gate
pushpin_map	India Andhra Pradesh
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Andhra Pradesh
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Eluru district
subdivision_type3	Mandal
subdivision_name3	Nuzvid
established_title
government_footnotes
government_type	Municipality
governing_body	Nuziveedu Municipality
leader_title	MLA
leader_name	Kolusu Partha Sarathi // TDP
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	8.69
elevation_m	81
population_total	1,48,590
population_as_of	2014
population_density_km2	auto
population_footnotes
demographics_type1	Languages = Telugu
demographics1_info1	Telugu
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type
registration_plate	AP 39
blank4_name_sec1	Lok Sabha constituency
blank4_info_sec1	Eluru
blank5_name_sec1	Assembly constituency
blank5_info_sec1	Nuzvid
website	www.nuzvidthemangocity.com
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Nuzvid, natively spelled Nuzividu or Nuziveedu is a city in the Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It serves as the administrative headquarters for Nuzvid mandal and Nuzvid revenue division.

Geography

Nuzvid is located at . It has an average elevation of 81 m.

Demographics

Census of India, the town had a population of 132,590. There were 66,117 males and 66,473 females — a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. 5,213 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,606 are boys and 2,607 are girls—a ratio of 1000 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 82.37%, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.

Governance

Civic administration

Nuzvid municipality is the civic body of the city. It is a I–Grade Municipality, which was constituted in the year 1983. It is spread over an area of 28.69 km2 and has 32 election wards.

Economy

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Fields near Nuzvid ]]

The Mango orchards are in abundance with Chinna rasalu, Banginapalli, Totapuri varieties, those are even exported to foreign countries. It even generates revenue for Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone, in terms of freight loading. In the year, 2009–10, 34,314 tonnes of mangoes were loaded to generate an income of .

Transport

The town has a total road length of 153.60 km. The Tiruvuru road connects it with NH 221 in the north-west and the Hanuman Junction road connects it to NH 5 in the south-east. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Nuzvid bus station. Nuzvid railway station is under the jurisdiction of Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. It is situated on the Howrah-Chennai main line.{{Cite web |url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/2507|title=Nuzvid railway station|access-date=26 June 2014|website=indiarailinfo}}

Bus Transport

Nuzvid have Bus Depot and bus stand operated by APSRTC.
Mainly buses are operated to different routes like Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Visakhapatnam, Kadapa, Bhadrachalam, Tirupathi and Yerra Gondapalam, Satthupally, Machilipatnam.
Every 20 mins we have NON-Stop Buses to Vijayawada.

Railway Station

Nuzvid station is far away from Nuzvid town (20 km away) at Hanuman Junction, it is located between in Chennai and Howarh railway route.
From Nuzvid station nearly 15+ trains will halt at Nuzvid Station and 50+ trains will cross the station on daily basis.

Education

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The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.

Nuzvid is an educational centre for the surrounding areas with colleges including Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Nuzvid, Krishna University, Sarathi Inst. of Technology, Nuzvid Polytechnic.

References

"Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs". Government of Andhra Pradesh.
"Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
"Administrative Setup". Krishna District Official Website.
"Krishna District Mandals". Census of India.
"Maps, Weather, and Airports for Nuzvid, India". fallingrain.com.
"Sex Ratio". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
(30 April 2013). "Bumper harvest of mangoes likely". The Hindu.
(26 May 2003). "Mangoes up for grabs". [[The Hindu]].
(23 May 2013). "Record revenue from mango loading at Nuzvid". The Hindu.
"Details of Roads in Each ULB of Andhra Pradesh". Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department – Government of Andhra Pradesh.
"Krishna District Mandals". Census of India.
"Bus Stations in Districts".
"School Education Department". School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
"The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal".

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