Pendurthi
Pendurthi | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
 Pendurthi Railway station name board | |
  Pendurthi Location in Visakhapatnam | |
| Coordinates: 17°50′00″N 83°12′00″E / 17.8333°N 83.2000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| City | Visakhapatnam |
| Founded by | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation |
| • MLA | Annamreddy Adeep Raj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 118.85 km2 (45.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 531173 |
| Vehicle Registration | AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1] |
Pendurthi is a neighbourhood in the city of Visakhapatnam, India. The neighbourhood is considered as the major residential and commercial area in the city. It is located within the jurisdiction of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, which is responsible for the civic amenities in Pendurthi. It is located on the west fringe of Visakhapatnam city.[2] Pendurthi is one of the peaceful neighborhoods of Vizag.
Demographics, education and other facilities
The total population of Pendurthi Mandal is 106,513 living in 24,543 houses, 15 panchayats. Males are 53,800 and females are 52,713. There is a city in Pendurthi Mandal. Total 26,998 persons live in town and 79,515 live in villages.[when?]
Pendurthi has a Rythu bazar headed by Agri marketing dept.
Pendurthi has a Post Office and a telephone exchange owned by the BSNL.
Pendurthi has govt institutes like 1 GHS,1 ZPHS, few MPPS, a junior college, a polytechnic college and many private schools and colleges like Bhashyam public school, KKR Gowtham school, DAV school, Balaji high fields, Ravindra Bharathi school, Sri Chaitanya school, Mahathi school, Indian springs school, Lord's celestial school, Narayana school, Sri prakash vidyaniketan, Saraswathi vihara, Unique public school, Anand Sai IIT Academy, NRI Junior college etc.
Pendurthi has a digital exam centre ion digital and a Byjus tuition centre.
Pendurthi has some top-rated retail outlets of More super market, Reliance smart point,Vishal mega Mart,Domino's,Lenskart,KFC,Kritunga restaurant.
Pendurthi has CHC, PHC, UPHCs and one homeopathy dispensary.
Pendurthi has one veterinary dispensary.
Pendurthi has temples like Venkatadri, Swayambhu sivalayam, Sarada peetham rajasyamala temple.
There are nearly 8 petrol bunks in Pendurthi.
Maritime University, Petroleum University, Damodaram Sanjeevaiah national law Universities are about 10-14 km from Pendurthi.
Pendurthi has an old age home named Loyola old age home.
Pendurthi has Mehadrigedda reservoir.
Pendurthi has a branch of the car expert True value.
Pendurthi has branches of Naturals and Blue heaven.
Pendurthi has branches of SBI, Union bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Maharaja urban bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Indusind bank, Punjab National Bank etc.
Pendurthi has one police station which falls under the jurisdiction of Vizag city police commissionerate, Pendurthi falls under zone VIII of GVMC.
Geography
Pendurthi is located at 17°50′00″N 83°12′00″E / 17.8333°N 83.2000°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 22 meters (75 feet).
Transport
- Pendurthi is a satellite railway station of Vizag, and is located on Howrah-Chennai mainline. This station has no halt for express and super fast express trains, some passenger trains stop at this station namely, Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger, Visakhapatnam-Vizianagaram DEMU, Visakhapatnam-Gunupur fast, Visakhapatnam-Palasa DEMU, Visakhapatnam-Kirandul passenger, Chattrapur-Bhadrak-Visakhapatnam passenger via Brahmapur, Visakhapatnam-Durg passenger have halt in Pendurthi railway station. There is a demand from the local residents to halt the express trains like Guntur-Rayagada express, Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha express, Bilaspur-Tirupati express, Puri-Tirupati express, Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Intercity express, Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark express, Yashwantpur-Hatia express, Alleppy-Dhanbad express, Howrah-Hyderabad East coast express, Visakhapatnam-New Delhi Samata express.
- It has a BRTS (Bus Rapid Transport System) corridor from Vizag city. One corridor is Pendurthi-NAD X Road-Railway station corridor and the other one is Pendurthi-Simhachalam-Hanumathawaka corridor, the roads have an extension of up to 200 feet.
- The newly constructed 6 Lane NH16 expressway passes through Old Pendurthi.
- The Raipur-Visakhapatnam expressway is 5 km away from Pendurthi.
- Tram lane is proposed from NAD X roads to Pendurthi in a stretch of 10km.
APSRTC to run buses every place to here.
- APSRTC routes
| Route Number | Start | End | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28A/28K | Pendurthi/Kothavalasa | RK Beach | Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Kancharapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre |
| 6K | Kothavalasa | Old Head Post Office | Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Kancharapalem, Convent, Town Kotharoad |
| 68K | Kothavalasa | RK Beach | Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Simhachalam, Adavivaram, Arilova, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre |
| 541 | Kothavalasa | Maddilapalem | Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar, Satyam Junction |
| 12D | Devarapalle | RTC Complex | Kothavalasa, Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar |
| 201 | Srungavarapukota | RTC Complex | Kothavalasa, Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar |
| 888 | Anakapalle | Tagarapuvalasa | Sankaram, Sabbavaram, Pendurthi, Shontyam, Gudilova, Anandapuram |
| 55K | Kothavalasa | Scindia | Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Airport, BHPV, Old Gajuwaka, New Gajuwaka, Malkapuram |
Legislative Assembly
Pendurthi is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 3,76,860 registered voters in Pendurthi constituency in 1999 elections.
| Year | Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Gudivada Appanna | INC(I) |
| 1983 | Petakamsetti Appalanarasimham | TDP |
| 1985 | Alla Ramachandra Rao | TDP |
| 1989 | Gudivada Gurunadha Rao | INC |
| 1994 | M Anjaneyulu | CPI |
| 1999 | PGVR Naidu (Ganababu) | TDP |
| 2004 | Tippala Gurumurthy Reddy | INC |
| 2009 | Panchakarla Ramesh Babu | PRP |
| 2014 | Bandaru Satyanarayana | TDP |
| 2019 | Annamreddy Adeep Raj | YSRCP |
See also
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.
- ^ "Mandal wise list of villages in Visakhapatnam district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics.Pendurti