Nagayalanka

Nagayalanka
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Nagayalanka is located in Andhra Pradesh
Nagayalanka
Nagayalanka
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Nagayalanka is located in India
Nagayalanka
Nagayalanka
Nagayalanka (India)
Coordinates: 15°57′00″N 80°55′00″E / 15.9500°N 80.9167°E / 15.9500; 80.9167
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKrishna
MandalNagayalanka
Area
[1]
 • Total
12.60 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
9,321
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
521 120
Telephone code+91–08671
Vehicle registrationAP 16

Nagayalanka is a village in Krishna district of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Nagayalanka mandal in Machilipatnam revenue division.[1]

Geography

15°57′00″N 80°55′00″E / 15.9500°N 80.9167°E / 15.9500; 80.9167.[3] It has an average elevation of 10 metres 10 m (33 ft).

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the village had a population of 9,321. The total population constitute, 4,851 males and 4,470 females —a sex ratio of 922 females per 1000 males. 744 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 431 are boys and 313 are girls —a ratio of 726 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 83.56% with 7,167 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[2][4]

Economy

The oil well in Nagayalanka onshore block has largest oil deposits of KG basin, with approximately 480 million barrels (76 million cubic metres) of oil equivalent.[5][6]

Along with the collaboration of state government Andhra Pradesh and ministry of finance government of India, DRDO officially announced its missile launching station in Nagayalanka. All other procedures for establishing the same were cleared as on 28 June 2018.

References

  1. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,478. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Nagayalanka, India". fallingrain.com.
  4. ^ "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Nagayalanka-SE-1 is the largest oil discovery in the onshore part of KG Basin till date". Cairn India Limited. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Cairn Energy notifies second oil discovery in KG Basin's Nagayalanka well". The Hindu Businessline. Hyderabad. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2015.


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