Rayanapadu

Rayanapadu
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Rayanapadu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16.5710°N 80.5688°E / 16.5710; 80.5688
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	NTR
Area [1]
• Total	8.34 km^2 (3.22 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	3,504
• Density	420/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Rayanapadu is a residential hub located in western part of Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It falls under Vijayawada Rural mandal in Vijayawada revenue division of NTR district. Guntupalli Railway Wagon Workshop is located at a distance of 3.5 km from here. There is a proposal to merge this place into Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) to form a Greater Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] census, the village had a population of 3,504. The total population constitute, 1,742 males, 1,762 females and 323 children in the age group of 0–6 years. The sex ratio stands at 1012 females per 1000 males and the average literacy rate is 79.13% with 2,517 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[3][4]

Transport

Rayanapadu railway station is a satellite railway station of Vijayawada.[5] It lies on the Kazipet–Vijayawada section.[6]

See also

• Vijayawada (rural) mandal

References

1. "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,316. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
2. "Elevation for Rayanapadu". Veloroutes. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
3. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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 10 October 2014.
5. "Train services to be partially affected for nine days". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
6. "Overview of Rayanapadu Station". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2014.