Bheemunipatnam

Bheemunipatnam
Bheemili
Hill-top view of Bheemunipatnam town
Hill-top view of Bheemunipatnam town
Nickname: 
భీమునిపట్నం
Bheemunipatnam is located in Visakhapatnam
Bheemunipatnam
Bheemunipatnam
Location in Visakhapatnam
Coordinates: 17°53′04″N 83°26′22″E / 17.884560°N 83.439342°E / 17.884560; 83.439342
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVisakhapatnam
CityVisakhapatnam
Named forBhima
Government
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • BodyGreater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation,VMRDA
 • MLAGanta Srinivas Rao
Area
 • Total18.90 km2 (7.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total55,082
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
531163/62
Vehicle RegistrationAP31 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[2]
Vidhan SabhaBheemili
Lok Sabha constituencyVisakhapatnam

(MP = Sri Bharat Bheemunipatnam (also known as Bheemili[3]), is a suburb of Visakhapatnam, India. The town was named after Bhima, a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It formerly administered under the Bheemunipatnam municipality, but merged into GVMC in 2017. It is currently under the administration of Bheemunipatnam revenue division and the headquarters is located at Bheemunipatnam.

  1. ^ "Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015" (PDF). Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ "103 objections received against ward delimitation". The New Indian Express. Visakhapatnam. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.