Pathapatnam | |
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Coordinates: 18°45′00″N 84°05′00″E / 18.7500°N 84.0833°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Srikakulam |
Talukas | Pathapatnam |
Government | |
• MLA | Mamidi Govinda Rao |
Area | |
• Total | 4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 15,954 |
• Density | 3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 532213 |
Telephone code | 08946 |
Vehicle Registration | AP30 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[2] |
Lok Sabha constituency | Srikakulam |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pathapatnam |
Pathapatnam is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Pathapatnam mandal of Tekkali revenue division. Telugu is the major spoken language in the town and in entire mandal. [3] Pathapatnam is located on the border of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh and Gajapati district of Odisha. Parlakhemundi, the headquarters of Gajapati District, can be considered as twin town of Pathapatnam because of its close proximity. It is located around 65 km from srikakulam. It was the old capital of Paralakhemundi Gajapati Maharajah of his erstwhile kingdom.
There are many famous schools like St.Anns, Amara Jyothi, Vignan, Govt school, Bridge school, karthuribhai school, model school, victory, Crayons international school, Oxford, sai, Akshara and Naidu public school
Famous colleges like Kiranmayi, Mahendra, Vidhyaniketan, govt colleges are located in the town