Pathapatnam | |
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 The bridge over Mahendratanaya river connecting Pathapatnam and Parlakhemundi | |
.svg)  Pathapatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 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
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Srikakulam" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. pp. 26, 158. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "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 Srikakulam district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2016.