Bhimavaram
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| State : | Andhra Pradesh | ||
| District : | West Godavari | ||
| Location : | 16 ° 33 ' N , 81 ° 31' E | ||
| Height : | 7 m | ||
| Residents : | 142,184 (2011) | ||
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Bhimavaram is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh .
The city is part of the West Godavari district . Bhimavaram has the status of a municipality . The city is divided into 27 wards (constituencies). It is one of the most important pilgrimage centers in the state as the Somaramam Temple is located here , one of the five most important Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh.
Demographics
The city's population is 142,184 according to the 2011 census. Bhimavaram has a gender ratio of 1030 women per 1000 men and thus a rare excess of women for India. The literacy rate was 83.1% in 2011. Almost 91% of the population are Hindus , approx. 5% are Muslims , approx. 4% are Christians and approx. 1% belong to another or no religion. 9.0% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
The city is connected to the national rail network via its own train station. Buses are another important form of transportation.
sons and daughters of the town
- Yellapragada Subbarow (1895-1948), chemist
- B. Ramalinga Raju (* 1954), entrepreneur and fraudster
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Bhimavaram Municipality City Population Census 2011–2019 | Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved October 7, 2019 .