Local businesses in Bobbili
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Hotels and lodges: 2
- Bobbili guesthouse; Wing house
- Clinics: 6
- Chaithanya Medical Centre; Dhanvantari Ayurvedic Clinic; Sanjeevini Homeo Clinic; Sobha Clinic And Maternity Centre; Vijaya Gowri Homeo Clinic; Sri Lakshmi Nursing Home
Bobbili facts
- District
- Vizianagaram district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 56,819 (50,096 in 2001)
- Area
- about 25.6 sq km, about 103 m above sea level
- People
- 76.66% literacy
- PIN codes
- 535558 (Bobbili), 535573 (Bobbili Bazar), 535559 (Bobbili R.S)
- Places nearby
- Bobbili Fort (fort, 2 km)
- Local economy
- An industrial development area was set up at Bobbili in 2008, planned for nearly 200 units on more than 1,000 acres, with investment in roads, water and power.
- Getting there
- Bobbili railway junction belongs to the Visakhapatnam division of the East Coast Railway zone.
- History
- Bobbili was founded in the 17th century by Pedda Rayudu, a descendant of the Rajah of Venkatagiri, and the name changed from Pebbuli to Bebbuli and then Bobbili. It was once a zamindari estate.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.