Local businesses in Gajuwaka
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 23
- Raanos; Pizza Mania; Brew n Bubble; Eaters Stop; Hotel Alpha; Murali Krishna Mess; Tatibellam Coffee; Ammamma Manavaralu's Kitchen; Bucket Biriyani; Friends Tandoori Point
- Hotels and lodges: 3
- Rakul Followers; Signature Hotels; St.Ann's Convent
- Clothing shops: 14
- Ramraj Cottons; Make My Dress; V2 Value Variety; Lucky Shopping Mall; Sweet Dreams; Louis Phillipe; Trends; Ramraj Cotton; Mufti; Lifestyle
- Jewellers: 3
- Vaibhav Jewelry; Joyalukkas; Tanishq
- Salons and beauty shops: 3
- Relaks Spa; Unix
- Clinics: 9
- Bhajrang Skin Clinic; GSR Chest Clinic; Lakshmi Nursing Home; Madhu Skin Clinic; Mukhyamantri Arogya Kendram; Padmaja Clinic; Rotary Free Homeo Clinic; Sandhya Sree Nursing Home; Janaki Polyclinic
- Electronics and mobile shops: 8
- Bhawani Mobile Accessories; JB Stores; Mamta Mobile & Accessories; Raj Mobiles; Ramdev Mobiles; Sri Venkateswara Cell Point; Cell World; Cell Point
Gajuwaka facts
- Population, 2011 Census
- 2,50,423
- PIN codes
- 530026 (Gajuwaka)
- Places nearby
- Yarada Hills (range of hills near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, 6 km), Kanithi Balancing Reservoir (indian reservoir, 7 km), Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple (Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, 8 km), Indira Priyadarshini Stadium (cricket stadium, 8 km)
- Local economy
- Gajuwaka is one of the busiest shopping districts in Andhra Pradesh, with many apparel, jewellery and utensil stores. Its growth follows Visakhapatnam's heavy industry nearby, including HPCL, the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and Gangavaram Port.
- Getting there
- National Highway 16 passes through the area.
- History
- The name Gajuwaka comes from gaja, meaning elephant, and vaagu, meaning pond.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.