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Local businesses in Gajuwaka
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 23
- Hotel Arina; Raanos; Pizza Mania; Brew n Bubble; Eaters Stop; Hotel Alpha; Murali Krishna Mess; Tatibellam Coffee; Ammamma Manavaralu's Kitchen; Bucket Biriyani
- Hotels and lodges: 3
- Rakul Followers; Signature Hotels; St.Ann's Convent
- Cinemas and theatres: 6
- Mohini; Sreekanya; lakshmi; Globex; lakshmi theater
- Places of worship: 32
- Holy Cross Catholic Church; Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swami Temple; RAMU; Eidgah Masjid; Ayyappa Swamy Temple; Venkateshwara swamy Temple; Ayyappa temple; Vinayaka temple; Shivalayam; hanuman temple
- Parks and stadiums: 7
- lanka grounds
- Clothing shops: 14
- Make My Dress; V2 Value Variety; Lucky Shopping Mall; Sweet Dreams; Louis Phillipe; Trends; Ramraj Cotton; Mufti; Lifestyle; Van Heusen
- Hospitals: 37
- Padmaja Hospital - Gajuwaka; Sujatha Hospital; Susruta Hospital; Ankitha Hospital; City Hospital Ortho & Specialities; Geetha Hospital; Gowtami Hospital; Harini Hospital; Janani Hospital; Life Spring Hospital
- Schools: 11
- ETASI Timpany Steel City School; Oak; Saraswati School; Sri Sai Sarvaani EM School; Adarsha CBSE School; St. Joseph's Sec., School; ZP High School
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.