Local businesses in Machilipatnam
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Government offices: 9
- Krishna District Collector Office; Ward Sachivalayam, Nijampeta; Registerar Office; Grama Sachivalayam, S.N.Gollapalem; APCPDCL Electricity revenue office; Meeseva; Panchayat office, Sultan Nagaram Gollapalem; Radar Station; meeseva centre
- Colleges and universities: 12
- Medical College of Government; Noble College; Andhra Jateeya Kalasa,National College; R.K Junior College; Sree Bala Sai Deggre College; Sri Balasai Degree College; Sri Chaitamya Junior College; krishna university; star college; Hindu College
- Workshops and craft businesses: 1
- Krishna Sweets
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 2
- Andhra Bank Branch Office; Aadhar housing finance
- Hospitals: 38
- Brundavan Nursing Home; Chaitanya ENT Hospital; Dr. Abreddy Eye Hospital; Lakshmi Womens Hospital; V.V.Narasimha Rao Skin Hospital; Vani Hospitals; Andhra Hospitals ,Machilipatnam; Dr. Chandra Sekhar Hospital; Sri Allada Hospitals; Sri Madhu Hospital
- Banks: 24
- The Kanaka mahalakshmi co-operative bank; visakhapatnam cooperative bank; Lakshmi Vilas Bank; IDFC First Bank; Karnataka bank; union bank; Union bank; YES bank; Andhra Bank; Indian Bank
- Hotels and lodges: 11
- Eswar Residency; Lady ampthil womens hostel; Annapurna Hotels; Apsara Boarding and Lodging Hotel; Jani biryani; R.K college Hostel; RK Good Times; OYO
Machilipatnam facts
- District
- Krishna district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 1,69,892 (1,79,353 in 2001)
- Area
- about 8727 sq km, about 14 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 521001 (Machilipatnam)
- History
- In the 17th century Machilipatnam was known as Masulipatnam and Bandar, the Persian word for port. Ancient sources refer to the coast here as Masalia.
- Getting there
- National Highway 65 links Machilipatnam to Hyderabad and Pune.
- Culture and food
- Machilipatnam is well known for Bandar laddu and Bandar halwa, and its almond milkshake, with Koneru Centre the best-known area for it.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.