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Local businesses in Narasapuram
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Cinemas and theatres: 3
- Annapurna Theater; Kanakadurga Theater; Sri Raja Rajeswari Theater
- Places of worship: 1
- sai baba temple
Narasapuram facts
- District
- West Godavari district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 58,770 (58,604 in 2001)
- Area
- about 11.32 sq km, about 2 m above sea level
- People
- 961 females per 1,000 males; 86.24% literacy
- PIN codes
- 515261 (Narasapuram), 515408 (Narasapuram), 521215 (Narasapuram), 516217 (Narasapuram)
- Places nearby
- Christ Lutheran Church (church, 1 km)
- History
- Narasapuram was once called Nrusimhapuri after the god Narasimha, and the place's history goes back to 1173. The Dutch arrived in 1626 and used it as a port.
- Local economy
- Handmade crochet lace work is one of the most common industries in Narasapuram, which hosts the International Lace Trade Centre and handicraft clusters. Several institutions, including ONGC and the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, also operate in and around the town.
- Geography
- Narasapuram lies on the right bank of the Vasishta Godavari, about 9.6 km from where the river meets the Bay of Bengal at Antarvedi.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.