Local businesses in Narasapuram
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Clinics: 4
- Ratna Homoeo Clinic; Sri Sivasai Homeopathy; Syamala Nursing Home; Sudha Homeo Clinic
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)
- 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.
- Culture and food
- Godavari Pushkaram, a river festival with a holy dip in the Vasista Godavari, is held in Narasapuram every twelve years. Antarvedi, where the river meets the Bay of Bengal, is a nearby pilgrimage site.
- 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.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.