Vijayawada

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Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.

Schools: 27
Sri Chaitnaya Junior College; Vivekananda High School; Icon Public School; Oxford school; St. Anthony school; St.Johns Em school; Gowthama English Medium High School; RCM School; Sadgatha High School; Bishop Ajarayya Girls High School
Colleges and universities: 17
satavahana degree college; prabhas college; satavahana degree college grounds; Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala; Parvathaneni Brahmayya Siddhartha College of Arts & Science; PB shiddhartha College; NARAYANA JR COLLAGE; Sri Balaji Degree College; Sri chaitanya College; Sri Chaitanya College
Libraries: 5
Alluri Sitharamaraju Memorial Library; SVB Study Hall; Manikonda Subbarao Library; Ladies Library
Book and stationery shops: 10
Paras Medical Books; Deluxe Variety Center; Gouthami Book Store; Sri Kanaka Durga Book Stall; pragathi book store; Sri Vyshnavi; Hanuma fancy store; Deena; Prajashakti Book House

Vijayawada facts

District
NTR district
Population, 2011 Census
10,48,240 (9,00,061 in 2001)
Area
about 61880000 sq km, about 23 m above sea level
People
997 females per 1,000 males; 82.59% literacy
PIN codes
520001 (Vijayawada Municipal Offi), 520002 (Vijayawada Bus Stand)
Places nearby
Kanaka Durga Temple (Hindu Temple, 1 km), Gandhi Hill (where a Gandhi memorial lies, 1 km), Akkanna Madanna Caves (7th-century Hindu cave temples, 1 km), Prakasam Barrage (dam, 2 km)
History
Bezawada, as Vijayawada was then called, was founded around 626 CE. The Chinese Buddhist scholar Xuanzang stayed here for a few years around 640 CE.
Geography
Vijayawada lies on the Krishna river at about 11 m above sea level, surrounded by hills and three canals, the Eluru, Bandar and Ryves.

Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.