Local businesses in Vijayawada
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 7
- DBA Technologies; KL University Office; Pixel Soft Creative Branding Agency; Telugu Matrimony
- Colleges and universities: 17
- Samana College Of Design Studies; 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
- Hotels and lodges: 45
- Srinidhii dormitory correct location; Hotel Golden way; Sai Balaji Ladies Hostel; Hotel Riverview; Hotel Sarkar Grand; Hotel Centre Side; Hotel Vdara; Mango Hotels Vybrant; CMR Boys Hostel; Prathap Reddy Tiffin Hotel
- Clothing shops: 128
- Avantara by trends; Kumara Swami Slik House; Goli silks; Bombay Boutique; Multi Brand Mens Wear; Tipsy Topsy; HITLER Mens Wear; Rama Clothing store; Taruni; Lazy Lions
- Banks: 71
- State Bank Of India(Krishna Lanka Branch); Kotak Bank; IDFC Bank; Coastal bank; Coastal Bank; United Bank of India; Punjab & Sind Bank; DCB Bank; Oriental Bank of Commerce; South Indian Bank
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 8
- Axis Finance; Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance; SSLaw Services; Syam Legal Associates; The New India Assurance Co; UTI Mutual Fund; Life Insurance Corporation
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.