Local businesses in Visakhapatnam
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Hospitals: 74
- Sevenhills Hospital Ltd.; Vijetha Hospital; Indus Hospitals; ApolloHospitals; OMNI RK Super Specialty Hospital; Shri Venkataramana Hospital; Simhadri Hospital; Apollo Heart Hospital; Bharathi Hospital; Lawrance and Mayo Hospital
- Hotels and lodges: 63
- Royal Fort; Viswakarma Dormitory and Lodge; Central Revenue Quarters; Dolphin; Hotel Grand Bay; Hotel New Prince; Lodge Viswa Bhavan; Ashoka Residency; Burley Cottage; CIFNET Hostel
- Restaurants and cafes: 72
- Irani Tea; Rajahmundry Rose Milk; Baba Cha; Hotel Vivana; Sabasiva Sweets & Backery; Shubham Cafe; Araku coffee; Ciro's; Foodex; Kamat
- Banks: 45
- Andhra Pradesh Grammena Bank; Siripuram Branch; Andhra bank staff college; HSBC BPO; Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited; Union Bank; Karur Vysya Bank; Federal Bank; IDBI Bank; Indian Overseas Bank
- Schools: 20
- P.E.N. School; Timpany School; st. anthony primary and high school; PEN School; Bal Vikasa Foundation Bridge School; Fort Catholic Girls School; Government Municipal School; NBM law college; Queen Marys Government Girls High School; Sri Prakash
Visakhapatnam facts
- District
- Visakhapatnam district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 20,35,922
- Area
- about 640 sq km, about 45 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 530001 (Visakhapatnam), 530009 (Visakhapatnam Airport), 530035 (Visakhapatnam Port), 530031 (Visakhapatnam Steel Project)
- Places nearby
- Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Temple (Hindu temple, 1 km), Indira Priyadarshini Stadium (cricket stadium, 1 km), Poorna Market (neighbourhood, 2 km), Jagadamba Centre (neighbourhood, 2 km)
- History
- A local belief says a 4th-century king built a temple to Vaisakha here, which was later submerged by the sea, and the name stayed with the settlement.
- Culture and food
- Hinduism is the majority religion, with Muslim, Christian and Buddhist communities, and Telugu is the main language alongside speakers of Odia, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam. The city offers a mix of South Indian and Western food.
- Geography
- Visakhapatnam lies between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal, covers about 682 sq km and stands about 45 m above sea level.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.