Local businesses in Visakhapatnam
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 7
- Aeries Soft Tech Solutions; Chegg; Embeded technologies; MRC; Seaways Shipping and Logistics; TriGeo Technologies Private Limited
- Government offices: 4
- Office of The Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax - 1; VMRDA Office; GOI Customs; South Coast Railway Interim HQ , Visakhapatnam
- Colleges and universities: 12
- Mrs. A. V. N. College; St. Joseph's College for Women; Vijaya Luke College Of Nursing; Raghu Jr. College; Andhra University; Ascent Junior college; Government Degree Women's Collge; Narayana IIT Campus; Pydah Degree college
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 15
- LIC building; Bharti AXA Life Insurance; ICICI Prudential; Kotak Securities; National Insurance Co.; PNB Housing; The New India Assurance Company Ltd.; Universal Sompo General Insurance; HDB Financial; Shri Ram Finance
- Hospitals: 74
- Vijetha Hospital; Indus Hospitals; ApolloHospitals; OMNI RK Super Specialty Hospital; Shri Venkataramana Hospital; Simhadri Hospital; Apollo Heart Hospital; Bharathi Hospital; Lawrance and Mayo Hospital; Sagar Durga Hospital
- Banks: 45
- State Bank of India (Imperial Bank of India Building); 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
- Hotels and lodges: 63
- Rockdale; Green Park; Meghalaya; Royal Fort; Viswakarma Dormitory and Lodge; Central Revenue Quarters; Dolphin; Hotel Grand Bay; Hotel New Prince; Lodge Viswa Bhavan
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)
- Local economy
- Visakhapatnam has two ports, Visakhapatnam and Gangavaram, and its harbour has topped seafood exports by value among Indian ports.
- Education
- In 2016–17 urban Visakhapatnam had 144,268 students in 434 schools.
- 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.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.