Visakhapatnam

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Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.

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
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
Libraries: 1
AU Library
Book and stationery shops: 15
Visaalandhra Book House; Lakshmi Books & Stationery; Pages; Uma Book Center; Vagdevi Book Shop; Andhra Law House; Chamunda Stationery and Books; Om Books; Sujatha Law House; Vinod Law House

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)
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.
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.