Visakhapatnam District

Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam district is one of the districts of Andhra Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is at Visakhapatnam. It covers 1,048 sq km and had a population of 19,58,400 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,868 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 6 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Visakhapatnam
Area
1,048 sq km
Population
19.58 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,868 /km²
Literacy Rate
81.7%
Sex Ratio
988
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Visakhapatnam District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Visakhapatnam district.

Total Population
19.58 Lakh
Male Population
9.85 Lakh
Female Population
9.73 Lakh
Rural Population
2.10 Lakh
Urban Population
17.48 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.45 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
28,400
Literacy Rate
81.7%
Population Density
1,868 /km²
Sex Ratio
988
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 86.9%Female literacy 76.4%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Visakhapatnam district.

11
Tehsils
11
Blocks
40
Nyay Panchayats
180
Gram Panchayats
240
Villages
Headquarters
Visakhapatnam
Languages
Telugu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
17.6868° N, 83.2185° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Visakhapatnam

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Visakhapatnam

Constituency No. 4 · General
Primary
MB
Mathukumilli Bharat
Telugu Desam Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Bhimili
  • Visakhapatnam East
  • Visakhapatnam South
  • Visakhapatnam North
  • Visakhapatnam West
  • Gajuwaka
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Visakhapatnam

(6)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Visakhapatnam East
No. 21 · Visakhapatnam
VB
Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu
Telugu Desam Party
MLA
Gajuwaka
No. 25 · Visakhapatnam
PY
Palla Srinivas Rao Yadav
Telugu Desam Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Visakhapatnam

(7)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Visakhapatnam district.

  • MB
    Mathukumilli Bharat
    Telugu Desam Party
    MP
    Visakhapatnam · No. 4
  • GR
    Ganta Srinivasa Rao
    Telugu Desam Party
    MLA
    Bhimili · No. 20
  • VB
    Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu
    Telugu Desam Party
    MLA
    Visakhapatnam East · No. 21
  • VS
    Vamsi Krishna Srinivas
    Janasena Party
    MLA
    Visakhapatnam South · No. 22
  • PR
    P. Vishnu Kumar Raju
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Visakhapatnam North · No. 23
  • PN
    P. G. V. R. Naidu
    Telugu Desam Party
    MLA
    Visakhapatnam West · No. 24
  • PY
    Palla Srinivas Rao Yadav
    Telugu Desam Party
    MLA
    Gajuwaka · No. 25

Election History

Lok Sabha

Visakhapatnam · No. 4

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaTDPMathukumilli Bharat
    Votes 9,07,467Vote share 64.12%Margin 5,04,247
    1. 1. Mathukumilli Bharat · TDP9,07,467 (64.12%)
    2. 2. Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi · YSR Congress Party4,03,220 (28.49%)
    3. 3. Pulusu Satyanarayana Reddy · INC25,410 (1.8%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaYSR Congress PartyM. V. V. Satyanarayana
    Votes 4,36,906Vote share 35.24%Margin 4,414
    1. 1. M. V. V. Satyanarayana · YSR Congress Party4,36,906 (35.24%)
    2. 2. Mathukumilli Bharat · TDP4,32,492 (34.89%)
    3. 3. V. V. Lakshminarayana · JSP2,88,874 (23.28%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPKambhampati Hari Babu
    Votes 5,66,891Vote share 48.71%Margin 90,488
    1. 1. Kambhampati Hari Babu · BJP5,66,891 (48.71%)
    2. 2. Y. S. Vijayamma · YSR Congress Party4,76,403 (40.94%)
    3. 3. Bolisetti Satyanarayana · INC50,632 (4.35%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Andhra Pradesh
State
Visakhapatnam
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 4
6 Assembly
No. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

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Visakhapatnam District at a Glance

State
Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters
Visakhapatnam
Area
1,048 sq km
Population
19.58 Lakh
Population density
1,868 per km²
Sex ratio
988 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
81.7%
Languages
Telugu
Tehsils
11
Blocks
11
Gram panchayats
180
Villages
240
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
6
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Andhra Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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