Mylavaram

Mylavaram
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Mylavaram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Mylavaram
Mylavaram (India)
Coordinates: 16°47′00″N 80°38′00″E / 16.7833°N 80.6333°E / 16.7833; 80.6333
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictNTR
Government
  TypeGrama panchayat
  Body
  SarpanchGarikapati Manju Bhargavi
  MLAVasantha Krishna Prasad (TDP)
  MPKesineni Chinni (TDP)
Area
  Total
14.57 km2 (5.63 sq mi)
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
21,763
  Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
521230
Vehicle registrationAP16
Nearest cityVijayawada

Mylavaram is a town and suburb of Vijayawada in the NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Mylavaram mandal of Vijayawada revenue division. Mylavaram town has higher literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Mylavaram village was 69% compared to 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh.

Mylavaram Mandal serves as one of the neighboring mandals to Telangana State, sharing its borders. The town is traversed by the National Highway NH-30, formerly known as NH-221. Within Mylavaram town, notable residential areas include Tarakarama Nagar (Devuni Cheruvu), Bandhagar, Ramakrishna Colony, Balayogi Nagar, Santhi Nagar, NSP Colony, Chandra Babu Nagar, Old town, and Pura Gutta Colony.