Kurupam
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| Kurupam | |
  Kurupam
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| State - District(s) |
Andhra Pradesh - Vizianagaram |
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| Area - Elevation |
- 133 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population - Density |
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| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 535 524 - + - |
Kurupam (Telugu - కురుపాం) is a village and Mandal in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India.[1]
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[edit] Geography
It is located at .[2] It has an average altitude of 133 meters (439 feet).
[edit] Demography
Kurupam mandal has a population of 46,439 in 2001. Males consists of 23,241 and females 23,198 of the population. The average literacy rate is 46%, below the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy rate is 57% and that of females is 35%.
There are 95 revenue villages and 23 panchayats in Kurupam mandal.
[edit] Kurupam Kingdom
Sri Vyricherla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo, of Kurupam princely family[3] is member of Lok Sabha (3 terms) from Parvathipuram (Lok Sabha constituency).
The former Indian President, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, lived in Kurupam monument in Visakhapatnam during his tenure as the Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University. Kurupam monument on Visakhapatnam Beach Road was handed over to the Indian National Trust for Art, Culture and Heritage (INTACH) Conservation Centre, Bhubaneswar in 2004.
There is Kurupam Market in Visakhapatnam near old post-office junction.
The Kurupam Tomb is a heritage structure near VUDA Park on the Beach Road in Visakhapatnam.
The Leprosy Mission Hospital in Kurupam is one of the institutions of Christian Medical Association of India.[4]
