Nuzvid

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Nuzvid v • d • e Andhra Pradesh • India
Nuzvid
District(s)	Krishna
Coordinates	16.78° N 80.85° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 88 m (289 ft)
Population	50,338 (2001)

Coordinates: 16.78° N 80.85° E

For the mandal, see Nuzvid (Mandal).

Nuzvid (also called Nujiveedu) is a municipality in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 50km from Vijayawada and 35 km from Eluru. This place is well connected by bus and rail. Nuzvid is well known for its mangos, which are exported world wide. .

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Educational facilities
4 Tourist attractions
5 Sports
6 References

[edit] Geography

Nuzvid is located at 16.78° N 80.85° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 88 metres (288 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Nuzvid had a population of 50,338. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nuzvid has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 63%. In Nuzvid, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Educational facilities

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Nuzvid is an educational centre for the surrounding areas. SRRZP High School (Sri Raja Rangarayappa Zilla Parishad High School)- 1893--which is more than 110 years old, is one of the oldest schools in Andhra Pradesh and lot of celebrities studied in this school.This school Centenary celebrations were held in 1993.Other Prominent Schools are 1.St Anns English Medium School 2.ST.Thomas School 3.ZP Girls High School 4.Vijaya Convent. 5.Nirmala Convent. 6.Shantinikethan 7.Vivekanadha Convent

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Dharma Appa Rao College (DAR College) caters all the branches in Science and social studies up to graduation level.

Acharya Nagarjuna University Postgraduate Extension Center is also situated in Nuzvid.

Sarathi College of Engineering,Affiliated to JNTU is a Premier Techinical Education inistituation Offering Courses like B.Tech,MCA and B.Ed. colleges are also located within a 5km radius of the city.

[edit] Tourist attractions

Hanuman Temple, Saraswati Temple, Ayyappa Temples are located 5 km away from Nuzvid. Hanuman Temple is also famous with the name Adavi Anjaneya Swami Temple. There are only two Saraswati temples located in Andhrapradesh. The other Saraswati temple is in Basara, one of the largest towns in Andhra Pradesh.