Sheela_Nagar
Sheela Nagar
Neighbourhood in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sheela Nagar is a neighborhood in the southern part of Visakhapatnam City, India. It is under the local administrative limits of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, located about 13 km from the Visakhapatnam Railway Station and about 4 km from the Visakhapatnam Airport.
Sheela Nagar | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Apartments in Sheela Nagar | |
| Coordinates: 17.718959°N 83.202347°E / 17.718959; 83.202347 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 530012 |
Sheela Nagar contains many large residential complexes. Sheela Nagar has the scope for very high development as it is surrounded by major areas like Gajuwaka and NAD X Road. The basic infrastructure like the roads, sewage and drinking water are better comparative to most other parts of the Visakhapatnam City. GVMC has taken over the Sheela Nagar area and bringing in the amenities needed like road, sewage and drinking water.
There is a huge demand for land now in Sheela Nagar. Also, land prices are high in this area. [1] Recently employees of PSUs like ONGC, HPCL, VSP, NaPrVa are investing in this area.
Some of the famous temples in this area are Ayappa Swamy Temple.
There are a good number of schools and colleges for all budgets.
There is a multiplex called STBL Cineworld for entertainment. Screen-1 is drive in theater first time in both telugu states. Screen-2 is an indoor theatre and screen-3 is container theater.
APSRTC runs the buses to this suburb, connecting it to all parts of the city. Sheela Nagar is well connected to Gajuwaka, NAD X Road, Kancharapalem and RTC Complex.
APSRTC routes:
| Route Number | Start | End | Via |
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| 38 | Gajuwaka | RTC Complex | BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar |
| 38K | Kurmannapalem | RTC Complex | Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar |
| 38H | Gantyada HB Colony | RTC Complex | Pedagantyada, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar |
| 38T | Steel Plant | RTC Complex | Kurmannapalem, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar |
| 38D | Nadupuru | RTC Complex | Pedagantyada, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar |
| 38J | Janata Colony | RTC Complex | Sriharipuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar |
| 38Y | Duvvada Railway Station | RTC Complex | Kurmannaplem, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar |
| 55 | Scindia | Simhachalam | Malkapuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam |
| 55K | Scindia | Kothavalasa | Malkapuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta, Pendurthi |
| 111 | Kurmannapalem | Tagarapuvalasa | Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, NAD Kotharoad, Gurudwar, Maddilapalem, Hanumanthuwaka, Madhurawada, Anandapuram |
- "Price edge drives realty boom on Vizag outskirts". The Times of India. Hyderabad. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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