Vijayapuri | |
Native Name: | Nagarjuna Sagar |
Settlement Type: | Census town |
Pushpin Map: | India Telangana#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Telangana, India |
Coordinates: | 16.6028°N 79.3075°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nalgonda |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 19333 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | TS |
Vijayapuri (North) is a census town in Nalgonda district in the Indian state of Telangana. It Consists of two colonies, Hill Colony and Pylon Colony. These colonies are basically constructed to accommodate the workers of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam construction who later settled there with several government jobs. There are government and private educational institutes from KG to Degree. For professional degrees like engineering and medicine, students travel to nearby cities like Hyderabad (150 km) and Nalgonda (100 km).
India census,[1] Vijayapuri (North) had a population of 19,333. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Vijayapuri (North) has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 62%. In Vijayapuri (North), 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.