Bhimili Beach
Bheemunipatnam is a town, a municipality and mandal headquarters in Visakhapatnam district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was the second municipality in Indian mainland, established on 9 February 1861. 150-Years of its formation has been celebrated in 2011. Bheemunipatnam is supposed to have originated in the days of the mahabharatha (its named after Bheema) as per legends. Most probably its origins were around the 3rd century BCE related to early Buddhism in Andhra Pradesh Bhimili Narasimha swamy temple hill Visakhapatnam District Contents 1 History 1.1 Buddhism 1.2 Temple of Lord Narasimha 1.3 Dutch Settlements 1.4 East India Company 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Transport 5 Features 6 Assembly Constituency 7 Spiritual organisations 8 Gallery 9 Panchayats 10 Government Schools 11 References History Buddhism Historical evidences of Buddhist Culture have been noticed at Bheemunipatnam dating back to 3rd century BCE on the hillock Pavurallakonda[1] (also known as Narsimhaswami konda locally) in the town. Buddhist remains were found during the excavations here along with Relic caskets. Both the schools of Buddhism Hinayana and Mahayana were propagated in this land and also to the far east lands from the port of River Gosthani. See pavurallakonda page for more details. Temple of Lord Narasimha There is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha on the eastern side of Pavurallakonda facing the sea. As per the historical evidences the temple is constructed around 14th century by Mindi[2] Kings. There are two more temples in the town of Bhimili, which date back to the times of Chola's as Bheemeswaralayam and Choleswaralayam. Dutch Settlements Bheemunipatnam was one among the major Dutch settlements[3] of Dutch Coromandel in the 17th century in India. We can find the remnants of the Dutch East India Company at Bheemunipatnam. Here was a port now ruined into the sea, from where the Britisher's and Dutch used for the purpose of their sea trade. One of the oldest Christian Cemetery[4] is located in Bheemunipatnam near the Beach. East India Company East India made Bheemunipatnam as their main trading base of the east coast. The Bhimili port used to operate passenger vessels to Madras and Calcutta during the reign of Britisher's. The big clock tower in the town was built by Britisher's. Bhimili also had a currency mint[5] during the times of Dutch. Geography Bheemunipatnam is located at 17.53N 83.26E.[6] It has an average elevation of 51 meters (170 feet). Demographics According to Imperial Gazetteer of India,[7] Bimlipatam tahsil had an area of 207 square miles (540 km2) with 117 villages. The population in 1901 was 126,354 compared with 114,834 in 1891. It was entirely Zamindari land belonging to the Vizianagram estate. As of 2001 India census,[8] Bheemunipatnam had a population of 44,156. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Bheemunipatnam has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 67% and female literacy of 54%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Bheemunipatnam is a town, a municipality and mandal headquarters in Visakhapatnam district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was the second municipality in Indian mainland, established on 9 February 1861. 150-Years of its formation has been celebrated in 2011. Bheemunipatnam is supposed to have originated in the days of the mahabharatha (its named after Bheema) as per legends. Most probably its origins were around the 3rd century BCE related to early Buddhism in Andhra Pradesh Bhimili Narasimha swamy temple hill Visakhapatnam District Contents 1 History 1.1 Buddhism 1.2 Temple of Lord Narasimha 1.3 Dutch Settlements 1.4 East India Company 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Transport 5 Features 6 Assembly Constituency 7 Spiritual organisations 8 Gallery 9 Panchayats 10 Government Schools 11 References History Buddhism Historical evidences of Buddhist Culture have been noticed at Bheemunipatnam dating back to 3rd century BCE on the hillock Pavurallakonda[1] (also known as Narsimhaswami konda locally) in the town. Buddhist remains were found during the excavations here along with Relic caskets. Both the schools of Buddhism Hinayana and Mahayana were propagated in this land and also to the far east lands from the port of River Gosthani. See pavurallakonda page for more details. Temple of Lord Narasimha There is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha on the eastern side of Pavurallakonda facing the sea. As per the historical evidences the temple is constructed around 14th century by Mindi[2] Kings. There are two more temples in the town of Bhimili, which date back to the times of Chola's as Bheemeswaralayam and Choleswaralayam. Dutch Settlements Bheemunipatnam was one among the major Dutch settlements[3] of Dutch Coromandel in the 17th century in India. We can find the remnants of the Dutch East India Company at Bheemunipatnam. Here was a port now ruined into the sea, from where the Britisher's and Dutch used for the purpose of their sea trade. One of the oldest Christian Cemetery[4] is located in Bheemunipatnam near the Beach. East India Company East India made Bheemunipatnam as their main trading base of the east coast. The Bhimili port used to operate passenger vessels to Madras and Calcutta during the reign of Britisher's. The big clock tower in the town was built by Britisher's. Bhimili also had a currency mint[5] during the times of Dutch. Geography Bheemunipatnam is located at 17.53N 83.26E.[6] It has an average elevation of 51 meters (170 feet). Demographics According to Imperial Gazetteer of India,[7] Bimlipatam tahsil had an area of 207 square miles (540 km2) with 117 villages. The population in 1901 was 126,354 compared with 114,834 in 1891. It was entirely Zamindari land belonging to the Vizianagram estate. As of 2001 India census,[8] Bheemunipatnam had a population of 44,156. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Bheemunipatnam has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 67% and female literacy of 54%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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