Urban Growth of Vijayawada Figure 1 Change in Population over decades
% of Urban Population
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2001
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Vijayawada (Urban)
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Vijayawada (Rural)
Note. The graphic shows change in urban population from 2001 to 2011 for urban and rural areas of Vijayawada. Data source, census India. Adapted from “Planning, Operation and Management,” (Unpublished for Master of Urban Transport Systems by B. Akhil Vardhan, 2021, CEPT University. Copyright 2021 by B. Akhil Vardhan.)
During the decade 2001-2011, the population of Vijayawada rural rose from 95368 in the 2001 Census to 153591 in 2011. Vijayawada Rural's growth rate of 477.87 percentage is higher than the state's growth rate of 10.98 percent for the decade. Overall, the Vijayawada city growth that is growing across the Krishna River appears to be patronized by leaf frog sprawl. In the east zone of Poranki, Peddapulipaka, Chowdavaram, and Penamaluru, city expansion is faster. The sprawl in the western zone of Vijayawada is minimal, although it can be seen in locations like Surayapalem and Rayanapadu. However, because it is so close to the future capital of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, it will generate tremendous expansion in the coming years.
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