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Payakapuram

Payakapuram is a locality in the North Mandal in the city of Vijayawada in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. It was a village earlier and was added into Vijayawada Municipal Corporation along with four other nearby villages Kundhavari Kandrika, Gunadhala and Bhavanipuram, Patamata in 1985.

Payakapuram locality comprises into different residential colonies like Payakapuram Village(Old Payakapuram), Prashanthi Nagar, Pragathi Nagar, Prakash Nagar, Shanthi Nagar, Devineni Gandhipuram, Prajashakthi Nagar, Patel Nagar, Burma Colony, Lal Bahadhur Shasthri Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar, Puchhalapalli Sundharayya Nagar, New Rajeev Nagar, Old Rajeev Nagar, Radha Nagar, Journalist Colony and some VGTM UDA layouts those are segregated into EWS, LIG-I, LIG-II, MIG-I, MIG-II, NGO's A, B, C, and D(Doctor's) colonies. It is also having electricity department Substaions like A.P.C.P.D.C.L. Payakapuram, A.P.C.P.D.C.L. UDA Colony.

Payakapuram locality is mostly having residential area and of some industrial/commercial areas like GS Alloys Unit-2 which is placed near to the Old Payakapuram. It is also having two movie theatres named Tara Screens, Ravindra Cinemas situated on the IRR, Vijayawada-Nuzvidu State Highway road. It is also having few marriage halls/ convention centres like Ravindra Convention Centre, S.S. Function Hall, Vasavi Club International and some VMC community halls etc.,

Payakapuram is having one of the busiest market area in the city and main market area for the Vijayawada North Mandal. Rythu Bazar Payakapuram(Farmer's Market), Fish Market and some meat shops organised by private people are placed in the IRR and Vijayawada-Nuzvidu State Highway road. Moreover to the food market, it is also having the cloth, utensils and electric appliances shops.

This locality is also having few day scholar schools and few recreational areas like Teluguthalli Park, VMC Pond Park etc.,

As the Vijayawada Inner Ring Road(IRR) from Gollapudi to Ramavarappadu passes through the middle of the Payakapuram locality and also the Vijayawada-Nuzvidu State Highway is also passes through the same, the vehicular traffic through lorries and other private vehicles makes this area as more traffic and some what accident prone.

Transportation:

A.P.S.R.T.C. bus services are available to this locality.

Bus Numbers 48R.K., 48K.R., running through the Vijayawada city passes through Payakapuram locality. Other type of buses, those are running between the nearby villages/ rural areas and Vijayawada P.N.B.S like 208, 208E, 212P, 308 and some Telugu Velugu bus services to the Nuzividu town are also passes through the Payakapuram locality.

Service Auto facilities are available from Vijayawada P.N.B.S. and K.R. Market area to this Payakapuram locality.

Railway Station: Gunadhala Railway Station and Madhura Nagar Railway stations are the nearest railway stations to this area.

Vijayawada International Airport located at Gannavaram is around 18KM from Payakapuram.

As the I.R.R. of Vijayawada city passes through Payakapuram locality, it is easy to commute to other parts of the city using these ring roads.

Moreover, the construction of NH16 Kolkata-Chennai bypass is undergoing and is of around 3KM from Payakapuram. This National Highway bypass is also called as Vijayawada O.R.R. and Vijayawada bypass. Once the Vijayawada O.R.R. is ready for commute, it is easy to go to the other places from Payakapuram without getting stuck in the traffic of Vijayawada city.