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Baruva
Sign in to saveBaruva is a village and a beach resort located near Sompeta in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at 18.53N 84.35E., at an average elevation of . The Mahendratanaya River merges into the Bay of Bengal at this place. This village is situated at a distance of 109 km from Srikakulam town, the district headquarters.
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It sits within the topics Maritime history of India and Villages in Srikakulam district.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village in India
- Country
- India
- Population
- 5795
- Area
- 629
- Elevation
- 10
- Image
- Baruva Pillar.jpg
- Households
- 1518
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- postal code
- 532263
- male population
- 2768
- female population
- 3027
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Encyclopedic overview
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Baruva is a village and a beach resort located near Sompeta in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at 18.53N 84.35E., at an average elevation of . The Mahendratanaya River merges into the Bay of Bengal at this place. This village is situated at a distance of 109 km from Srikakulam town, the district headquarters.
Baruva was used as a seaport in the era of British colonial rule in India up to 1948. In July, 1917, a ship carrying goods sank in the sea. To commemorate this incident a pillar was constructed. The harbor is closed, but the old lighthouse stood until 2000.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Baruva” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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