What is "bhimavaram"

'''Bhimavaram '''is a city in West Godavari district of the Indian state Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Bhimavaram mandal in Narasapur revenue division. census, it is the second most populous city in the district with a population of 142,184. It one of the major pilgrimage centers in the state, which is home to Somaramam, one of the five great Pancharama Kshetras.

Bhimavaram ( Assembly constituency) is one of the 15 constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in West Godavari district. As per the Delimitation Orders (2008), the constituency covers Veeravasaram and Bhimavaram mandals. It also covers Bhimavaram (M+OG), Bhimavaram (M) - Ward No. 1 to 27, China-Amiram (OG) (Part) - Ward No. 28, Rayalam (R) (OG) (Part) - Ward No. 29.