Mulagada is a neighbourhood in the city of Visakhapatnam, India. It is one of the 46 mandals in Visakhapatnam District. It is under the administration of Visakhapatnam revenue division and the headquarters is located at Mulagada. It is located on the south fringe of Visakhapatnam city.^[1][2]

Mulagada
Neighbourhood
Mulagada Location in Visakhapatnam
Coordinates: 17°41′57″N 83°13′26″E / 17.699095°N 83.224024°E / 17.699095; 83.224024
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	GVMC
Population
• Total	175,575
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	530011
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Visakhapatnam West
Lok Sabha constituency	Visakhapatnam

The mandal is located within the jurisdiction of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, which is responsible for the civic amenities in Mulagada . It is bounded by Gajuwaka and Pedagantyada mandals.

Mulagada mandal consists of following wards

Malkapuram (2km), Gajuwaka (3km), Pedagantyada (6km) are the nearby localities.

Since most of the heavy industries established in Visakhapatnam, like Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam and Coromandel International lie in close proximity of Mulagada, its growth has mirrored that of Visakhapatnam.

Mulagada is located about 11 km from Visakhapatnam Airport and about 12 km from Visakhapatnam railway station. It lies to the south fringe of Visakhapatnam City and is loosely bordered by Gajuwaka to the west and Malkapuram to the east, Marripalem to the north, Gopalapatnam to the north-west and Pedagantyada to the south-west.

APSRTC routes

Organisations like Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Coromandel International, Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Eastern Naval Command are located in this area.

Coromandel International Limited is an Indian corporation founded in the early 1960s by IMC and Chevron Companies of USA. Originally named Coromandel Fertilisers, the company is in the business of fertilizers, pesticides and specialty nutrients. The company is also in rural retail business at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh through its Mana Gromor Centres.

Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) is a shipyard located in Visakhapatnam on the east coast of India. Founded as the Scindia Shipyard, it was built by industrialist Walchand Hirachand as a part of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. Walchand selected Visakhapatnam as a strategic and ideal location and took possession of land in November 1940.

The Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy is one of its three major formations.^[2] It utilizes Visakhapatnam as its headquarters, and has bases there and at Kolkata. It is the first and largest naval command in India.