Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
31.1% of women in Visakhapatnam own land in their name, close to the typical district. 55.4% own a house in their name, better than the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Visakhapatnam, which ranks 1 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 10.6% and women with a bank account at 91%.