Visakhapatnam district

Visakhapatnam District (formerly known as Vizagapatam District[5]) is one of the nine districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam.[6]:14 It is one of the nine coastal districts of the state, bounded by Odisha in the north, Vizianagaram district in the east, East Godavari district in the south-west and Bay of Bengal in the south.[6]:15

Visakhapatnam district
District
Araku Ghat Road
Nickname(s): 
Vizag
Location of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
HeadquartersVisakhapatnam
Administrative Divisions
Government
 • District collectorVadarevu Vinay Chand[1]
Area
[2]:28
 • District11,161 km2 (4,309 sq mi)
 • Urban
[2]:28
632.16 km2 (244.08 sq mi)
 • Rural
[2]:28
10,528.84 km2 (4,065.21 sq mi)
Area rank14th
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • District4,290,589
 • Rank6th
 • Density384/km2 (990/sq mi)
 • Density rank8th
 • Urban
[2]:14
2,035,922
 • Rural
[2]:14
2,254,667
 • Households
1,097,042
 • Sex ratio
1,006 (females per 1,000 males)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Literacy
 • Literates2667878
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number
530xxx
Area codes+91–891
ISO 3166 codeIN-AP
Vehicle registrationAP-31, AP-32, AP-33, AP-34, AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[4]
Websitevisakhapatnam.nic.in

History

During the British rule in India, Visakhapatnam emerged as a district.

Visakhapatnam District is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[9]

Administratve divisions

The district has four revenue divisions, namely Anakapalli, Paderu, Narsipatnam and Visakhapatnam, each headed by a sub collector.[10] These revenue divisions are divided into 46 mandals in the district. The district consists of 3265 villages and 15 towns including, one municipal corporation, two municipalities and 12 census towns. Visakhapatnam city is the only municipal corporation and the two municipalities in the district are Elamanchili and Narsipatnam.[11] The census towns are Bowluvada, Chodavaram, Chintapalle, Gudivada, Kantabamsuguda, Mulakuddu, Nakkapalle, Narsipatnam, Peda Boddepalle, Payakaraopeta, Upper Sileru Project Site Camp.[2]:26–27

Mandals
Revenue divisions of Visakhapatnam district

There are 13 mandals in Visakhapatnam division, 11 each in Narsipatnam, Anakapalle and Paderu divisions.[10][2] The 46 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:

#Anakapalle DivisionNarsipatnam DivisionPaderu DivisionVisakhapatnam Division
1AnakapalleAchutapuramAnanthagiriAnandapuram
2ButchayyapetaGolugondaAraku ValleyBheemunipatnam
3CheedikadaKotauratlaChintapalleGajuwaka
4ChodavaramMakavarapalemDumbrigudaPadmanabham
5DeverapalleNakkapalleG.MadugulaParavada
6K.KotapaduNathavaramGudem Kotha VeedhiPedagantyada
7KasimkotaNarsipatnamHukumpetaPendurthi
8MadugulaPayakaraopetaKoyyuruSabbavaram
9MunagapakaRambilliMunchingi PuttuVisakhapatnam Rural
10RavikamathamS.RayavaramPaderuSeethammadhara
11RoluguntaElamanchiliPeda BayaluMaharanipeta
12Gopalapatnam
13Mulagada

Politics

There are three parliamentary and 15 assembly constituencies in Visakhapatnam district. The parliamentary constituencies are

The assembly constituencies are[12]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901992,833—    
19111,056,683+0.63%
19211,057,223+0.01%
19311,175,984+1.07%
19411,314,362+1.12%
19511,483,653+1.22%
19611,665,213+1.16%
19712,035,831+2.03%
19812,576,474+2.38%
19913,285,092+2.46%
20013,832,336+1.55%
20114,290,589+1.14%
source:[13]

According to the 2011 census Visakhapatnam district has a population of 4,290,589[14] This gives it a ranking of 44th in India (out of a total of 640) and 4th in its state.[14] The district has a population density of 384 inhabitants per square kilometre (990/sq mi) .[14] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.89%.[14] Visakhapatnam has a sex ratio of 1003 females for every 1000 males,[14] and a literacy rate of 67.7%.[14]

Visakhapatnam district has a population of 4,288,113 people of which 57.95% is urban as of 2011 census.[15]

Population 4,288,113
Males 2,140,872
Females 2,147,241
Growth (1991–2001) 15.36%
Rural 2,250,655
Urban 2,037,458
SC 291,219 (7.6%)
ST 557,572 (14.55%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 91.61% of the population spoke Telugu, 2.96% Odia, 1.28% Urdu, 1.22% Konda and 1.11% Hindi as their first language.

Geography

Visakhapatnam district occupies an area of approximately 11,161 square kilometres (4,309 sq mi),[16] comparatively equivalent to Canada's Cape Breton Island.[17]

Climate

Climate data for Visakhapatnam
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.9
(84.0)		 31.3
(88.3)		 33.8
(92.8)		 35.3
(95.5)		 36.2
(97.2)		 35.3
(95.5)		 32.9
(91.2)		 32.7
(90.9)		 32.5
(90.5)		 31.7
(89.1)		 30.4
(86.7)		 28.9
(84.0)		 32.5
(90.5)
Average low °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)		 19.9
(67.8)		 23.0
(73.4)		 26.1
(79.0)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.1
(79.0)		 26.0
(78.8)		 25.6
(78.1)		 24.3
(75.7)		 21.6
(70.9)		 18.6
(65.5)		 23.7
(74.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.4
(0.45)		 7.7
(0.30)		 7.5
(0.30)		 27.6
(1.09)		 57.8
(2.28)		 105.6
(4.16)		 134.6
(5.30)		 141.2
(5.56)		 174.8
(6.88)		 204.3
(8.04)		 65.3
(2.57)		 7.9
(0.31)		 945.7
(37.23)

Economy

The Gross District Domestic Product (GDDP) of the district is ₹73,276 crore (US$10 billion) and it contributes 14% to the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). For the FY 2013–14, the per capita income at current prices was ₹124,162 (US$1,700). The primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of the district contribute ₹6,300 crore (US$880 million), ₹21,654 crore (US$3.0 billion) and ₹45,321 crore (US$6.4 billion) respectively.[18] The major products contributing to the GVA of the district from agriculture and allied services are, sugarcane, paddy, betel leaves, mango, milk, meat and fisheries. The GVA to the industrial and service sector is contributed from manufacturing, construction, minor minerals, software services and unorganised trade.[18]

Transport

The total road length of state highways in the district is 964 km (599 mi).[19]

Buddhist Holy relic sites map of Andhra Pradesh includes Pavurallakonda, Bavikonda, Bojjannakonda and Kotturu Dhanadibbalu from Visakhapatnam district

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[20][21] They include, 162 government, 2,793 mandal and zilla parishads, 9 residential, 1225 private, 5 model, 34 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), 147 municipal and 829 other types of schools.[22] The total number of students enrolled in primary, upper primary and high schools of the district are 609,587.[23]

Temples

There are thirty six temples under the management of Endowments Department.[24]

References
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