APGENCO is the power generating company owned by the state. 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[51][52], Kakatiyas ruled Andhra Pradesh state for nearly two hundred years and constructed several forts. As per census 2011, Hindu are majority in Andhra Pradesh state. Agriculture has been the major income source and main occupation for the state with 60% of population engaged in agriculture and related activities. Christians, Jains, Budhdhists : 1.2 %. There are three A1 and twenty three A-category railway stations in the state. 1. http://censusindia.gov.in/ The estuaries of the Godavari and Krishna Rivers support rich mangrove forests with fishing cats and otters as keystone species.[79]. Rock-cut Buddha statue at Bojjannakonda near Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam. The state has many museums, which features a varied collection of ancient sculptures, paintings, idols, weapons, cutlery, and inscriptions, and religious artifacts such as the Amaravati Archaeological Museum,[146] Visakha Museum and Telugu Cultural Museum in Visakhapatnam displays the history of the pre-independence and the Victoria Jubilee Museum in Vijayawada with a large collection of artifacts. The official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh is Telugu. DEMOGRAPHY OF ANDHRA PRADESH: In terms of ration, there are 24,738,068 males and 24,648,731 females in the state with a ratio of 996 females for 1000 males. Andhra Pradesh District FactPage TM: Guntur District This two-page report in A-3 paper size format comprises the basic information of a particular district. The total population constitute, 70.4% of rural population with 34,776,389 inhabitants and 29.6% of urban population with 14,610,410 inhabitants. Chenchu Region - The traditional habitat of Chenchus is found in contiguous forest tracts of Nallamalai hills in the districts of Kurnool, Prakasam and Guntur. [149][dead link][150], Many composers of Carnatic music like Annamacharya, Kshetrayya, and Bhadrachala Ramadas were of Telugu descent. The Telugu film industry hosts many music composers and playback singers such as S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, S. Janaki and P. B. Sreenivas. The state has many sanctuaries, national parks and zoological parks, such as Coringa, Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve, Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park and Indira Gandhi Zoological Park. [184] The other famous ports are Krishnapatnam Port (Nellore), Gangavaram Port and Kakinada Port. [130] During 2016, nearly 3.8 trillion m3 (134 trillion cu ft) of methane hydrate deposits were explored in KG basin whose extraction was adequate to impart energy security for many decades to India. [159] In the years 2005, 2006 and 2008, the Telugu film industry produced the largest number of films in India, exceeding the number of films produced in Bollywood. In the coastal plain, the summer temperatures are generally higher than the rest of the state, with temperature ranging between 20 and 41 °C (68 and 106 °F). The population of Andhra Pradesh is over 66 million. In February 2014, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 bill was passed by the Parliament of India for the formation of the Telangana state comprising ten districts. The state is home to various religious pilgrim destinations such as, Tirumala Temple, Simhachalam Temple, Annavaram, Srisailam temple, Kanaka Durga Temple, Amaravati, Srikalahasti, Shahi jamia masjid in Adoni, Gunadala Church in Vijayawada, Buddhist centres at Amaravati, and Nagarjuna Konda.[168]. Most of the coastal plains are put to intense agricultural use. [182] The state has four other domestic airports, Rajahmundry Airport, Cuddapah Airport, a privately owned, public use airport at Puttaparthi, and Tirupati Airport located in the city of Tirupati. The state is well connected to other states through road and rail networks. It has a total of 13 districts, six in Coastal Andhra Region, three in Uttarandhra and four in the Rayalaseema Region. Hinduism is majority religion in state of Andhra Pradesh with 88.46 % followers. In 1947, Vizianagaram was the largest Hindu princely state in Andhra Pradesh. In the last elections held in the unified state in 2014, the TDP got a mandate in their favour in the residuary (new) state. Buddhists, Sikhs, and the general population who declined to express their religion make up the rest of the part of the population. [57], The Vijayanagara Empire originated in the Deccan Plateau region in the early 14th century. [96][97] A. K. Warder holds that "the Mahāyāna originated in the south of India and almost certainly in the Andhra country. [154] Gurazada Apparao wrote the play Kanyasulkam in 1892, often considered the greatest play in the Telugu language. In the fiscal year 2012–2013, Vijayawada's IT/ITeS revenues were ₹1,153 million (US$16 million). [71] Hyderabad was made the capital of the new state. info)) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. He was succeeded by two other Congressmen, the last resigning over the impending division of Telangana. The Telugu Desam Party won both the assembly and Lok Sabha election in 1999 under the leadership of Chandrababu Naidu. [212], The Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh is the governing body which looks after the infrastructure development in cricket, field hockey, association football, Skating, Olympic weightlifting, chess, water sports, tennis, badminton, table tennis, cycling, etc.[213]. [88][89] The Minister of Tourism and Culture has declared Telugu a Classical Language. Out of which 1714764 are males while 1682684 are females. Complete Data of towns & subdistricts of Hyderabad with percentage of Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christian, Jains and Buddhist. He later served as president of India.[106][107]. Andhra Pradesh is one of the southern state of Indian sub continent. In all Hindu form majority religion in 23 out of 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh state. Telugu is based on Central-Dravidian language and is heavily influenced by Sanskrit. Table of Contents1 Caste Wise Population in Andhra … In 2011 there were total 1296609 families residing in Guntur district. [127] The state is also emerging as destination for the automobile industry which already hosts companies including Ashok Leyland in Krishna district, Hero Motors in Chittoor district, Kia Motors in Anantapur district. In Andhra Pradesh, religion census 2011 provides good insight of current demography. Venkateswara Temple at Tirupati is the world's second-richest temple and is visited by millions of devotees throughout the year. The state has several beaches in its coastal districts such as Rushikonda, Mypadu, Suryalanka etc. [170] From 30 January 2019, all the vehicles in the state are registered as AP–39, followed by an alphabet and four digits. [12] It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of 162,975 km2 (62,925 sq mi)[6] and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. When the state was first created, Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu, became the chief minister. There are 18 villages and 0 towns in Koilkuntla Mandal. Christians, Jains, Budhdhists : 1.2 %. [190][191] As per the child info and school information report (2018–19), there were a total of 7,041,568 students,[192] enrolled in 62,063 schools respectively. [72] The new state of Telangana came into existence on 2 June 2014 after approval from the President of India. Vemana is notable for his philosophical poems. Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and Islam are the main religions in Andhra Pradesh. [134] PHES projects also has synergy with the lift irrigation projects in storing water available during the monsoon season and supplying to the uplands throughout the year. Humpy Koneru, from Gudivada in Krishna district, is an Indian chess Grandmaster. Hydel power plants have a capacity of 1671 MW. [109], As of 2014, the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh is the lower house of the state with 175 members and the Legislative Council is the upper house with 58 members. It is one of 63 Mandals of Anantapur district. Prolaya Vema Reddi was part of the confederation of states that started a movement against the invading Turkic Muslim armies of the Delhi Sultanate. The industrial sector of the state includes some of the key sectors like pharmaceutical, automobile, textiles etc. 2020 Andhra Pradesh Population: Sex Ratio, Literacy, Census 2021 and More details and information have been provided here. Hindus : 90.93 % Muslims : 7.35 %. The Qutb Shahi dynasty held sway over the Andhra country for about two hundred years from the early part of the sixteenth century to the end of the seventeenth century.[67]. Andhra Pradesh is a state in India. [167] Arma Konda peak located in Visakhapatnam district is the highest peak in Eastern Ghats. Below is the Andhra Pradesh district wise population as per Census 2011 and 2020 projection. 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[90], Urdu is the largest minority language. According to the Polavaram ordinance bill 2014, 7 mandals of Khammam district in Telangana state merged with Andhra Pradesh to facilitate Polavaram project, due to which population of 247,515 added to Andhra Pradesh. The National Council of Applied Economic Research district analysis in 2001 reveals that Krishna, West Godavari and Chittoor are the three districts in rural AP with the highest Human Development Index scores in ascending order. The capital of both Andhra Pradesh … 2. Sakshi, Andhra Jyothi, and Tel.J.D.Patrika Vaartha all these are Telugu newspapers. The ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam is the home to Andhra Pradesh cricket team. [147] Pothana is the poet who composed the classic Srimad Maha Bhagavatamu, a Telugu translation of Sri Bhagavatam. The remaining 0.43% of the population practices other religions or no religion. Caste Wise Population In Andhra Pradesh In 2017. 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