Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh is an Indian state located in the Southern region of India. It was established on 01-Nov-1956. The capital of the state is Amaravati. Visakhapatnam is the largest city. The official language is Telugu. Additional official language includes Urdu. Major rivers include Krishna, Godavari, Tungabhadra, Penna.
As per Census 2011, the total area of the state is 160,205 square kilometres, including 156,086 square kilometres of rural area and 4,119 square kilometres of urban area.
The state has a bicameral legislature with 25 Lok Sabha seats, 11 Rajya Sabha seats, 175 Vidhan Sabha seats. Judicial matters are handled by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh shares borders with Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
List of Districts in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh is divided into 28 districts for administrative purposes. The table below lists all districts of Andhra Pradesh along with their respective headquarters and total area in square kilometres:
| Sl. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alluri Sitharama Raju | Paderu | — |
| 2 | Anakapalli | Anakapalli | — |
| 3 | Ananthapuramu | Ananthapuramu | 19,130 |
| 4 | Annamayya | Madanapalle | — |
| 5 | Bapatla | Bapatla | — |
| 6 | Chittoor | Chittoor | 15,152 |
| 7 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema | Amalapuram | — |
| 8 | East Godavari | Rajamahendravaram | 10,807 |
| 9 | Eluru | Eluru | — |
| 10 | Guntur | Guntur | 11,391 |
| 11 | Kakinada | Kakinada | — |
| 12 | Krishna | Machilipatnam | 8,727 |
| 13 | Kurnool | Kurnool | 17,658 |
| 14 | Markapuram | Markapuram | — |
| 15 | Nandyal | Nandyal | — |
| 16 | Ntr | Vijayawada | — |
| 17 | Palnadu | Narasaraopet | — |
| 18 | Parvathipuram Manyam | Parvathipuram | — |
| 19 | Polavaram | Rampachodavaram | — |
| 20 | Prakasam | Ongole | 17,626 |
| 21 | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | Nellore | 13,076 |
| 22 | Sri Sathya Sai | Puttaparthi | — |
| 23 | Srikakulam | Srikakulam | 5,837 |
| 24 | Tirupati | Tirupati | — |
| 25 | Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | 11,161 |
| 26 | Vizianagaram | Vizianagaram | 6,539 |
| 27 | West Godavari | Bhimavaram | 7,742 |
| 28 | Y.S.R. Kadapa | Kadapa | 15,359 |
Population of Andhra Pradesh
As per Census 2011, Andhra Pradesh has a total population of 4,93,86,799 people, including 2,47,38,068 males and 2,46,48,731 females. The sex ratio is 993 females per 1,000 males, population density is 308 people per km², and the literacy rate is 67.02%.
The table below shows the total, rural, and urban population breakup along with household counts:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 4,93,86,799 | 3,47,76,389 | 1,46,10,410 |
| Male Population | 2,47,38,068 | 1,74,45,803 | 72,92,265 |
| Female Population | 2,46,48,731 | 1,73,30,586 | 73,18,145 |
| Households | 1,26,64,762 | 90,11,144 | 36,53,618 |