Here below you can find the details of Anantapur District’s Statistics, Focus Sectors, Natural Resource, Agriculture Highlights, Industry Highlights, Upcoming projects in Renewable Energy, Dharmavaram Silk Sarees, Lepakshi Temple.

FACTS ABOUT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

Key Statistics

Area : 19,130 sq.km

Population : 40.83 Lakh

Literacy rate : 64.28%

District Domestic Product : USD 5.14 Billion

Focus Sectors in Anantapur

• Textile

• Electronics

Connectivity-Well-Connected by Rail and Road

1. Puttaparthi Airport
2. Anantapur is part of the Proposed Bengaluru, Kurnool Industrial carridor and CBIC (Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor)

Natural Resource Endowment

Great potential for solar energy given the arid climate and high solar insolation

Identified as one of the best areas for generation of wind power in India

Large deposits of :-

• Dolomite
• Iron Ore
• Limestone
• Gold
• Diamond

Agriculture Highlights

Sericulture is one of the traditional activities

Accounts for 46% of total cropped area for Mulberry

Industry Highlights

Upcoming Bharat Electronics Ltd.

Defence Systems Integration Complex in Palasamudram spread over 914 acres

Vittal Innovation City to set up a dedicated Aerospace & Defence Park

Defence manufacturing clusters planned

Plans to develop a Life Sciences Park

Upcoming projects in Renewable Energy

Gamesa Wind Turbines Private Limited (GWTPL) in Thagguparthy

ReGen has signed term sheet with Hero Future Energies for Phase-I 75 MW & Phase-II 75 MW each for Turnkey project at Karadikonda

Suzlon Energy to develop facilities to produce 4,000 MW energy over a period of five years

Dharmavaram Silk Sarees

Dharmavaram is Located at a distance f 47 KM from Anantapur

Amongst silk weaves, Dharmavaram silk sarees are renowned

Over 1500 Dharmavaram silk manufacturing openings with one lakh handlooms in hand

Heavy colored borders which are accompanied by shaded pallus enhance the intrinsically woven golden borders

Considered to be ‘The’ sari for the ‘bride’

Lepakshi Temple

Largest monlithic Nandi Sculpture in the world

Home to 700 Year old Shiva, Vishnu and Veerabhadra temples

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