Here below you can find the details of Nellore District’s Key Statistics, Focus Sectors, Connectivity, Natural Resource Endowment, Industry Highlights, Home to weaves of Venkatagiri Sarees, Pulicat Wildlife Sanctuary

FACTS ABOUT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

Key Statistics

Area : 13,076 sq. km

Population : 29.66 lakh

Literacy rate : 69.15%

District Domestic Product : USD 4.33 billion

Focus Sectors in Nellore

• Agro & Food processing
• Leather
• Textiles
• Electronics
• Automobiles & Auto Components

Connectivity – Home to Krishnapatnam Port

Krishnapatnam (Operational) and Dugarajapatnam (Proposed) ports

Existing Greenfield Airport at Dagadarthi

Natural Resource Endowment

Endowed with minerals such as –

• Mica
• Barytes
• Quartz
• Silica Sand
• Feldspar
• Lime Shell
• Vermiculite
• Laterite with Mica (three variants – white, ruby and green)

Industry Highlights

Krishnapatnam Port among top five ports for marine exports

Industrial ventures like Adidas factory and Tata’s Leather Park at Tada

Multiple SEZs viz. Apache SEZ Development India Private Limited, Andhra Pradesh Investment Infrastructure Corp. Ltd. SEZ at Naidupeta Mas Fabric Park (India) Pvt. Ltd Bharatiya

International SEZ, IFFCO Kisan SEZ

Industry Highlights

Aerospace and Defence Park (on PPP basis) to come up in Nellore

World-class Automotive Suppliers’ Manufacturing Center (ASMC) on a PPP basis to come up and will be dedicated to Auto Component manufacturers

Industry Highlights

Home to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Main Satellite Launch Station

Designated as a Brownfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC)

Home to several Cement industries

Home to weaves of Venkatagiri Sarees

Popular for their unique Zari designs and five weaving

Several varieties exist including –

• Venkatagiri 100
• Venkatagiri Pattu
• Venkatagiri Silk

Pulicat Wildlife Sanctuary

Second largest brackish water Ecosystem in India

Largest congregation of Flamingos in the state

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Here below you can find the details of Kurnool District’s Key Statistics, Focus Sectors, Connectivity, Natural Resource Endowment, Agriculture Highlights, Industry Highlights, Belum Caves, Wildlife

FACTS ABOUT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

Key Statistics

Area : 17,658 sq. km

Population : 40.46 lakh

Literacy rate : 77.37%

District Domestic Product : USD 4.92 billion

Focus Sectors in Kurnool

Agro & Food processing

Mineral based Industries

Connectivity – National Highway (NH) 44 & NH 40 give wide connectivity to the district

Greenfield Airport at Oravakallu

Part of the proposed Bengaluru – Kurnool Corridor which is envisioned to be a hub for economic activity

Natural Resource Endowment

Important minerals include –

• Iron ore
• Limestone
• Dolomite
• Quartz

Great potential for solar energy due to high solar insolation

High potential for wind power generation due to high wind velocities

Agriculture Highlights

Leading producer of Tomatoes and Onions

Upcoming Mega Food Park at Orvakallu

Industry Highlights

Strong Presence of textile based industries

Plans to establish Missile Research Laboratory at Orvakallu by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)

Industry Highlights

350MW Solar Park at Ghani Sakunala by SBJ Cleantech (JV of Soft Bank, Foxconn and Bharti Enterprises)

Belum Caves

Situated 110 km from Kurnool

Longest cave system in the plains of India

Wildlife

Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary, home to the Great Indian bustard State bird of Andhra Pradesh

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Here below you can find the details of Krishna District’s Key Statistics, Focus Sectors in Krishna, Connectivity – Well-Connected by rail and roads to all parts of India, Natural Resource Endowment, Industry Highlights, Home to Kuchipudi dance, Bharat Electronics, Amaravati – Greenfield Capital City, Tourism highlights

FACTS ABOUT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

Key Statistics

Area : 8,727 sq. km

Population : 45.29 lakh

Literacy rate : 74.37%

District Domestic Product : USD 8.88 billion

Focus Sectors in Krishna

Focus Sectors in Krishna

• Chemicals & Petrochemicals
• Agro & Food Processing
• Automobiles & Auto Components
• Textiles
• Metallurgy

Connectivity – Well-Connected by rail and roads to all parts of India

Machilipatnam port under development

Existing Vijayawada airport

Gannavaram Kankipadu Industrial Node to be developed under proposed VCIV

Natural Resource Endowment

Fertile soil coupled with nearly 70% of land area irrigated by Krishna River and Tributaries

Rich in Marine resources

Famous for its Limestone deposits

Industry Highlights

Automobile parts manufacturing units concentrated in Vijayawada

Home to large number of food processing and cement industries

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – Missile Testing facility

Industry Highlights

Vijayawada approved under Solar Cities programme

IT hub to be developed at Vijayawada

LPG bottling plants at Krishna

Krishna designated as a Brownfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC)

Bharat Electronics

Located in Machilipatnam

Operational for 30 years

Design and manufacture of optical and opto-electronic devices used by defence and para military forces

Plan of new Opto-Electronics faculty at Nimaluru, Pamarru mandal, with investment of Rs 200 crores

Home to Kuchipudi dance

Kuchipudi, an Indian classical dance originates in Andhra Pradesh

Derives name from kuchipudi, a small village about 65 km from Vijayawada

Kuchipudi exhibits scenes from the Hindu Epics, legends and mythological tales through a combination of music, dance and acting

Amaravati – Greenfield Capital City

“Futuristic” Greenfield capital city in Amaravati on southern banks of River Krishna

Envisioned to be a milestone in India’s urbanization story

Amaravati capital region also covers Vijayawada city

Amaravati – Greenfield Capital City

Amaravati will be integrated through an extensive network of ports, roads, airports, and inland waterways to turn Andhra Pradesh into a well-connected economic hub.

Tourism highlights

• Prakasam Barrage
• Kanakadurga Temple
• Undavalli Caves

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Here below you can find the details of Kadapa District’s Key Statistics, Focus Sectors in Kadapa, Connectivity – Existing Kadapa Airport, Natural Resource Endowment, Agriculture Highlights, Gandikota

FACTS ABOUT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

Key Statistics

Area : 15,359 sq. km

Population : 28.82 lakh

Literacy rate : 67.88%

District Domestic Product : USD 3.78 billion

Focus Sectors in Kadapa

Agro & Food processing

Mineral based Industries

Connectivity – Existing Kadapa Airport

Natural Resource Endowment

World’s single largest and best quality deposits of Barytes

Limestone suitable for manufacturing of cement present in large quantities

High grade asbestos of Chrystile variety readily available

Famous for eponymous stone (‘Kadapa stone’ used in building construction)

Rare hard mineral Fullerene with applications in material science, electronics, and nanotechnology found in the district, one of only two places in the world.

Agriculture Highlights

Leading producer of Tomatoes and Onions

Major crops include –

• Paddy
• Red gram
• Bengal gram
• Groundnut
• Cotton

Agriculture Highlights

Fruit crops include –

• Mango
• Melons
• Citrus
• Papaya
• Banana

Agriculture Highlights

Other commercial crops include –

• Turmeric
• Chill
• Cariander
• Chrysanthemum

Gandikota

Popularly known as ‘the Grand Canyon of India’

River gorge offers breathtaking views to tourists

Also home to a 900 year old Gandikota fort that houses two ancient temples and a Masjid

Here below you can find the details of Guntur District’s Key Statistics, Focus Sectors in Guntur, Connectivity – Inland Container Depot near Guntur, Natural Resource Endowment, Agriculture and Industry Highlights, Guntur Chilli, Amaravati – Greenfield Capital City, Tourism

FACTS ABOUT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

Key Statistics

Area : 11,391 sq. km

Population : 48.89 lakh

Literacy rate : 67.99%

District Domestic Product : USD 7.14 billion

Focus Sectors in Guntur

• Textiles
• Cement
• Agro & Food processing

Connectivity – Inland Container Depot near Guntur

Brownfield Nagarjuna Sagar Airport

Natural Resource Endowment

Rich resource base of –

• Iron ores
• Copper
• Zinc
• Silver and other base metals

Significant cement grade Limestone deposits
Home to several varieties of Granite including –

• Blue Paradise
• Cat’s eye
• Copper green
• Plantinum Bluex
• Silver Pearl

Irrigation provided by Krishna River through Prakasam Barrage and Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

Agriculture and Industry Highlights

Centre for export of Tobacco and Cotton

Strong presence of Taxtile based industry in the district

Integrated Textile Park (ITP) coming up at Edlapadu on Guntur-Chennai National Highway

Guntur Chilli

Guntur is the biggest spot market for Chilli in the country

Centre for export of Chilli

Amaravati – Greenfield Capital City

“Futuristic” Greenfield capital city in Amaravati on southern banks of River Krishna.

Envisioned to be a milestone in India’s urbanization story

Amaravati capital region also covers Guntur city

Amaravati – Greenfield Capital City

Amaravati will be integrated through an extensive network of ports roads, airports, and inland waterways to turn Andhra Pradesh in to a well-connected economic hub.

Home to the Kohinoor Diamond

Kohinoor Diamond was mined at Kollur mine located in the district

Tourism

Mangalagiri Temple : Dedicated to Lord Narasimha (man-lion) and situated on a hillock at Mangalarigi

Amaravati – Dhyana Buddha Statue

 

Tourism

Surya Lanka Beach – Bapatla

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