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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