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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