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District Factbook
Vizianagaram District
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Dr. Shafeeq Rahman
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Vizianagaram District at a Glance
Administrative Setup
Location Map
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HBL Power systems Limited, APSRTC Garage and Zonal Workshop, Vizianagaram Andhra
Pradesh Tanneries Limited, etc. In the year 2015-2016 the gross domestic product in the
district was Rs 21,18,600 lakh at current price.
The district is well known as an abode of several reputed educational institutions. It
provides a platform for higher education. Some of its recognised educational institutions
are Avanthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kodi Rama Murthy College of
Physical Education, Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance, Maharaj
Vijayaram Gajapath Raj College of Engineering, St. Theressa Institute of Engineering and
Technology, Thandra Paparaya Institute of Science and Technology, etc. As per 2011
census the literacy rate in the district is 58.89% including 68.15% are males and 49.87%
are females.
Maharaja Pusapati Vijayram Gajapati Raju, an illustrious Indian politician and a member of
the 6th and 7 th Lok Sabha from the Bobbili (Lok Sabha constituency) in Andhra Pradesh
was born on 1st May, 1924 at Vizianagaram city in the district. At the very beginning of
his political career he was a member of the Socialist Party but later he joined the Indian
National Congress.
The district has several centres of attraction which allures many travellers from different
parts of the country as well as world. Vizianagaram fort, a beautiful fort in the district
was constructed by Vijayarama Raju-I in 1713 A.D. on the auspicious day of Vijaya
Dashmi. The Victory arch was the main entrance to the Vizianagaram fort. Furthermore,
there is a temple of Lord Hanuman on one side and Goddess Lakshmi on the other within
the complex of the fort. The Moti Mahal, constructed in 1869 by Vijayarama Raju-III is
situated in the district. The monument is the evident of the glorious past of the district.
Alaknanda Palace, built in 1857 for the royal guests provide its visitors with all comforts
of life with some mesmerising natural sceneries and man-made beauty. Some other
notable places of interest in the district are Korukonda Palace, Perla Vari home, Bobbili
Fort, Raj Mahal, Bobbili Guest House, Thotapalli Barage, Oudh Khana, Ganta Stambham
and many more.
Pulapaka Susheela, an eminent Indian playback singer mainly associated with the South
Indian cinema for over six decades was born on 13th November, 1935 at Vizianagaram in
the district. The Government of India honoured with the prestigious Padma Bhushan
Award in January 2008. Moreover, the Andhra Pradesh Government conferred her with
the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2001 for lifetime achievement in Telugu cinema.
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Administrative Unit
Administrative Division:- C oastal Andhra (Region)
Sub-districts:
1. Badangi 14. Gurla 27. Pusapatirega
2. Balijipeta 15. Jami 28. Ramabhadrapuram
3. Bhogapuram 16. Jiyyammavalasa 29. Salur
4. Bobbili 17. Komarada 30. Seethanagaram
5. Bondapalle 18. Kothavalasa 31. Srungavarapukota
6. C heepurupalle 19. Kurupam 32. Therlam
7. Dattirajeru 20. Lakkavarapukota 33. Vepada
8. Denkada 21. Makkuva 34. Vizianagaram
9. Gajapathinagaram 22. Mentada
10. Gantyada 23. Merakamudidam
11. Garividi 24. Nellimarla
12. Garugubilli 25. Pachipenta
13. Gummalakshmipuram 26. Parvathipuram
Towns:
1. Bobbili (M)
2. Cheepurupalle (CT)
3. Chintalavalasa (CT)
4. Gajapathinagaram (CT)
5. Jarjapupeta (CT)
6. Kanapak a (CT)
7. Kothavalasa (CT)
8. Malicherla (CT)
9. Nellim arla (CT)
10. Parvathipuram (M)
11. Salur (M)
12. Sriram nagar (CT)
13. Tum m ik apalle (CT)
14. Vizianagaram (M)
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Demographics
Population
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Vizianagaram 2344474 1161477 1182997
Andhra Pradesh 49386799 24738068 24648731
India 1210569573 623121843 587447730
Rank of District in State 13 13 13
Rank of District in India 193 201 183
Rural Vizianagaram 1853563 920428 933135
Andhra Pradesh 34776389 17445803 17330586
India 833463448 427632643 405830805
Rank of District in State 13 13 13
Rank of District in India 145 149 143
Urban Vizianagaram 490911 241049 249862
Andhra Pradesh 14610410 7292265 7318145
India 377106125 195489200 181616925
Rank of District in State 12 12 12
Rank of District in India 211 218 197
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Economy
Offices, Deposits, Credit and C-D Ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)
Rs. in Million (September, 2016)
Rank of Rank of
District Vizianagaram Andhra Pradesh India District District
in State in India
Number of Offices 275 6594 135263 13 142
Deposits 64790 2284784 100965397 13 238
C redit 48391 2336498 75178857 13 192
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 74.69 102.26 74.46 12 161
By Bank Group
Rs. in Million (September, 2016)
Andhra Rank of Rank of
Bank Group Vizianagaram Pradesh India District District
in State in India
State Bank of India and Its Associates
Number of Offices 67 1544 24493 13 96
Deposits 28032 742692 22988903 13 168
C redit 16966 723413 15874037 13 134
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 60.53 97.40 69.05 12 171
Nationalised Banks
Number of Offices 109 3109 66577 12 188
Deposits 20660 1052555 47342652 13 316
C redit 16797 1088804 34201792 13 236
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 81.30 103.44 72.24 12 136
Regional Rural Banks
Number of Offices 76 1125 20858 10 59
Deposits 10071 211226 3215425 10 99
C redit 8549 188203 2187606 11 51
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 84.88 89.10 68.03 8 192
Private Sector Banks
Number of Offices 23 812 23020 12 246
Deposits 6027 276151 22460896 12 247
C redit 6080 335886 19231413 12 222
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 100.87 121.63 85.62 9 170
Foreign Banks
Number of Offices - 4 315 0 0
Deposits - 2160 4957521 0 0
C redit - 191 3684010 0 0
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) - 8.84 74.31 0 0
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
Number of Offices 275 6594 135263 13 142
Deposits 64790 2284784 100965397 13 238
C redit 48391 2336498 75178857 13 192
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 74.69 102.26 74.46 12 161
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Life Style
Circulation of Dailies
(January - June 2016)
Publication Edition Language Average
Circulation
Eenadu Srikakulam edition Telugu 37052
Sakshi Srikakulam edition Telugu 18055
Andhra Jyothi Srikakulam edition Telugu 8787
The Hindu C hennai edition English 1811
The New Indian Express Visakhapatnam edition English 1040
Printing Press
In Nos. (As on 31.03.2015)
Printing Books Periodicals
District Presses Registered Titles Issues
Vizianagaram 38 - 1 80
Andhra Pradesh 1200 315 74 5756
Rank of District in State 11 0 12 13
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Infrastructure
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Infrastructure
Road Length
In Kms. (As on 31.03.2014)
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Industries
Main Workers
(2011)
Sex District Total Rural Urban
Persons Vizianagaram 953215 796010 157205
Andhra Pradesh 19231167 14505102 4726065
India 362446420 245749270 116697150
Rank of District in State 12 12 12
Rank of District in India 103 65 191
Male Vizianagaram 602511 478141 124370
Andhra Pradesh 12889123 9195675 3693448
India 273149359 178034713 95114646
Rank of District in State 13 13 12
Rank of District in India 144 105 200
Female Vizianagaram 350704 317869 32835
Andhra Pradesh 6342044 5309427 1032617
India 89297061 67714557 21582504
Rank of District in State 10 9 13
Rank of District in India 53 34 170
Entrepreneurs Memorandum (Part-II) Filed by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
In Nos. (2014-2015)
District Micro Small Medium Total
Vizianagaram 68 46 0 114
Andhra Pradesh 1634 1157 19 2810
India 346206 70933 8219 425358
Rank of District in State 7 10 0 10
Rank of District in India 419 126 0 379
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Total Workers
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Vizianagaram 1157962 679289 478673
Andhra Pradesh 22969906 14450171 8519735
India 481743311 331865930 149877381
Rank of District in State 13 13 12
Rank of District in India 126 171 69
Rural Vizianagaram 981456 545077 436379
Andhra Pradesh 17612980 10409153 7203827
India 348597535 226763068 121834467
Rank of District in State 12 13 11
Rank of District in India 94 131 57
Urban Vizianagaram 176506 134212 42294
Andhra Pradesh 5356926 4041018 1315908
India 133145776 105102862 28042914
Rank of District in State 12 12 13
Rank of District in India 197 204 170
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Agriculture
Land Utilisation
In Hectares (2013-14)
Rank of
Particulars Vizianagaram Andhra District
Pradesh in State
i) Reporting Area For Land Utilisation Statistics 653900 16020400 12
- Forests 119303 3493475 10
ii) Not Available for C ultivation
-Area under Non Agricultural Uses 77835 2095478 13
-Barren and Un C ulturable Land 73003 1340559 9
-Total 150838 3436037 13
iii) Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land
-Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 5231 212129 10
-Land under Misc Tree C rops and Groves Not Included in Net 10535 160057 4
Area
-C ulturable Waste Land 4243 391500 12
-Total 20009 763686 12
iv) Fallow Land
-Fallow Lands Other than C urrent Fallows 22584 791619 11
-C urrent Fallow 78522 1087497 6
-Total 101106 1879116 8
v) Net Area Sown 262644 6448086 13
vi) Total C ropped Area 357894 8127748 13
vii) Area Sown More than Once 95250 1679662 6
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Education
Literacy Rate
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Vizianagaram 58.89 68.15 49.87
Andhra Pradesh 67.41 74.83 60.01
India 72.99 80.89 64.64
Rank of District in State 13 13 12
Rank of District in India 578 587 545
Rural Vizianagaram 53.77 63.73 44
Andhra Pradesh 62.43 70.55 54.3
India 67.77 77.15 57.93
Rank of District in State 12 12 12
Rank of District in India 590 588 561
Urban Vizianagaram 78.03 84.85 71.51
Andhra Pradesh 79.17 85 73.42
India 84.11 88.76 79.11
Rank of District in State 9 8 8
Rank of District in India 492 492 468
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Geographical Area
Area in Km 2 (2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Vizianagaram 6539 6398.94 140.06
Andhra Pradesh 160205 156085.73 4119.27
India 3287469 3101505.00 102221.00
Rank of District in State 12 12 13
Rank of District in India 151 143 239
Wastelands by Category
Area in Km 2 (2008-2009)
Rank of Rank of
Category Vizianagaram Andhra India District District
Pradesh in State in India
Gullied/Ravenous Land (Medium) 33.51 249.39 6145.96 3 52
Gullied/Ravenous Land (Deep) - 3.00 1266.06 0 0
Land with Dense Scrub 269.07 6785.25 86979.91 9 86
Land with Open Scrub 61.93 4793.55 93033.00 10 285
Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Permanent) - 108.00 1757.07 0 0
Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Seasonal) - 0.22 6946.31 0 0
Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity - 900.92 5414.53 0 0
(Medium)
Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Strong) - 380.89 1391.09 0 0
Shifting C ultivation - C urrent Jhum 0.18 16.15 4814.68 3 71
Shifting C ultivation - Abandoned Jhum - 1.76 4210.46 0 0
Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Scrub 290.13 8380.68 83699.71 10 94
Domin)
Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest 12.33 491.85 15680.26 11 139
(Agriculture)
Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land - 95.54 6832.17 0 0
Degraded Land under Plantation C rop - 32.89 278.53 0 0
Sands-Riverine - 25.53 2111.96 0 0
Sands-C oastal 2.75 298.62 654.47 8 39
Sands-Desertic - 4.35 3934.80 0 0
Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab>40m - 0.00 9279.75 0 0
Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab 15-40m - 0.00 14273.03 0 0
Mining Wastelands - 3.42 593.65 0 0
Industrial wastelands 0.31 1.73 58.00 3 30
Barren Rocky/Stony Waste 17.78 2460.86 59482.29 7 150
Snow covered /Glacial Area - 0.00 58183.44 0 0
Total 687.99 25034.59 467021.16 10 167
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Housing
Total Households
(2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Vizianagaram 587149 463526 123623
Andhra Pradesh 21022588 14234387 6788201
India 249454252 168565486 80888766
Rank of District in State 13 13 12
Rank of District in India 134 100 169
Houseless Households
(2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Vizianagaram 496 268 228
Andhra Pradesh 20717 10402 10315
India 449761 192865 256896
Rank of District in State 13 13 12
Rank of District in India 247 251 201
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