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25-561: In 2019 State government planned to implement permanent solution for this issue and called tenders to construct Hospital and also started drinking water project for people of Uddanam. The leading infrastructure company MEIL acquired the tender and finished the plan by 2024 January. MEIL executed the Uddanam Drinking Water Project. This article about a location in Srikakulam district , Andhra Pradesh

50-425: A BPL card . Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency) , Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency) The seven Assembly segments of Srikakulam Lok Sabha and One Assembly segment of Vijayanagaram Lok Sabha constituency are: There are one municipal corporation , three municipalities , two nagar panchayats and seven census towns . The municipal corporation in the district is Srikakulam and three municipalities in

75-506: A total ayacut of 69,373 acres (280.74 km ). According to the 2011 census Srikakulam district has a population of 2,703,114, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada . This gives it a ranking of 147th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 462 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi). Its population growth rate over

100-438: Is 100 km (62 mi) north of Visakhapatnam. It has a population of 2,703,114 of which 10.98% is urban as of 2001. Srikakulam district has the longest coastline (about 193 km (120 mi)) in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Major rivers flowing through the district are River Nagavali , River Vamsadhara , Mahendratanaya, Champavati, Bahuda, Kumbhikota Gedda, Suvarnamukhi, Vegavati, Gomukhi. The Nagavali and Vamsadhara are

125-530: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Srikakulam district Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh , located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam . It is one of the six districts, located in the extreme northeastern direction of the state. It was formerly known as Chicacole, and

150-476: Is a large single capstone as a dolmen with 36 ft in length and 14 ft in width and 2 ft thickness. Sailada Hills consists of 36 upright rocks and natural caves used for habitation by Iron Age man in Amudalavalasa mandal of the district. Evidences of Jain monuments and Buddhist remnants were discovered near Sangamayya Konda. Jain rock beds were discovered at Dannanapeta near Amudalavalasa in

175-879: Is given below. Before Formation of Mandals, Administration was done through Taluka system. Erstwhile Talukas in district is given below. In 1978, the number of talukas in Srikakulam district was increased from 14 to 19. Later in 1985, 19 Talukas were divided into 60 mandals, out of which 14 talukas were in Srikakulam further bifurcated into 38 Mandals. in 1971 in 1978 in 1985 There are three Parliamentary Constituencies and 10 assembly constituencies in Srikakulam district. Parliamentary constituencies include Srikakulam , Araku , and Vizianagaram . The 10 Assembly Constituencies are Amadalavalasa , Rajam , Tekkali , Ichchapuram , Palasa , Narasannapeta , Palakonda , Pathapatnam , Srikakulam and Etcherla . Wards Formation year The gross district domestic product (GDDP) of

200-550: Is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, there are 3,875 schools. They include, 55 government, 2,833 mandal and zilla parishads, 1 residential, 573 private, 14 model, 32 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), 85 municipal and 282 other types of schools. The number of students enrolled in primary, upper primary and high schools of

225-401: Is within the geographic coordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ N and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ E. The district is skirted to a distance by Kandivalasagedda, Vamsadhara and Bahuda at certain stretches of their courses while a line of heights of the great Eastern Ghats run from the northeast. Vizianagaram district and Parvathipuram Manyam district flanks in the south and west while Odisha bounds it on

250-477: The Saora and Jatapus still practise the traditional podu system of cultivation . Dr. Reddy's Laboratories , a major pharmaceutical company, is at Pydibhimavaram . The total road length of state highways in the district is 959 km (596 mi). Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation runs bus services to all the major cities and towns of the state from the district. Major railway stations in

275-458: The decade 2001–2011 was 6.38%. Srikakulam has a sex ratio of 1014 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 62.3%. After reorganization the district had a population of 21,91,437, with a sex ratio of 1014 females to every 1000 males. 373,746 (17.05%) lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 1,85,890 (8.48%) and 94,371 (4.31%) of the population respectively. Languages of Srikakulam district (2011) At

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300-432: The district are Amadalavalasa , Ichchapuram , Palasa-Kasibugga . The six census towns are Balaga, Hiramandalam , Narasannapeta , Ponduru , Sompeta , Tekkali . The district is divided into 3 revenue divisions: Palasa , Srikakulam and Tekkali , which are further subdivided into a total of 30 mandals , each headed by a sub-collector. The list of 30 mandals in Srikakulam district, divided into 3 revenue divisions,

325-459: The district include Amudalavalasa , Srikakulam Road railway station , Palasa railway station ( major station) Naupada, Ichchapuram and Sompeta etc. The district is renowned for the brassware products namely, Budithi Bell and Brass Craft , which are made at Budithi village. These are registered as geographic indication from Andhra Pradesh . The district has many people from fields like film industry , music, art and architecture etc. Among

350-440: The district is ₹ 19,942 crore (US$ 2.4 billion) and it contributes 3.8% to the gross state domestic product (GSDP) . While the per capita income at current prices was ₹ 92,090 (US$ 1,100). The primary , secondary and tertiary sectors of the district contribute ₹ 4,855 crore (US$ 580 million), ₹ 4,114 crore (US$ 490 million) and ₹ 10,973 crore (US$ 1.3 billion) respectively. Tribal communities such as

375-482: The district is 371,472. The only university in the district is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam and medical colleges are Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Srikakulam town, GEMS—Great Eastern Medical Speciality and Hospital in Ragolu village. There are seven temples under the management of Endowments Department. Following are the towns & villages with respective commodities produced across

400-703: The district. River Nagavali The River Nagavali also known as Langulya is one of the main rivers of Southern Odisha and Andhra States in India , between Rushikulya and Godavari basins. Nagavali River originates from a hill near Lakhbahal village in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi District. It touches Nakrundi, Kerpai areas of Kalahandi, Kalyansinghpur, Jaykaypur , and Rayagada of Rayagada district of Odisha and merged in Bay of Bengal near Kallepalli village near Srikakulam after crossing by

425-531: The district. Salihundam is a famous Buddhist remnants site on the south bank of River Vamsadhara 5 kilometres west of Kalingapatnam and 18 kilometres from Srikakulam town. Srikakulam District was carved out in 1950 by bifurcating it from Visakhapatnam District. It remained unaffected in its territorial jurisdiction for some time. But in November 1969 the district lost 63 villages from Saluru Taluk and 44 villages from Bobbili Taluk on account of their transfer to

450-419: The major rivers in Srikakulam district. These two river basins together constitute about 5% of the area. The Mahendratanaya and Bahuda rivers are two minor river basins in the district. Others are Benjigedda, Peddagedda, Kandivalasa gedda. Major irrigation projects on these rivers — Vamsadhara Project , Narayanapuram Anicut , Thotapalli Regulator — and some medium projects at Pydigam Project, Onigadda provide

475-654: The north and Bay of Bengal on the East. Srikakulam district can be divided into two main distinct natural divisions. A portion of Srikakulam district is plain terrain with intense agriculture and the other is rocky and hilly terrain covered with forests. Some of the Mahendragiri Hills covers Srikakulam district. Most of the forest area of the plain terrain has been damaged by intense agriculture. Kotthuru , Hiramandalam , Pathapatnam , Kalingadal reservoir and some other areas are still covered with dense forests. Srikakulam

500-414: The notable people are Vaddadi Papaiah , J. V. Somayajulu , Gidugu Venkata Ramamoorty , Sarat babu, LV Revanth(Indian idol), Rao Ramesh , Rao gopala Rao, Sai kumar, Pingali Nagendrarao , and Kalipatnam Ramarao . Kodi Rammurthy Naidu (body builder), Karnam Malleswari (Olympic medalist), Pujari Sailaja in weight lifting are famous people from the district. The primary and secondary school education

525-651: The river basin at Narayanapuram barrage is 1.117 billion cubic meters on average. The uplands of the river basin are hilly areas with predominantly tribal populated. It drains parts of the Kalahandi, Rayagada and Koraput districts of Odisha and Srikakulam , Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh . The main tributaries of the River Nagavali are Jhanjavati, Barha, Baldiya, Satnala, Sitagurha, Srikona, Gumudugedda, Vottigedda, Suvarnamukhi, Vonigedda, Relligedda and Vegavati. The Suvarnamukhi river takes its birth in

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550-767: The side of Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh . It is an independent river with its own basin. The total length of the river is about 256 kilometres (159 mi), of which 161 kilometres (100 mi) are in Odisha and the rest in Andhra Pradesh. The catchment area of the basin is 9,510 square kilometres (3,670 sq mi). Nagavali is an interstate river with 4,462 square kilometres (1,723 sq mi) and 5,048 square kilometres (1,949 sq mi) river basin area located in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh respectively. The river basin receives 1,000 millimetres (39 in) average rainfall annually. The yearly water availability in

575-552: The then newly constituted Gajapathinagaram Taluk of Visakhapatnam District. In May 1979, the district underwent major territorial changes with the formation of a new district with headquarters at Vizianagaram which involved transfer of Salur , Bobbili , Parvathipuram and Cheepurupalli Taluks to the new district. Srikakulam's culture is a blend of traditional festivals, food, music and theatres. Srikakulam district occupies an area of 4,591 square kilometres (1,773 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Trinidad and Tobago . It

600-423: The time of the 2011 census, 92.34% of the population spoke Telugu , 6.18% Odia and 0.92% Sora as their first language. According to 2007–08, International Institute for Population Sciences , 86.9% had access to electricity , 70.4% had drinking water , 18.5% toilet facilities, and 47.2% lived in a pucca (permanent) home . 31.5% of girls wed before the legal age of 18 and 90.1% of interviewees carried

625-496: Was under Ganjam district till 1 April 1936, then merged under Vizagapatam district. Srikakulam district forms the core area of Kalinga where most of its historical capitals like Kalinganagari, pithunda, Dantapuram are located. Evidence of early historic man and his activities during the Stone Age and Iron Age have been discovered at Sangamayya Konda and Dannanapeta. The speciality of Dannanapeta Iron Age megalithic site

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