Visakhapatnam district

Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district) is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam. It is one of the twenty-six districts in Andhra Pradesh state.The district share broders with in the north and east, Vizianagaram district and South Anakapalli district in the south-west and Bay of Bengal in the south.
History
During the British rule in India, Visakhapatnam emerged as a district in the year 1802. Chicacole (present-day Srikakulam) which was in Visakhapatnam district was incorporated into Ganjam when the latter was formed as a district. On 1 April 1936, Bihar and Orissa Province was split to form Bihar Province and Orissa Province. Parts of the Vizagapatam district (i.e., Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Jeypore, Rayagada etc.) and the Ganjam district (excluding Chicacole division) of Madras Presidency were transferred to Orissa Province along with portions of the Vizagapatam Hill Tracts Agency and Ganjam Hill Tracts Agency. The Chicacole division (i.e., Ichchapuram, Palasa, Tekkali, Pathapatnam and Srikakulam) was merged with Visakhapatnam district.
Later, in 1950, Srikakulam district was carved out from the erstwhile Visakhapatnam district. In 1979, part of the district was split to form Vizianagaram district. Visakhapatnam district is currently a part of the Red corridor.
On 3 April 2022, Government of Andhra Pradesh has created 13 new districts in the state, hence the district was once again divided into three i.e., Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts. This made Vizag the only district with 90% urban population in AP.
Politics
There are two parliamentary and seven assembly constituencies in Visakhapatnam district. The parliamentary constituencies are
• Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency)
The assembly constituencies are
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions: Bheemunipatnam and Visakhapatnam, which are further subdivided into a total of 11 mandals, each headed by a sub-collector.
Mandals
The list of 11 mandals in Visakhapatnam district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.
Bheemunipatnam revenue division
Bheemunipatnam
Anandapuram
Padmanabham
Visakhapatnam Rural
Seethammadhara
Visakhapatnam revenue division
Gajuwaka
Pedagantyada
Gopalapatnam
Mulagada
Maharanipeta
Pendurthi
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Visakhapatnam district has a population of 4,290,589. This gives it a ranking of 44 in India (out of a total of 640 districts) and 4th in the state. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.89%. It has a sex ratio of 1003 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 67.7%.
After reorganization, Visakhapatnam district had a population of 1,959,544, of which 1,757,542 (89.69%) live in urban areas. The district has a sex ratio of 983 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 167,272 (8.54%) and 22,574 (1.15%) of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 census, 92.93% of the population spoke Telugu, 2.47% Urdu, and 1.96% Hindi as their first language. Although in the past 10 years many people from out side AP have migrated to Vizag for a living,so the linguistic statistics have rapidly changed. In Vizag one can find sign boards of busy markets written in languages namely Odia,Bengali and Hindi respectively.
Notable people
Alluri Sitarama Raju, freedom fighter
Tenneti Viswanadham, politician
Sri Sri (writer), writer
Parasuram (director), writer and director
Sricharan Pakala, Music director
Ramana Gogula, Music director
Satyadev Kancharana, film actor
Nikita Dutta, Bollywood actress
Devika Rani, Bollywood actress
Waheeda Rehman, Bollywood actress
Zareena Wahab, Indian actress
Mayuri Deshmukh, Indian Telivision actress
Prince, Tollywood actor
Viva Harsha, Tollywood comedian
Shanmukh Jaswanth, Tollywood actor
Raja Abel, Tollywood actor
Raj Tarun, Tollwood actor
Rashmi Gautam, TV host and actress in Tollywood
Revanth, Indian idol
Shanmukha Priya, Singer and a former child prodigy
Sireesha Bhagavathula, singer of "Koi kaise unhe" from the Netflix show Qala
Shobhitha Dhulipala, A Miss India runner up and Indian actress
Jyoti Malik, Mother of Bollywood singer-composer duo Armaan and Amaal Malik
Municipalities in District
Geography
Visakhapatnam district occupies an area of approximately , comparatively equivalent to United States Atka Island.
Climate
Economy
The Gross District Domestic Product (GDDP) of the district is and it contributes 14% to the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). For the FY 2013–14, the per capita income at current prices was . The primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of the district contribute , and respectively. The major products contributing to the GVA of the district from agriculture and allied services are, sugarcane, paddy, betel leaves, mango, milk, meat and fisheries. The GVA to the industrial and service sector is contributed from manufacturing, construction, minor minerals, software services and unorganised trade.
Transport
The total road length of state highways in the district is .
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. They include 162 government, 2,793 mandal and zilla parishads, 9 residential, 1225 private, 5 model, 34 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), 147 municipal and 829 other types of schools. The total number of students enrolled in primary, upper primary and high schools of the district are 609,587.
Temples
There are thirty six temples under the management of Endowments Department.
References
External links
Official Website
Vizagport
Districts of Andhra Pradesh
Uttarandhra
1936 establishments in India