Sri City
Sri City or Satyavedu Reserve Infracity Pvt. Ltd. is an integrated business city (township) located in Tirupati district on NH 16 in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sri City forms part of Satyavedu and Varadaiahpalem mandals of Tirupati district. Sri City is located along the NH16 of Andhra Pradesh, India. Geography. It is situated between north latitudes of 13°29’50" & 13°34’40" and east longitudes of 79°57’30" & 80°02’50", at an average elevation of about 20 metres above MSL (66 ft) covering parts of Chittoor district and Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh . It is alongside NH 5 which forms part of the Golden Quadrilateral. A creek (Karipeti Kalava) flows through Sri City passing through a number of lakes on the way to joining Pulicat Lake north of Tada. There is a state forest on the western boundary. The Telugu Ganga project carrying Krishna River water to Chennai passes along the western boundary of Sri City. Languages. Telugu is the official and spoken language. Most of the educated populace speak English and are bi-lingual. Demographics. Sri City forms part of Satyavedu and Varadaiahpalem mandals of Tirupati District. It is part of the  Satyavedu constituency and Tirupati MP constituency. As per 2011 census the total population of the satyavedu constituency is 2,77,010, with a literacy rate of 78.98, well over national rate of Literacy in India which stand at 74.04%. Special Economic Zone. The integrated township includes various zones: Industrial, Residential, Educational, Commercial and Recreational. The Industrial Zone includes a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for Export Oriented Industry and Domestic Tariff Zone (DTZ) for Domestic Industry. It is a business destination for global companies to establish Manufacturing, Services and Trading operations in India. The SEZ is administered by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation  (APIIC) & Industrial Area Local Authority (IALA). The Government appointed officer controls the planning and building approval processes. A Commissioner appointed by the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce, administers the (SEZ) area. The SEZ was designed by Jurong Consultants, Singapore, taking into account future dimensions of expansion. Transport. Sricity is located in close proximity to Asian Highway 45. The Tirupati Airport is the nearest airport (82 km) Tada and Arambakkam railways stations are nearest railway stations to Sricity. Chennai Port and Ennore Ports are the nearest port to the town. While, Krishnapatnam Port is located to the north of Sri  City.