YSR (district)

District YSR
State	Andhra Pradesh
Administrative headquarters :	Kadapa
Area :	15,379 km²
Residents :	2,601,797 (2001)
Population density :	169.2 inhabitants / km²
Website :	kadapa.nic.in

The district YSR , until 2010 district Kadapa (older spelling Cuddapah ) is a district of the Indian state Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat is the city of Kadapa . On July 8, 2010, the district was renamed District YSR in honor of the head of government YS Rajasekhara Reddy (known as YSR), who was killed in an accident in the same year .

history

The district of Kadapa has been settled for a long time. The oldest traces of settlement date from pre-Christian times. For centuries, numerous dynasties alternated in rule in the region. The district in its current form was created as the British administrative district Cuddapah when it separated from Bellary in 1808. During the colonial era, it was part of the Madras presidency . From this, the federal state of the same name emerged after independence. Since the state of Madras was ethnically mixed, the Telugu-speaking residents of this state wanted a union of all Telugus-speaking residents of India in a separate state. In 1953, the state of Andhra was created from eleven former districts of Madras. In 1956, the Telugu-speaking part of the state of Hyderabad was added, and the current state of Andhra Pradesh was created.

geography

The district is located in the central south of Andhra Pradesh . The Kurnool district forms its northern borders . In the northeast it borders on the Prakasam district , in the east on the Nellore district , in the south on the Chittoor district and in the west on the Anantapur district .

The district has an area of ​​15,379 km². 5,003 km² are covered by forest; this corresponds to 32.6 percent of the total area of ​​the district. The southwest is a highland with more moderate temperatures. The rest of the district consists of fertile lowlands.

The main rivers are the Pennar and its tributaries. The most important of these are the Cheyyair , the Chitravati , the Kundu , the Papagni and the Sagileru .

climate

The district's climate is characterized by hot summers and is generally dry, except during the monsoons. March to May is summer time with great drought and high temperatures. The southwest monsoon from the second week of June to the second week of October brings the most abundant rain. The subsequent northeast monsoon until the end of December brings somewhat lower, but still significant amounts of rain. The months of January and February are winter with cooler temperatures. The long-term average of rainfall is only 700 mm per year. The southwest monsoon brings 394 mm and the northeast monsoon 251 mm. Otherwise there will be little rain. This leads to the drying up of the cultivated areas in the dry season, which lasts from January to May. The coldest month is December (average 22.01 ° C; daily minimum 17 ° C; maximum 27 ° C), the warmest May (average 30.64 ° C; minimum 24 ° C; maximum 37 ° C). During the monsoon season there is a humidity of up to 80 percent. This falls to 30 percent in the dry period.

economy

Most of the working population is employed in agriculture. The main crops are sunflowers, peanuts, rice, citrus fruits, cotton and vegetables. In addition to agriculture, industry plays a subordinate role. In addition to cement factories, there are mainly stone processing companies. The district has numerous raw materials such as asbestos, barite, limestone, clay and the " Cuddapah Stone ", a black limestone that is used in building construction throughout South India.

population

The last census in 2011 counted 2,884,524 inhabitants. Of these, 1,454,136 were men (50.4 percent) and 1,430,388 women. In 2001 the Dalit numbered 409,492 (15.7 percent) and the Adivasi 61,371 (2.4 percent) people. In 2011, 983,736 people (34.10 percent of the total number of residents) lived in urban areas. So almost 2 out of 3 residents still live in the country. The vast majority of the YSR district's population speak Telugu as their first language. There are 1,225 inhabited villages in the entire district.

Population of the district by confession

The majority of the residents profess Hinduism. Significant religious minorities are the Muslims with almost 15 percent and to a lesser extent the Christians with over 1 percent of the population. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year	Buddhists		Christians		Hindus		Jainas		Muslims		Sikhs		Other		not specified		Total
	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2001	70	0.00%	28,978	1.11%	2,181,572	83.85%	690	0.03%	386,900	14.87%	300	0.01%	70	0.00%	3.220	0.12%	2,601,797	100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the YSR district grew strongly over decades. The increase was only 10.87 percent between the last two censuses, but is still significant in absolute terms. From 2001 to 2011 the population increased by over 280,000 people. The following diagram shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is Proddutur with more than 150,000 residents. Another big city is the capital Kadapa. Other major cities with over 50,000 inhabitants are Rayachoti and Chinnachawk .

administration

The Kadapa district comprises 51 mandals and 876 administrative parishes . In total there are well over a thousand villages and hamlets.

The district is also divided into three tax districts. These are:

1. Jammalamadugu
2. Kadapa
3. Rajampeta

tourism

The district has many temples and fortresses that are worth seeing. There is a national park in the Seshachalam Hills where you can watch wild animals.

Web links

Commons : Kadapa district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• official website of the YSR district
• The Kadapa District on Glorious India
• general information about the district
• Precipitation levels 2006-2010
• District map
• Map of the main streets of the district
• Map of the rivers
• Map of the rivers
• Map of the railway lines
• First results of the 2011 census
• Imperial Gazeteer Of India, Volume 11, from page 57; good historical information about the district

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kadapa district . In: Times of India , July 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.  
2. ↑ Administrative areas of India (PDF; 399 kB)
3. ↑ Forest Report, page 3 ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 7.6 MB)  
4. ↑ Climate in the main town
5. ↑ Climate-average rainfall, page 1 ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 360 kB)  
6. ↑ Information on climate and water (PDF; 1.4 MB)
7. ↑ Data on the climate
8. ↑ Census of India 2001, District YSR (PDF; 54 kB)
9. ↑ AP Online: District YSR ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
11. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Coordinates: 14 ° 30 '  N , 78 ° 48'  E