Krishna (district)

Krishna
State	Andhra Pradesh
Administrative headquarters :	Machilipatnam
Area :	8,727 km²
Residents :	4,529,009 (2011)
Population density :	519.0 inhabitants / km²
Website :	Official website of the district

Krishna ( Telugu : కృష్ణా జిల్లా) is one of 13 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The administrative seat is the city of Machilipatnam .

geography

With its 8,727 km², Krishna is one of the smallest districts in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Of the area only 664 km² are forested. In the north-west it borders on the district of Nalgonda in the state of Telangana , in the north on the district of Khammam , which also belongs to Telangana , in the east on the district West Godavari , in the south on the Bay of Bengal and in the west on the district Guntur . The coastal area is pretty flat. In contrast, there are several ranges of hills in the inland, of which the Kondapalli between Vijayawada and Nandigama is the longest. The most important rivers in the district are the Krishna , Muniyeru, Tammileru and Budameru.

climate

The climate is divided into four seasons. March to May is summer time with great drought and high temperatures. The southwest monsoon from mid-June to early October brings the most abundant rain. The northeast monsoon from mid-October to the end of December brings somewhat lower, but still significant amounts of rain. And January and February are winter with cooler temperatures. The long-term average of rainfall in the district is 1034 mm per year. The southwest monsoon brings 686 mm and the northeast monsoon 250 mm of the annual rainfall. 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 23.17 ° - daily minimum 18 °, maximum 28 °), the warmest is May (average 32.38 ° - minimum 27 °, maximum 38 °). During the Mosun season there is a humidity of up to 80 percent. This falls to 30 percent in the dry period.

population

The last census in 2011 counted 4,529,009 inhabitants. Of these, 2,268,312 were men (50.1 percent) and 2,260,697 women. In 2001, the Dalit numbered 746,832 (17.8 percent) and the Adivasi 107,611 (2.6 percent) people. Of the total number of residents, 1,857,291 people (41.01 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. The majority of the population of Krishna District speaks Telugu . There are 948 inhabited villages in the entire district.

Population of the district by confession

A clear majority of the population is Hindu. Along with them there are a significant number of Muslims and Christians.

year	Buddhists		Christians		Hindus		Jainas		Muslims		Sikhs		Other		not specified		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2001	172	0.00%	182.614	4.36%	3,729,204	89.05%	4,520	0.11%	265,617	6.34%	678	0.02%	197	0.00%	4,839	0.12%	4,187,841	100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Krishna District has been growing rapidly for decades. Although the increase between the last two censuses was only just under 8 percent, it is still significant in absolute terms. From 2001 to 2011 the population still increased by over 340,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is Vijayawada with around 850,000 residents. Other important cities with over 100,000 inhabitants are the capital Machilipatnam and Gudivada .

economy

Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada over the Krishna River

The majority of the population is employed in agriculture. The main crops are rice, red beans , cotton, corn and sugar cane. There is little industry (sugar processing, energy, cement). Chromite, diamonds and iron ore can be found in mineral resources. In the cities the people live from trade in goods and services.

history

The district was originally called Machilipatnam District. It received its current name in 1859 after the annexation of individual areas of the then dissolved Guntur district. In 1904, today's Guntur district split off from Krishna. Another downsizing took place in 1925 when what is now the West Godavari district split off.