Kurnool (District)

Kurnool District
State	Andhra Pradesh
Administrative headquarters :	Karnul
Area :	17,658 km²
Residents :	4,046,601 (2011)
Population density :	229.2 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.kurnool.ap.gov.in

Kurnool ( Telugu : కర్నూల్ జిల్లా, Urdu : کُرنول ضلع) is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India . The main town of the district is Karnul .

History and creation

The district of Kurnool used to belong to the state of Andhra and came with this in 1956 to the new state of Andhra Pradesh. In 1970 he lost part of his territory to the newly formed Prakasam district .

geography

The district is located in the west of Andhra Pradesh . It is framed in the west by the state of Karnataka , in the north by the state of Telangana , in the east by the district of Prakasam and in the south by the districts of YSR (Kadapa until 2010) and Anantapur .

The district has an area of 17,658 km², making it the second largest district in Andhra Pradesh. 3,515 km² (19.9 percent) of the area are forested.

climate

The Thungabadhra River in Kurnool

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 early June to early October brings the most abundant rain. The subsequent northeast monsoon until the beginning 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 rainfall in the district is only 670 mm per year. The district is one of the areas with the lowest rainfall in Andhra Pradesh. The southwest monsoon brings 455 mm and the northeast monsoon 149 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 22.90 ° - daily minimum 17 °, maximum 29 °), the warmest month (average 32.15 ° - minimum 26 °, maximum 39 °). During the monsoon 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 4,046,601 inhabitants. Of these, 2,040,101 were men (50.4 percent) and 2,006,500 women. In 2001, the Dalit numbered 628,637 (17.8 percent) and the Adivasi 69,635 (2.0 percent) people. Of the total number of residents, 1,143,724 people (28.26 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. Thus more than 7 out of 10 residents still live in the country. The main languages in the district are Telugu , Urdu and Kannada . There are 884 inhabited villages in the entire district.

Population of the district by confession

The majority of the residents profess Hinduism. The only significant religious minority are the Muslims with a little over 16 percent of the population. The Christians form a smaller minority. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year	Buddhists		Christians		Hindus		Jainas		Muslims		Sikhs		Other		not specified		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2001	120	0.00%	40,581	1.15%	2,910,182	82.45%	1,845	0.05%	572,404	16.22%	235	0.01%	131	0.00%	3,996	0.11%	3,529,494	100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Khammam district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase was over 11 percent (11.5%) in the years 2001–2011 and is still significant in absolute terms. From 2001 to 2011 the population increased by over 500,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers: