Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
State	Andhra Pradesh
Administrative headquarters :	Nellore
Area :	13,076 km²
Residents :	2,966,082 (2011)
Population density :	226.8 inhabitants / km²
Website :	Official website of the district

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore ( Telugu : శ్రీ అమరజీవి పొట్టి శ్రీరాములు నెల్లూరు జిల్లా) is one of 13 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The administrative seat is the city of Nellore .

geography

The district is located in the southeast of Andhra Pradesh . It is framed in the west by the district of YSR , in the north by the district of Prakasam , in the east by the Bay of Bengal and in the south by the district of Chittoor and the state of Tamil Nadu . The coastline is 169 km.

The district has an area of 13,076 km² and is one of the medium-sized districts in Andhra Pradesh. Of the area, 2,519 km² (19.3 percent) are forested. The main rivers in the district are Pennar, Kandaleru, Swarnamukhi and Upputeru. Lake Pulicat lies on the southern border of the district. There are also several reservoirs in the Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district.

climate

The district's climate is characterized by hot summers and is generally dry, except during the monsoons. The climate is divided into four seasons. March to May is summer time with great drought and high temperatures. The southwest monsoon from early June to the second week of October brings the first heavy rain. The subsequent northeast monsoon until the end of December brings even greater amounts of rain. The months of January and February are winter with cooler temperatures. The long-term average of the amount of precipitation is 1095 mm per year. The southwest monsoon brings 337 mm and the northeast monsoon 665 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 23.39 ° C; daily minimum 19 ° C, maximum 28 ° C), the warmest May (average 32.42 ° C; minimum 26 ° C; maximum 38 ° C). 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 2,966,082 inhabitants. 1,493,254 of these were men (50.3 percent) and 1,472,828 women. In 2001 there were 587,157 (22.0 percent) Dalit and 242,257 (9.1 percent) Adivasi . In 2011, 862,309 people (29.07 percent of the total number of residents) lived in urban areas. The majority of the population of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District speaks Telugu . There are 1,110 inhabited villages in the entire district.

Population of the district by confession

A clear majority of the population is Hindu. A numerically significant religious minority are the Muslims with over 9 percent. The Christians are 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	146	0.01%	31,593	1.18%	2,382,701	89.29%	2,401	0.09%	248,676	9.32%	301	0.01%	101	0.00%	2,645	0.10%	2,668,564	100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase was only 11.15 percent between the last two censuses and is still significant in absolute terms. From 2001 to 2011 the population increased by almost 300,000 people. The following diagram shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the main town of Nellore with around 380,000 residents. Other important cities with over 50,000 inhabitants are Kavali and Gudur .

economy

The place Penchalakona

The majority of the population is employed in agriculture. Mainly rice, tobacco, sugar cane, sunflowers, tropical fruits (oranges and mangoes) and chilli are grown. In addition, fishing is an important industry. Hand weaving gives a lot of people an income. There are numerous small industrial companies in various branches throughout the district. In the cities, people live from trading in goods and services.

history

The district belonged to Madras State until October 1, 1953 . Then to Andhra State until 1956 . Since then, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore has been an administrative unit in the then newly created state of Andhra Pradesh. The district was renamed in 2008 after the freedom fighter Potti Sriramulu . Until then, it had the same name as the main town, Nellore .