Srikakulam (District)

Srikakulam
State	Andhra Pradesh
Administrative headquarters :	Srikakulam
Area :	5,837 km²
Residents :	2,699,471 (2011)
Population density :	462.5 inhabitants / km²
Website :	Official website of the district

Srikakulam , formerly Chicacole ( Telugu : శ్రీకాకుళం జిల్లా) is one of 13 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The administrative seat is the city of Srikakulam .

geography

The district is located in the northeast of Andhra Pradesh . It is framed in the west by the district of Vizianagaram , in the north by the state of Odisha and in the east by the Bay of Bengal . The coastline is 193 km.

The district has an area of 5837 km² and is therefore the smallest district in Andhra Pradesh in terms of area. 686 km² (11.8 percent) of the area is forested. It consists of two opposing parts: the flat coastline and the hilly part inland, which belongs to the Eastern Ghats. The rather mountainous part of the district is heavily forested. The most important rivers in the district are Vansadhara , Nagavali , Nowpada , Mahendratanaya , Bahuda and Pundi . Several water reservoirs supply the population and agriculture.

climate

The landscape around the town of Palkonda

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 the second week of June to the beginning 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 to March are winter with cooler temperatures. The long-term average of rainfall is 1162 mm per year. The southwest monsoon brings 705 mm and the northeast monsoon 277 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 20.59 ° C - daily minimum 16 ° C, maximum 26 ° C), the warmest May (average 28.52 ° C - minimum 24 ° C, maximum 33 ° 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 2,699,471 inhabitants. Of these, 1,340,430 were men and 1,359,041 women. In 2001, the Dalit numbered 229,609 ( 9.0 percent) and the Adivasi 151,249 (6.0 percent) people. Of the total number of residents, 436,347 people (16.16 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. The majority of the population of Srikakulam District speaks Telugu . There are 1,715 inhabited villages in the entire district.

Population of the district by confession

Almost the entire population is Hindu. Smaller minorities are the Muslims and Christians. 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	24	0.00%	14.199	0.56%	2,513,087	99.03%	30th	0.00%	7,759	0.31%	119	0.00%	38	0.00%	2,337	0.09%	2,537,593	100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Srikakulam district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase was only 6.38 percent between the last two censuses, but is still significant in absolute terms. From 2001 to 2011 the population increased by over 160,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the main town Srikakulam with more than 100,000 residents. Other important cities are Palasa , Amadalavalasa and Ichchapuram .

economy

The majority of the population is employed in agriculture. Mainly rice, sugar cane and roselle are grown. In fruit cultivation, large quantities of coconuts, fruits from the Kashu tree , mangoes, pineapples and bananas are harvested . In addition, fishing is an important industry. Hand weaving gives a lot of people an income. There are numerous industrial companies in various branches throughout the district. In the cities, people live from trading in goods and services.

history

The district was created in 1950 from parts of what was then Visakhapatnam district . In 1969, smaller areas were reassigned to the former mother district. Srikakulam has existed in its present-day borders since June 1, 1979. At that time, the Vizianagaram district was formed from parts of the then Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts .