Vizianagaram (District)

Vizianagaram
State	Andhra Pradesh
Administrative headquarters :	Vizianagaram
Area :	6,539 km²
Residents :	2,342,868 (2011)
Population density :	358.9 inhabitants / km²
Website :	Official website of the district

Vizianagaram , also Vijayanagaram ( Telugu : విజయనగర o జిల్లా) is one of 13 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The administrative seat is the city of Vizianagaram .

geography

The district is located in the northeast of Andhra Pradesh . It is framed to the west by the Visakhapatnam district , to the north by the state of Odisha , to the east by the Srikakulam district and to the south by the Bay of Bengal . The coastline is 28 km.

The district has an area of 5,539 km² and is one of the smallest districts in Andhra Pradesh in terms of area. 1,193 km² (22.5 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 Nagavali , Vegavathi , Gomukhi , Suvarnamukhi , Champavathi , Gostnani (Gostani) and Kandivalasa . Several water reservoirs supply the population and agriculture.

climate

The district's climate is characterized by hot summers and rainfall all year round, except during winter. March to May is summer time with alternating rain and great drought and high temperatures. The southwest monsoon from the beginning 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 1131 mm per year. The southwest monsoon brings 692 mm and the northeast monsoon 246 mm. The coldest month is December (average 20.66 ° - daily minimum 15 °, maximum 26 °), the warmest May (average 29.52 ° - minimum 25 °, maximum 35 °). 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 2,342,868 inhabitants. Of these, 1,161,913 were men (49.6 percent) and 1,180,955 were women. Among the Dalits were 2001 238.023 (10.6 percent), the Adivasi 214,839 (9.6 per cent) people. Of the total number of residents, 490,422 people (20.93 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. The majority of the population of Vizianagaram District speaks Telugu . There are 1,551 inhabited villages throughout the district.

Population of the district by confession

A clear majority of the 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	26th	0.00%	15,495	0.69%	2,214,541	98.46%	752	0.03%	15,472	0.69%	209	0.01%	30th	0.00%	2,729	0.12%	2,249,254	100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Visakhapatnam district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase was only 4.16 percent between the last two censuses, but is still significant in absolute terms. From 2001 to 2011 the population increased by almost 94,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous place in the district is the main town Vizianagaram with about 175,000 inhabitants. Other important cities with around 50,000 inhabitants are Bobbili , Parvathipuram and Salur .

economy

Front view of the fortress of Vizianagaram

The majority of the population is employed in agriculture. Mainly rice, finger millet , pearl millet , carrot millet , sugar cane and peanuts are grown. 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 has existed in its current boundaries since June 1, 1979. At that time, the Vizianagaram district was formed from parts of the then Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts .