West Godavari

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West Godavari
District map
State Andhra Pradesh
Administrative headquarters : Eluru
Area : 7,742 km²
Residents : 3,934,782 (2011)
Population density : 508.2 inhabitants / km²
Website : Official website of the district

West Godavari ( Telugu : పశ్చిమ గోదావరి జిల్లా) is one of 13 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The administrative seat is the city of Eluru .

geography

The district is located in the east of Andhra Pradesh . It is framed to the west by the Krishna district , to the north by the Khammam district in the state of Telangana , to the east by the East Godavari district and to the south by the Bay of Bengal .

The district has an area of ​​7742 km² and is therefore one of the smallest districts in Andhra Pradesh. Of the area, 812 km² (10.5 percent) are forested. The main rivers in the district are Godavari, Yerrakaluva and Bineru. The largest lake in Andhra Pradesh, Lake Kolleru, is located in the district.

climate

The district's climate is characterized by hot summers and is generally dry, except during the monsoons. April and May is summer time with great drought and high temperatures. The southwest monsoon from the second week 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 to March are winter with cooler temperatures. The long-term average of precipitation is 1153 mm per year. The southwest monsoon brings 784 mm and the northeast monsoon 246 mm. Rain also falls in the summer months. In the two winter months, however, not. This leads to the drying up of the cultivated areas in the dry season, which lasts from January to May. The coldest month is January (average 23.44 ° - daily minimum 18 °, maximum 29 °), the warmest May (average 32.41 ° - minimum 27 °, maximum 38 °). 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 3,934,782 inhabitants. Of these, 1,963,184 were men (49.9 percent) and 1,971,598 women. In 2001, the Dalit numbered 728,963 (19.2 percent) and the Adivasi 96,659 (2.5 percent) people. Of the total number of residents, 808,591 people (20.55 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. The majority of the population of West Godavari District speaks Telugu . There are 845 inhabited villages in the entire district.

Population of the district by confession

A clear majority of the population is Hindu. Numerically significant religious minorities are the Christians and the Muslims. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year Buddhists Christians Hindus Jainas Muslims Sikhs Other not specified Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number %
2001 169 0.00% 138,363 3.64% 3,580,207 94.12% 1,356 0.04% 79,048 2.08% 251 0.01% 81 0.00% 4,042 0.11% 3,803,517 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the West Godavari district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase was only 3.45 percent between the last two censuses, but is still significant in absolute terms. From 2001 to 2011 the population increased by over 130,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the main town Eluru with around 190,000 residents. Other important cities with over 100,000 inhabitants are Bhimavaram and Tadepalligudem .

economy

The majority of the population is employed in agriculture. Mainly rice, tobacco, sugar cane and chilli are grown. In addition, fishing is an important industry. 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 was created in 1925 by spinning off from the Krishna district . It belonged to Andhra State until 1956. Since then, West Godavari has been an administrative unit in the then newly created state of Andhra Pradesh.

administration

The West Godavari district comprises 46 mandals (talukas) and 845 inhabited villages.

Politically, the district is now divided into the four tax districts Eluru, Jangareddigudem, Kovvur and Narasapur.

Web links

Commons : West Godavari (District)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Administrative areas of India (PDF; 399 kB)
  2. ↑ Forest Report, page 3 ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 7.6 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / forest.ap.nic.in
  3. ↑ Climate in the main town
  4. ↑ Climate-average rainfall, page 1 ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 483 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / agricoop.nic.in
  5. ↑ Data on the climate
  6. ↑ Census of India 2001, West Godavari District (PDF; 55 kB)
  7. ↑ AP Online: District West Godavari ( Memento of the original from April 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.aponline.gov.in


Coordinates: 16 ° 55 '  N , 81 ° 20'  E