About ANDHRA PRADESH
Andhra Pradesh is a state of India located on the southeast coast of India. Its capital is Amravati which is its real name. Hyderabad is legal. Its area is 1,60,205 square kilometers. Which is the fourth largest state of India by region. And with a population of 49,386,799, it is the eighth largest state in India. The longest sea coast of all the states of India is 1600 kilometers in Gujarat followed by the second sea coast of this state is 972 kilometers.Andhra Pradesh shares its border with the Bay of Bengal in the east, Karnataka in the west, Tamil Nadu in the south, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa in the north. More than 77% of the crop here is of rice and hence Andhra Pradesh is also known as “rice bowl”.
State Andhra Pradesh
Capital Amravati (Actual), Hyderabad (Legal)
State language Telgu
National Emblem Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
State animal Blackbuck
State tree Neem
State Bird Rose-ringed parakeet
State flower Common Jasmine
State fruit Mango
Sate fish Snakehead murrel
Population 4,93 crore
population density 310 person per square km
Area 1,60,205 kilometer square
Literacy rate 67.02%
Female literacy rate 59.15%
Male literacy rate 74.88%
Sex ratio 940
History
According to historians, the history of Andhra Pradesh has started meeting 236 BCE. Emperor Ashoka died in 236 BC. The history of Andhra Pradesh is almost identical to the history of Tamil Nadu. Andhra Pradesh was also ruled by rulers like Satavahaka, Shaka.
Buddhist books reveal that the Andhraites established their states in the Godavari region. Ashoka in his 13th inscription states that the Andhraites were under him. Moryo extended his ruler to Andhra in the fourth century.After the Maurya dynasty, Shatavahanas became independent in Andhra in the third century. After the defeat of Shatavahana in 220 CE, the Pallavas, Anand Gotrika, Vishnukundina, Eastern Chalukyas and Chola dynasty ruled this Telugu land. The inscription evidence of the Telugu language was found in the 5th century AD during the reign of Renati Chola (Kadapa region). 322–297 BC Megasthanis, who visited Chandragupta Maurya’s court, said that Andhra was a three-strong city in the country and had an army of 1000 elephants, 200 cavalry and 100,000 infantry. The Vishnukundina kings, whose capital was Vinakonda, made the Telugu language the official language. Around 1022 AD, the Chalukya ruler Rajaraja Narendra ruled over Rajahmundry. The Kakatiya dynasty emerged in the 12th and 13th centuries. The Kakatiya dynasty were the first feudatories of the Rashtrakutas to rule a small area of Varangal. In 1323 AD, Sultan of Delhi Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq sent his army under Ulagh Khan to conquer the Telugu country and seize Warangal in which King Prataparudra was taken captive.In 1326 AD, the Musunuri Nayaks rescued Warangal from the Delhi Sultanate and ruled it for 50 years.
Harihar and Bukka established the Vijayanagara Empire, which is the largest empire in the history of Andhra Pradesh and India.
An independent nation, the Bahmani kingdom was established in South India in 1347 AD by Ala-ud-din Hasan Gangu. From the beginning of the 16th century to the end of the 17th century, the Qutub Shahi dynasty ruled the Andhra state.
From the 17th century, the British took control of many parts of the country and established the Madras Province. After independence, Telugu speaking was separated from Madras province.A new state was created on 1 October 1953, named Andhra Pradesh. After the formation of the State Reorganization Act 1956, the state of Hyderabad was merged with Andhra Pradesh to form the state of Andhra Pradesh. On February 2014, the Indian Parliament approved a separate state of Telangana. Telangana state is carved out of a part of Andhra Pradesh.
Geography Andhra Pradesh is a state of India located in South India. It is spread over an area of 160,205 square kilometers. The latitudinal extension of Andhra Pradesh is from 15 ° 54 ‘46.44 “North to longitudinal 79 ° 44’ 23.953” East. The population density here is 308 persons per square kilometer. Its capital is Hyderabad (Amravati). It is the fourth largest state in the country in area. Is the eighth largest state in terms of population. Andhra Pradesh is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, Karnataka in the west, Tamil Nadu in the south, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa in the north. Summer in Andhra Pradesh runs from March to June. The temperature remains very high in these months. In summer, the temperature here ranges from 20 ° C to 40 ° C. There is a rainy season from July to September. The state receives heavy rainfall during these months. Andhra Pradesh has a winter season from October to February. The normal temperature in winter ranges from 13° to 30°C.
Main rivers flowing in Andhra Pradesh River
Swarnamukha River — It is a river flowing in Andhra Pradesh. It originates from Chittoor district and joins the Bay of Bengal.
Godavari River — It is a major river of South India. It originates from the Trimbak hill of the Western Ghats. It originates from Nashik, Maharashtra. Its length is 1465 kilometers. It flows into the Bay of Bengal flowing from Andhra Pradesh.
Apart from this, there are other rivers whose names are — sarada river, sagileru river, sabari rever, penna river, arani river, champavathi river, cheyyeru river, chitravathi river, gosthani river, papagni river, palar river, nagavali river, nadari river, munneru river, gundlakamma river, kinnerasani river, kondaveedu river, and koringa river.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Andhra Pradesh has a population of 4,93,86,799. Of which 4,24,42,146 population is of men, and 4,21,38,631 population is of women, it is 6.99% of the population of India. The population density here is 310 persons per square kilometer. The population of rural areas of Andhra Pradesh is 56,361,702. The population of urban areas is 2,82,19,075.
Religion and language
People of many religions live here. Of which Hindus live in the largest population. Here the population of Hindus is 6,78,36,651 of which 3,42,78,050 population is male. The population is 3,35,58,601 women. The total population of Muslim people here is 6,986,856 of which 3,562,239 population is males, 3,424,617 population is females.The total population of the Christian people is 181,917, of which 580,319 population is 601,598 of males and females. The total population of people of Sikhism is 30,998, of which 17,264 are male and 13734 are female. The total population of Jain religion is 41,846, of which 21613 are male, 20233 are female.The total population of the Buddha religion is 32,037. In this religion, the population of males is 21,613 and females are 20,233.
Language Telugu is the official language of the state. Which is spoken by (88.5%) people of Andhra Pradesh. After this, Urdu language is most spoken here. Urdu is spoken by the people here (8.63%). This is followed by the Tamil language which is spoken by (1.01%) people. Names of languages spoken in Andhra Pradesh are less than (1%). Here Kannada which is spoken by (0.94%) people. This is followed by Marathi which is spoken by the people here (0.84%). In the third place, Hindi is the language spoken by (0.63%) people here. Then Oriya which is spoken by (0.42%) people, then Gonda and Malayalam which is spoken by (0.21%), (0.01%) people here. Less than 1% of the languages spoken by the state residents are Savara (0.09%), Gujrati (0.09%), Koya (0.08%), Jatapu (0.04%), Punjabi (0.04), Komali. (0.03%), Konda (0.03%), Gadba (0.02%), Sindhi (0.02%), Nepali (0.01%) and Khond (0.01%).
Andhra Pradesh is divided into 13 districts, namely — District
West Godavari (7,742 km), Vizianagaram (6,539 km), Visakhapatnam (11,161 km), Anantapur (19,130 km), Chittoor (15,152 km), East Godavari (10,807 km), Srikakulam (5,837 km), Prakasam (17262 km), Nellore (13,076 km), Kurnool (17,658 km), Kadapa (15359 km) are Krishna (8,727 km) and Guntur (11,391 km).
Administration
Governor — Biswa Bhushan Harichandan
Chief Minister — Jagan Mohan Reddy
Legislature — bicameral
Legislative Council seats — 58 seats
Assembly seats — 176 seats
Lok Sabha seats-25 seats
Rajya Sabha seats — 11 seats
High Court — Andhra Pradesh High Court
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