Government of
Andhra Pradesh
Kondaveedu Fort, Guntur
Andhra Pradesh
The sunrise state of India
District Profile
Guntur District
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Andhra Pradesh
The Sunrise state of India
Andhra
Pradesh
Area
1,60,205 Sq Km
Districts
13
Population
4.9 Crores
Average GSDP
growth rate
12.8%
(from 2011-12 to 2014-15)
Per capita
income growth
INR 90,517 (USD 1,508) (201415) from INR 81,397 (USD
1356) (2013-14)
Source: 1. Area, Districts, population - http://www.ap.gov.in/state-profile/ap-at-glance/ ;
2. Socio economic survey – GoAP 2014-15, http://www.ap.gov.in/socio/chapter_2_Macro%20Economic%20Aggregates.pdf
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Andhra Pradesh
The Sunrise state of India
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
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1742 Large and Mega Projects with an investment of INR
78,860 crore (USD 13.14 Bn)have gone into production
Mega
Projects
creating employment to 4,21,222 persons as on November
2014.
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1,06,504 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises were
established providing employment to 11,65,102 persons
involving an investment of INR 1,69,121 (USD 28.18 Bn) crore
up to March, 2014.
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1990 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises were established
providing employment to 25,175 persons involving an
Industrial
Development
Start ups &
MSMEs
Large
Projects
ANDHRA PRADESH
investment of INR 2,263 (USD 377 Bn) crore during 2014-15
Source: AP Socio Economic Survey 2014-2015, http://www.ap.gov.in/socio/chapter_1_General%20Review.pdf
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Guntur District
Brief Profile
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Guntur is one of the 9 Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh
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It is bounded by Krishna & Nalgonda districts on the North, by Prakasam and
Guntur
Mahabubnagar districts on the West, by Prakasam district on the South and by
Krishna district, and the Bay of Bengal on the East.
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The district has a coastline of 100 Kms
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Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur
District
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Paddy, tobacco, cotton and chillies are the main agricultural products cultivated in
the district
It is located between 15° 18’and 16° 50’ North latitude and 70°
10’and 80° 55’East longitude.
Source: Ministry of MSME, District Profile – Guntur District
Coastline Length - http://guntur.nic.in/dist-profile.html
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ECONOMIC SCENARIO - GUNTUR DISTRICT
District GDP at Constant (2004-05) Prices in
INR Crores
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
Sectoral breakup of district GDP at
constant (2004-05) prices
28%
55%
17%
Agriculture and
Allied Sectors
Industries
Sector
Service Sector
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
The Real GDP of the district has grown at a CAGR
of 7.68 per cent over the decade 2004-05 to
2013-14
Source: AP Socio Economic Survey 2014-2015, http://www.ap.gov.in/
The district’s GDP at constant (2004 – 05) prices
was INR 23,127 crore (USD 3.9 Bn)in 2013-14
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Guntur District
Brief Profile
MAJOR RIVERS
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Krishna is the main river, which traverses 250 kms in the district,
irrigating an area of nearly 5 lakh. Chandravanka, Naguleru and
Gundlakamma are the 3 major rivulets.
MINERALS
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Guntur district has deposits of limestone, clay, quartz, copper, and lead.
Lime stone is abundantly available in Pidiuguralla, Macherla, Pondugula
and Tadipalli areas. Copper deposits are found at Agnigundala. Napa
stones are found in abundance in various places in this district.
Source: Ministry of MSME, District Profile – Guntur District
http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/guntur%20profile_ap.pdf
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GUNTUR DISTRICT
Guntur
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Guntur District
Key Demographics
ITEM
UNITS
FIGURE
Area
In ‘000 Sq. Km
11.3
Population
In Persons
4,887,813
Population
Growth (decadal)
%
9.47 %
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Guntur District’s literacy rate of its urban population
is 78.03 per cent which is much above the national
average
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The district’s literacy rate has grown from 62.54 per
cent to 67.40 per cent over the years 2001 – 2011
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The district’s population constitutes 5.78 per cent of
the state’s population
Population
Density
(Person/Sq.Km)
429
Urbanization
%
33.81 %
Literacy
%
67.40
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The district has a progressive sex ratio of 1003
Source: Census 2011,
http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/134-guntur.html
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Guntur District
Administrative Structure
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Guntur City is the district headquarters of the district
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Guntur district is divided into 3 Revenue divisions: Guntur, Tenali
and Narsaraopeta. The district is divided into 57 Mandals and 729
revenue villages
Source: Ministry of MSME, District Profile - Guntur District
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Guntur District
Connectivity
ROAD NETWORK
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The district has 148 Km of National Highways, 3994 Km of PWD
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Guntur junction is the major intercity railway station in
Roads, and 7445 Km of Panchayat roads
the city of Guntur and falls under South Central
National Highway (NH) 16 and NH 214A are the major highways that
Railway zone of Indian Railways.
pass through the district
AIRPORT
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RAIL NETWORK
Vijaywada airport is only 55 Km from Guntur and is connected via
PORT
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Kakinada Port at 256 km and Visakhapatnam port at
389 Km; via NH 5
National Highway 5
Distances measured from District headquarters - Guntur
Source: Road Lengths , Ministry of MSME – District Profile – Guntur District
Guntur District
Educational Infrastructure and Human Capital
Particulars
Number of
Institutes 201415
Total Students
2014-15
Govt. Degree
Colleges
6
2985
Private Aided
Degree Colleges
32
25202
Junior Colleges in
the State 2013-14
Source: Andhra Pradesh, Socio economic survey – GoAP 2014-15, http://www.ap.gov.in
329 (Number of Institutes)
Guntur District
Industrial Base
Particulars
Large & Mega
Industrial
Projects
established
Micro Small and
Medium
Enterprises
established
Source: Andhra Pradesh, Socio economic survey – GoAP 2014-15, http://www.ap.gov.in
Investment
(INR Crore)
Employment
(Nos.)
6,070
43,708
2,024.20
75,005
Guntur city
Key Demographics
ITEM
Population (Crores)
NUMBER
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Guntur district, which is home of historically significant
673,952
Amaravati, Bhattiprolu and Sitanagaram monuments.
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Average Literacy (%)
The city is also a centre for business, industry, and agriculture.
The region is identified as a major transportation and textile
80.71
hub in India.
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Sex ratio
Guntur is a centre of learning and the administrative capital of
1018
Additionally, the Guntur area economy has an agricultural
component that is internationally known for its exports of
chillies, cotton, and tobacco.
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The Guntur Metropolitan area includes Gorantla (Part),
Guntur, and Peda Palakaluru (Part)
*Numbers of Guntur Metropolitan area
Source: Census 2011, http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/412-guntur.html ; http://guntur.nic.in/dist-profile.html
Guntur City
Connectivity
Road
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Vishakhapatnam
Rail
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Guntur
Chennai - Vizag
industrial corridor
Bangalore Chennai Industrial
Corridor
National Highway
Guntur is connected to Vijaywada (37.5 Km) via NH 5, to Visakhapatnam (387 Km)
via NH 5, to Hyderabad (306 Km) via NH 9 and to Chennai (416 Km) via NH 5 and AH
5.
Guntur Railway Station is connected to Hyderabad, Chennai, Vijaywada,
Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneshwar, Howrah, Amravati and many other cities of
industrial importance
Airport
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Port
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Vijaywada airport is only 55 Km from Guntur and is connected via National Highway
(NH) 5 and the Visakhapatnam Airport is 392 Kms from Guntur City via NH 5.
Airports at Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bangalore are also well connected to Guntur
through roads
Visakhapatnam port, one of the biggest ports in India, is 387 Km from Guntur via NH
5. Other ports such as Kakinada port and Krishnapatnam are also well connected to
city
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