Guntur District
| Total Population : 4,465,144 |
| Total literate : 2,455,965 |
| Rural : 3,179,384 |
Urban : 1,285,760 |
| Male : 2,250,279 |
Female : 2,214,865 |
| Area : 11,391.00 kmē |
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Collector
Office
: (0863) 2234458,2234200
Home : (0863) 2234500
Social
& Developmental Challenges by J. Ranga Rao, ASSIST,
Guntur
- Child labour
- Waste land - impraper utilization
- Migration
- Floods & cyclones - natural calamities
- Water - in western parts, upper land areas
- HIV / AIDS
MP : Loksabha
Guntur
MP
Sambasiva Rayapati Rao
CONSTITUENCY : Guntur (Andhra Pradesh )
PARTY : Indian National Congress (INC)
Present
Address
C-1/20, Pandara Park
New Delhi-110 011
Tels. 23782602, 9868180318 (M)
Permanent
Address
4th Line, Lakshmipuram,
Guntur - 522 007
(Andhra Pradesh)
Tels. (0863) 2350400, 2350500,
Fax No. (0863) 2240500
Brief
About District
Guntur district was formed on the 1st October, 1904
with Head Quarters at Guntur after bifurcating Krishna
and Nellore districts. Prior to 1859 there was 'Guntur
District' with Head Quarters at Guntur but with a
different jurisdiction. In 1859 , the district was
abolished and was divided up between Masulipatnam
and Rajahmundry districts which were renamed as Krishna
and Godavari. In 1904, Guntur district was constituted
into a separate independent district with the areas
of the Taluka of Tenali, Bapatla, Guntur, Sattenapalli,
Narasaraopet , Vinukonda and Palnadu of old Krishna
district and Ongole taluk from Nellore district.
Tenali
taluk was split on 1-7-1909 into two taluks namely
Tenali and Repalle. This district thus formed in 1904
was retained intact till February, 1970. In February
1970, while forming a new district with Ongole as
its head quarters parts of Bapatla and Narasaraopet
taluks and the whole of Ongole taluk were taken to
Prakasam District leaving Guntur district with only
eight taluks namely 1.Guntur 2.Sattenapalli 3.Tenali
4.Repalle 5.Bapatla 6.Narasaraopet 7.Vinukonda and
8.Palnadu.
With
effect from 1st November 1977 again , these eight
taluks were reorganised into eleven taluks by upgrading
the sub-taluks of 1. Mangalagiri 2. Ponnuru 3. Macherla
as taluks bifurcating the old taluks of Guntur, Bapatla
and Palnadu respectively. Later, 1980, Chilakaluripet
taluk was formed as 12th taluk taking parts from Narasaraopet
and Guntur taluks.
During
1981-`82, Repalle taluk was sub divided into Pallapatla
and Repalle , Tenali into Tenali and Emani, Guntur
taluk into Guntur and Prathipadu, Sattenapalli taluk
into Sattenapalli, Tyalluru and Rajupalem. Vinukonda
Taluk into Vinukonda, Ipuru and Gurazala into Gurazala
and Piduguralla thus bringing 19 taluks into existence
by the end of 1981-82. Though it was contemplated
in 1981-82 to constitute Amrathaluru and Tadikonda
also as taluks to coincide with the 21 Panchayat Samithis
yet they did not come into existence. 57 Mandals have
come into existence with effect from 25-5-1985 in
the place of erstwhile taluks and Firkhas. The main
objective of the Government in keeping Mandals is
to take administration closer to the people and to
create more manageable unit of administration.
BOUNDARIES:
The district is bounded on the North by Krishna and
Nalgonda districts, on the West by Prakasam and Mahaboobnagar
districts, on the South by Prakasam district, on the
East by Krishna district and Bay of Bengal . It is
situated between 15 - 18 and 16 - 50 of the Northern
Latitude and 70-10 and 80 - 55 of the Eastern Longitude.
DEMOGRAPHIC
PARTICULARS:
The population of the district is 41,06,999 with a
density of 361 per Sq.Km. The percentage of literacy
is 46.35 and the percentage of Urban population to
total population is 28.89.
LAND
UTILISATION:
The total geographical area of the district is 1132823
Hectares. During the year 1999-2k the area covered
by forest is hectares which forms to the total geographical
area. The net area sown is hectares forming to the
total geographical area . The total cropped area in
the district is hectares. The area sown more than
once during the year is hectares.
MINERAL
RESOURCES:
The district is rich in mineral resources. The principal
minerals available are limestone, lime kankar, Napa
slabs ,Copper and Lead. Lime stone is being utilised
by the cement factories of Macherla and Tadepalli.
There are copper mines at Agnigundala of Ipur Mandal.
CILMATE
The normal rainfall of the district is 889.1 M.M.
The climate is generally warm in Summer and the heat
is very severe in Rentachintala , where the maximum
temparature in the State is recorded.
RIVERS
The important Rivers and reverlets in the district
are the Krishna, the Naguleru, the Chandravanka and
Gundlakamma. The river Krishna travels about 250 Kms,
through the district along the northern boundary of
the district.
IRRIGATION
The two Major irrigation projects in the district
are 1) Old Krishna Ayacut, now renamed as Prakasam
Barrage with an ayacut of 202032 hectares and 2) Nagarjuna
Sagar Project with an ayacutt of 254583 hectares.
Both the projects are constructed on the river Krishna.
A medium Irrigation channel by name Guntur Branch
Canal (GBC) having an ayacutt of 10823 hectares and
the Minor Irrigation sources like tanks, Bore Wells,
tube wells etc., are providing irrigation.
SOILS
The soils in general are very fertile and they are
broadly classified as Black cotton, Red loamy and
sandy loamy. Black cotton area is in 70%, Red loamy
in 24% and sandy loamy in about 6% of the area in
the district.
CROPS
The predominant crops grown in the district are paddy,
jowar and bajra among cereals, blackgram , greengram
and redgram among pulses, cotton , chillies, turmeric
and tobacco among non-food and commercial crops.
Nagarjuna
Sagar
The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is the World`s highest Masonary
gravity dam having World`s largest discharging capacity
of 20,000 Cu. Secs.(409 Feet maximum height) across
the river Krishna situated at about 130 K.M.s upto
the Prakasam Barrage with a lake capacity of 31.05
million acre. The State Government is taking steps
to develop Nagarjuna Sagar as a place of tourist attraction
on the lines of Brindavan and Botanical gardens. This
place has acquired special historic importance, by
virtue of the association of Sri Nagarjuna , the great
Acharya and learned scholar of the historic days,
and the museum exhibiting the historic relics depicting
the greatness of these days.
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