Vizianagaram District
| Total Population : 2,249,254 |
| Total literate : 997,482 |
| Rural : 1,836,859 |
Urban : 412,395 |
| Male : 1,119,541 |
Female : 1,129,713 |
| Area :
6,539.00
Sq.km. |
|
Collectorate
Dr
B. Kishore, IAS
Office : (08922) 226720 Home : (08922) 276177
MP
: Loksabha
Deo V. Kishore Chandra S.
CONSTITUENCY : Parvathipuram (ST) (Andhra Pradesh
)
PARTY : Indian National Congress (INC)
Present
Address
64,
Lodhi Estate,
New Delhi - 110 003
Tels. (011) 24635686, 24635676,
Permanent
Address
Fort
Kurupam,
Vizianagaram - 535 524 (Andhra Pradesh)
Tels. (08963) 225135,
Brief
about District Vizianagaram
Location and Composition
Vizianagaram
district was formed on 1st June 1979, with headquarters
at Vizianagaram as per G.O. Ms. No 700/revenue (U)
Department dated 15th May 1979 with portions carved
from Srikakulam and Visakahapatnam Districts. Vizianagaram
District is situated with in the geographical co-ordinates
of 17- 15 and 19 15 of the northern latitude and
83 00 and 83-45 of the eastern longitude. The
district is bounded on the east by Srikakulam District
on the west and south by Visakhapatnam district, on
the south east by the Bay of Bengal and North West
by Orissa State.
The
areas transferred from Visakhapatnam district are
mostly picturesque especially in the north. The agency
track mostly consists of the hilly regions covered
by the Eastern Ghats which run parallel to the coast
from the North - East to the South West. The average
height of these hills is over 914 metres, although
there are several peaks of even 1,219 metres high
The
main soils in the district are Red soils, Sandy loams
and Sandy clay and they constitute 96 % of the total
area. The soils in the district are predominantly
loamy with medium fertility. There are mostly red
loamy soils, as far as dry lands are concerned and
clay loamy in case of wet lands
The
normal rainfall of the district for the year is 1,131.0
MM as against the actual rainfall of 740.6 MM received
during 2002-03. The district gets the benefit of both
the South West and North- East monsoon.
Vizianagaram
district extends over an area of 6,539 Sq.Kms with
a density of 343 per Sq. KM covering 1,551 villages,
out of which 66 are uninhabited. The total population
of the district is 22,45, 103 as per 2001 census consisting
of 11,20,124 Males and 11,24,979 females. According
to 2001 census rural population of the district is
18.33 Lakhs which comes to 82% of the total population
and the urban population is 4.12 Lakhs which comes
to 18% of the total population.
The
principal rivers flowing in the district are ุ Nagavali
ุ Vegavathi ุ Gomukhi ุ Suvarnamukhi ุ Champavathi
ุ Gostani.
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