Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

is one of the southern state of India. There are a total of 26 districts in the three regions of

Coastal Andhra Coastal Andhra (South costal Andhra) also known as Kostha Andhra is a region in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vijayawada is the largest city in this region. It was part of Madras State before 1953 and Andhra State from 1953 to 1956. ...

Uttarandhra Uttarandhra or North coastal Andhra, also known as Kalinga Andhra is a region consisting of six northern districts of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises the districts of Srikakulam, Parvathipuram Manyam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapat ...

and Rayalaseema. The capital of the state is the

Amaravati Amaravati () is the capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the river Krishna in Guntur district. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone at a ceremonial event in Uddandara ...

. However, a proposal to establish three capitals at vishakapatnam(executive capital), amravati (legislative capital) and kurnool (judicial capital) is still being considered. The census over the years grown steadily in terms of population. It shares borders with states like

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

Orissa Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of S ...

, Telangana and

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

. Based on the Census of India (2011), the state has a population of ''49,471,555'' residents. The sex ratio is way above the national average at ''992'' as against 978 in 2001. Spread over an area of ''160,205 km²'', the state has a population density of ''308'' as against 277 in 2001 Census, which is below the national average. Registered growth rate of the population is 11.10 as against 14.59 recorded in the 2001 census. The decadal growth rate has come down by 3.49 during the 2001-2011. Literacy rate in 2011 was ''67.77%'' as against 60.47% recorded in 2001 census. It is an increase of 7.19%. The official language of the state is Telugu.

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Andhra Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

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