Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the

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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 ...

, located in the

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 ...

region of the state, with its headquarters located at

Srikakulam Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census,. it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaa ...

. It is one of the six districts, located in the extreme northeastern direction of the state. It was formerly known as Chicacole , and was under Ganjam district till 1936 April 1, then merged under Vizagapatam district .This was once the part of ancient

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History

Prehistory

Evidence of early historic man and his activities during the

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have been discovered at Sangamayya Konda and Dannanapeta. The speciality of Dannanapeta

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site is a large single capstone as a dolmen with 36 ft in length and 14 ft in width and 2 ft thickness. Sailada Hills consists of 36 upright rocks and natural caves used for habitation by Iron Age man in Amudalavalasa mandal of the district.

Jainism and Buddhism

Salihundam Historic Buddhist Remains 3 by GPuvvada 2010

Evidences of Jain monuments and Buddhist remnants were discovered near Sangamayya Konda. Jain rock beds were discovered at Dannanapeta near Amudalavalasa in the district.

Salihundam Salihundam, is a village and panchayat in Gara Mandal of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh. It is a historically important Buddhist monument of ancient Kalinga and a major tourist attraction It is a village lying on top of the hill on the s ...

is a famous Buddhist remnants site on the south bank of River Vamsadhara 5 kilometres west of

Kalingapatnam Kalingapatnam is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Gara, Srikakulam, Gara mandal of Srikakulam revenue division. It has one of the major beach sand deposits of the state. In medieval era it ...

and 18 kilometres from Srikakulam town.

Post Independence

Srikakulam District was carved out in 1950 by bifurcating it from Visakhapatnam District. It remained unaffected in its territorial jurisdiction for some time. But in November 1969 the district lost 63 villages from Saluru Taluk and 44 villages from Bobbili Taluk on account of their transfer to the then newly constituted Gajapathinagaram Taluk of Visakhapatnam District. In May 1979, the district underwent major territorial changes with the formation of a new district with headquarters at Vizianagaram which involved transfer of

Salur Salur or Saluru is a municipal town and mandal headquarters in Parvathipuram Manyam district, of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography Salur is on the banks of River Vegavathi at . It has an average elevation of 118 metres (387&nb ...

Bobbili Bobbili is a town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography Bobbili is located at . It has an average elevation of 103 metres (337 feet). History The town of Bobbili was founded during the 17th ce ...

, Parvathipuram and

Cheepurupalli Cheepurupalli is a census town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is located 30 km to the north of Vizianagaram.The town covers an area of 348 hectares with a population of 78,000 according to the 2011 ...

Taluks to the new district. Srikakulam's culture is a blend of traditional festivals, food, music and theatres.

Geography

Srikakulam district occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to Australia's

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. It is within the geographic coordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ N and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ E. The district is skirted to a distance by Kandivalasagedda, Vamsadhara and Bahuda at certain stretches of their courses while a line of heights of the great

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run from the northeast.

Vizianagaram district Vizianagaram district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district was once the part of ancient Kalinga.Saripilli Dibbilingeswara temple ...

and

Parvathipuram Manyam district Parvathipuram Manyam district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Parvathipuram as its administrative headquarters, it became functional from 4th April 2022. The district was formed from Parvathipuram revenue division fr ...

flanks in the south and west while

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bounds it on the north and Bay of Bengal on the East. Srikakulam district can be divided into two main distinct natural divisions. A portion of Srikakulam district is plain terrain with intense agriculture and the other is rocky and hilly terrain covered with forests. Some of the Mahendragiri Hills covers Srikakulam district. Most of the forest area of the plain terrain has been damaged by intense agriculture. Kotthuru,

Hiramandalam Hiramandalam is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal headquarters of Hiramandalam mandal in Palakonda revenue division. BRR Project Located at Hiramandalam town. It is located 49 ...

Pathapatnam Pathapatnam is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Pathapatnam mandal of Palakonda revenue division. Pathapatnam is located on the border of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh and Gajapati ...

, Kalingadal reservoir and some other areas are still covered with dense forests. Srikakulam is north of Visakhapatnam. It has a population of 2,703,114 of which 10.98% is urban as of 2001. Srikakulam district has the longest coastline (about ) in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Major rivers flowing through the district are

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, River Vamsadhara, Mahendratanaya, Champavati, Bahuda, Kumbhikota Gedda, Suvarnamukhi, Vegavati, Gomukhi. The Nagavali and Vamsadhara are the major rivers in Srikakulam district. These two river basins together constitute about 5% of the area. The Mahendratanaya and Bahuda rivers are two minor river basins in the district. Others are Benjigedda, Peddagedda, Kandivalasa gedda. Major irrigation projects on these rivers — Vamsadhara Project,

Narayanapuram Anicut Burja or Boorja is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Burja is located near River Nagavali. Burja mandal is bordered by Regidi Amadalavalasa, Santhakavati, Palakonda, Seethampeta, Sarubujjili and Amadalaval ...

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census Srikakulam district has a

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of 2,703,114, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 147th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001–2011 was 6.38%. Srikakulam has a

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of 1014

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 62.3%. After reorganization the district had a population of 21,91,437, with a sex ratio of 1014 females to every 100 males. 373,746 (17.05%) lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 1,85,890 (8.48%) and 94,371 (4.31%) of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 92.34% of the population spoke

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, 6.18% Odia and 0.92% Sora as their first language.

Household indicators

According to 2007–08,

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, 86.9% had access to

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, 70.4% had

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, 18.5% toilet facilities, and 47.2% lived in a

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(permanent)

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. 31.5% of girls wed before the

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of 18 and 90.1% of interviewees carried a BPL

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Cities And Towns

{{Largest cities , country = Srikakulam District , stat_ref = As per the 2011 Census , list_by_pop = List of towns in Srikakulam District , div_name = Division , div_link = List of towns in Srikakulam District{{!Division , city_1 = Srikakulam , div_1 = Srikakulam revenue division{{!Srikakulam Division , pop_1 = 125,953 , city_2 = Palasa , div_2 = Palasa revenue division{{!Palasa Division , pop_2 = 57,507 , city_3 = Rajam , div_3 = Palakonda revenue division{{!Palakonda Division , pop_3 = 42,123 , city_4 = Amudalavalasa , div_4 = Srikakulam revenue division{{!Srikakulam Division , pop_4 = 39,799 , city_5 = Ichchapuram , div_5 = Palasa revenue division{{!Palasa Division , pop_5 = 36,478 , city_6 = Tekkali , div_6 = Tekkali revenue division{{!Tekkali Division , pop_6 = 28,637 , city_7 = Narasannapeta , div_7 = Srikakulam revenue division{{!Srikakulam Division , pop_7 = 26,280 , city_8 = Palakonda , div_8 = Palakonda revenue division{{!Palakonda Division , pop_8 = 20,760 , city_9 = Sompeta , div_9 = Palasa revenue division{{!Palasa Division , pop_9 = 18,778 , city_10 = Pathapatnam , div_ 10 = Palakonda revenue division{{!Palakonda Division , pop_10 = 15,954

Administrative Divisions

The district has three revenue divisions —

Palasa Palasa is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Palasa mandal. It is located near to the National Highway 16 between Srikakulam and Berhampur. Along with its ...

and

Tekkali Tekkali is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tekkali mandal and Tekkali revenue division and is located at a distance of 51 KM from the district headquarters. The p ...

. They are divided into 30

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s in the district. The district has 12 towns and 973 villages. There are one

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, three

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, two

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s and seven

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s. The municipal corporation in the district is

and three municipalities in the district are

Amadalavalasa Amadalavalasa is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and also the mandal headquarters of Amadalavalasa mandal. The town is spread over an area of , which is under the jurisdiction of Visak ...

Ichchapuram Ichchapuram is a town in the Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is located nearly 142 km from the district capital, Srikakulam. Ichchapuram municipality is the largest urban local body in the Srikakulam ...

, Palasa-Kasibugga. The six census towns are Balaga,

Narasannapeta Narasannapeta is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Narasannapeta mandal in Srikakulam revenue division. 43 villages are there under the administrative division of Nar ...

Ponduru Ponduru is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is the mandal headquarters of Ponduru mandal in Srikakulam revenue division. It falls under the Amadalavalasa Assembly Constituency and Srikakulam Lo ...

Sompeta Sompeta is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Sompeta mandal in Tekkali revenue division. Geography Sompeta is located at . It has an average elevation of 8 metre ...

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Mandals

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Kaviti Kaviti is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kaviti mandal is bordered by Ichchapuram mandal to the north, Kanchili and Sompeta mandals to the south, Odisha state to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east ...

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Santha Bommali Santhabommali is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Demographics Indian census The decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 times, as of 2021. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning i ...

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Kotabommali Kotabommali is a mandal in the Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography Kotabommali is located at . It has an average elevation of 28 meters (95 feet). Demographics census, had a population of 8,941. The total po ...

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Kanchili Kanchili is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kanchili mandal is bordered by Kaviti mandal to the north, Odisha state to the west and Sompeta mandal to the south and east. Demographics According to Indian ...

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Meliaputti Meliaputti or Meliyaputti is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Meliaputti mandal of Palakonda revenue division. Geography Meliyaputti is located at . It has an average elevation of 74 met ...

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Sarubujjili Sarubujjili is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Sarubujjili mandal is bordered by Burja, Seethampeta, Hiramandalam, Jalumuru and Narasannapeta mandals of Srikakulam district. Politics Sarubujjili is unde ...

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Saravakota Saravakota is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Saravakota mandal of Palakonda revenue division. Geography Saravakota is located at . It has an average elevation of 61 meters (203 feet). ...

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Burja Burja or Boorja is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Burja is located near River Nagavali. Burja mandal is bordered by Regidi Amadalavalasa, Santhakavati, Palakonda, Seethampeta, Sarubujjili and Amadalavala ...

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Vajrapukotturu Vajrapu-kotturu is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Vajrapukotturu mandal is bordered by Mandasa, Palasa, Nandigam and Santha Bommali mandals of Srikakulam district and has a long coastline off Bay of Benga ...

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Nandigama Nandigama is a town in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality and also the headquarters of Nandigama mandal in Nandigama revenue division. Geography Nandigama is located 50 km West of Vijayawada and 46&n ...

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Lakshminarasupeta Lakshminarasupeta is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of 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 ...

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Etcherla Etcherla is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the Mandal headquarters of Etcherla mandal. Most of the people in this region speak Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian lang ...

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Jalumuru Jalamuru is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Jalumuru mandal is bordered by Narasannapeta, Sarubujjili, Saravakota and Kotabommali mandals of Srikakulam district. Geography Jalamuru is located at . It h ...

Politics

Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency),

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The seven

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Erstwhile Talukas

Before Formation of Mandals, Administration was done through Taluka system. Erstwhile Talukas in district is given below. In 1978, the number of talukas in Srikakulam district was increased from 14 to 19. Later in 1985, 19 Talukas were divided into 60 mandals, out of which 14 talukas were in Srikakulam further bifurcated into 38 Mandals. {, class="wikitable" , + !S.No. !Erstwhile Talukas in 1971 !Newly Formed Talukas in 1978 !Newly Formed Mandals in 1985 , - , rowspan="2" , 1 , rowspan="2" , Srikakulam , Srikakulam , Srikakulam, Gara, , - , Amadalavalasa , Amadalavalasa, Burja

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Seethampeta, , - , Rajam , Veeraghattam, Regidi, Rajam, Santhakaviti, , - , rowspan="2" , 3 , rowspan="2" , Pathapatnam , Pathapatnam , Pathapatnam, Kothuru

Hiramandalam

Saravakota, Meliaputti, Tekkali

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Bhamini, Kothuru

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, - , Kotabommali , Kotabommali

Polaki

Jalumuru, Santhabommali

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Nandigam

Varjapukothuru

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Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies

There are three Parliamentary Constituencies and 10 assembly constituencies in Srikakulam district. Parliamentary constituencies include

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, and

Vizianagaram Vizianagaram is a city and the headquarters of Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is central Eastern Ghats, about west of the Bay of Bengal and north-northeast of Visakhapatnam. The city has a population of 228,02 ...

. The 10 Assembly Constituencies are

Rajam Rajam is a town in Vizianagaram District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a nagar panchayat and the headquarters of Rajam mandal. It is situated at a distance of 51 Km from the district headquarters. The place has nostalgic associa ...

Palakonda Palakonda is a town in Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a nagar panchayat and the mandal headquarters of Palakonda mandal in Palakonda revenue division Geography Palakonda is located at . It has an a ...

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Municipalities in District

{, class="wikitable" , + !S.No. !City / Town !Civic Status of Town !No.of Wards !Municipality Formation year !2011 Census Population !2001 Census Population !1991 Census Population !1981 Census Population !1971 Census Population !1961 Census Population !1951 Census Population , - , 1 ,

, Municipal Corporation , 50 , 1856 , 1,37,944 , 1,17,320 , 88,883 , 68,145 , 45,179 , 35,071 , 24,212 , - , 2 , Palasa-Kasibugga , Municipality Grade - 2 , 31 , 2000 , 57,507 , 49,899 , 33,057 , 23,737 , 17,439 , -- , -- , - , 3 , Amadalavalasa , Municipality Grade - 2 , 27 , 1987 , 39,799 , 37,931 , 34,395 , 18,005 , 13,842 , -- , -- , - , 4 , Ichapuram , Municipality Grade - 3 , 23 , 1986 , 36,493 , 32,662 , 29,564 , 19,152 , 15,850 , 12,961 , 11,390

Economy

The gross district domestic product (GDDP) of the district is {{INRConvert, 19942, c, abbr=on and it contributes 3.8% to the gross state domestic product (GSDP). For FY 2013–14, the

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

at current prices was {{INRConvert, 57174. The primary,

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and tertiary sectors of the district contribute {{INRConvert, 4855, c, abbr=on, {{INRConvert, 4114, c, abbr=on and {{INRConvert, 10973, c, abbr=on respectively.{{cite web, title=Economy of Srikakulam District, url=http://apedb.gov.in/infrastrctr.html, website=Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board, access-date=25 April 2017 Tribal communities such as the Saora and

Jatapus The Jatapu people are a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha Jatapus are a Adivasitribe and are traditionally pastoral farmers. Through acculturation the Jatapus speak Telugu and have in many ways adopted t ...

still practise the traditional podu system of cultivation.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Dr. Reddy's Laboratories is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company based in Hyderabad. The company was founded by Kallam Anji Reddy, who previously worked in the mentor institute Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited. Dr. Reddy's ...

, a major pharmaceutical company, is at

Pydibhimavaram Pydi-bhimavaram is a village located in Ranastalam mandal in Srikakulam district, 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 a ...

Transport

The total road length of

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s in the district is {{Convert, 959, km, mi, abbr=on.

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of V ...

runs bus services to all the major cities and towns of the state from the district. Major

railway stations A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ...

in the district include Amudalavalasa, Srikakulam Road railway station,

Palasa railway station Palasa railway station (station code: PSA) is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Palasa and surrounding areas in Srikakulam district. History During the period 1893 to 1896, of railway tracks covering the entire coastal st ...

( major station) Naupada, Ichchapuram and Sompeta etc.

Culture

The district is renowned for the brassware products namely, Budithi Bell and Brass Craft, which are made at Budithi village. These are registered as

geographic indication A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country). The use of a geographical indication, as an indication of the product's source, ...

from

. The district has many people from fields like

film industry The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post ...

, music, art and architecture etc. Among the notable people are Vaddadi Papaiah,

J. V. Somayajulu Jonnalagadda Venkata Somayajulu (30 July 1920 or – 24 April 2004) was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. In 1981, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu ...

, Gidugu Venkata Ramamoorty, Sarat babu, LV Revanth(Indian idol),

Rao Ramesh Raavu Ramesh Rao (born 25 May 1968) is an Indian actor known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and television. He is the son of veteran actor Rao Gopal Rao. Rao Ramesh initially appeared in ''Seema Simham'' (2002), '' O ...

, Rao gopala Rao, Sai kumar,

Pingali Nagendrarao Pingali Nagendra Rao (29 December 1901 – 6 May 1971), known mononymously by his surname Pingali, was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, and playwright who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. Famous for his witty and romantic lyrics, ...

, and Kalipatnam Ramarao.{{citation needed, date=September 2017

Sports

Kodi Rammurthy Naidu (body builder),

Karnam Malleswari Karnam Malleswari (born 1 June 1975) is a retired Indian weightlifter. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics in 2000. In 1994, she received the Arjuna Award and in 1999, she received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, ...

(Olympic medalist), Pujari Sailaja in weight lifting are famous people from the district.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, there are 3,875 schools. They include, 55 government, 2,833 mandal and zilla parishads, 1 residential, 573 private, 14 model, 32 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), 85 municipal and 282 other types of schools. The number of students enrolled in primary, upper primary and high schools of the district is 371,472. The only university in the district is

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam is a state university located in Etcherla, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 2008 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The university is named after B. R. Ambedkar. His ...

and medical colleges are Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Srikakulam town, GEMS—Great Eastern Medical Speciality and Hospital in Ragolu village.

Temples

There are seven temples under the management of Endowments Department. {, class="wikitable" , +Trust controlled Temples , - , S.no , Temple, , Mandal, , Village , - , 1 , Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy Temple , , SRIKAKULAM , , BALAGA (RURAL) , - , 2 , Sri Maninageswara Swamy Temple , , SRIKAKULAM , , KALLEPALLE , - , 3 , Sri Kothamma Ammavari Temple , , KOTABOMMILI , , KOTABOMMILI , - , 4 , Sri Kota Durga Ammavari Temple , , PALAKONDA, , PALAKONDA , - , 5 , Sri Neelamani Durga Ammavari Temple , , PATHAPATNAM, , PATHAPATNAM , - , 6 , Sri Yendala Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple , , TEKKALI, , RAAVI VALASA , - , 7 , Sri Hatakeswara Swamy Temple , , SRIKAKULAM, ,

Singupuram Singupuram is a census town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography It is located 11 kilometers(km) east of the district headquarters of Srikakulam district, 9 km from Srikakulam and 100 km from the State capital Visakhapatnam. Dem ...

, - , 8 , Sri kurmam Temple , , GARA, , SRI KURMAM , - , 9 , Sri Suryanarayana Swamy Temple , , ARASAVELLI, , ARASAVELLI

Important Commodities Produced / Manufactured in the District

Following are the towns & villages with respective commodities produced across the district.https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2811_PART_A_DCHB_SRIKAKULAM.pdf {{Bare URL PDF, date=March 2022 {, class="wikitable" , - , S# , Town, , Commodities , - , 1 , Srikakulam, , Jute, Bricks, Iron Articles , - , 2 , Palasa Kasibugga , , Cashew Nuts, Coir Ropes, Sugar , - , 3 , Ichchapuram , , Coir Ropes, Bricks, Stone Carving , - , 4 , Sompeta , , Cashew Nuts, Baskets , - , 5 , Hiramandalam , , Groundnut Oil , - , 6 , Palakonda , , Sugar , - , 7 , Tekkali , , Aluminium Moulding , - , 8 , Rajam , , Jute Twine, Synthetic, Yarn, Iron Rods , - , 9 , Amadalavalasa , , Sugar , - , 10 , Narasannapeta , , Jaggery , - , 11 , Balaga , , Jute, Bricks , - , 12 , Ponduru , , Textiles, Ground Nut , -

Notable people

Sarath Babu Sathyam Babu Dixithulu (born 31 July 1951), known by his stage name Sarath Babu, is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema. He has worked in more than 200 films. He has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and ...

, actor *

Gouthu Latchanna Sardar Gouthu Latchanna (16 August 1909 – 19 April 2006) was a veteran freedom fighter from India. Personal life Dr. Gouthu Latchanna was born in Baruva village of the Sompeta mandal, Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh ...

, freedom fighter and politician *

, Indian weightlifter *

Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu (23 February 1957 – 2 November 2012) was an Indian politician. Early life Yerran Naidu was born on 23 February 1957, in a farmer's family in Nimmada, a remote village in the Srikakulam district of north coastal And ...

, Member of Parliament and Central Minister * Kodi Rammurthy Naidu, Indian bodybuilder *

Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao is a mechanical engineer, billionaire industrialist, the founder chairman of GMR Group, a global infrastructure developer and operator based in India. Started in 1978, GMR Group is now present in 7 countries, active in ...

, Industrialist * T. Trivikrama Rao, producer

References

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External links

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Website of Srikakulam District Collectorate

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