NTR district explained

NTR district
Settlement Type:District
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Zoom:8
Wikidata:yes
Coord:16.5193°N 80.6305°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Kosta Andhra
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Vijayawada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset:+05:30
Named For:N. T. Rama Rao
Established Date:4 April 2022
Established Title:Formed
Founder:Government of Andhra Pradesh
Total Type:Total
Area Total Km2:3316
Population Total:2218591
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Leader Title:District collector and magistrate
Leader Name:S. Dilli Rao
Leader Title1:Superintendent of Police
Leader Name1:Kanthi Rana Tata
Leader Title2:Lok Sabha constituencies
Leader Name2:01
Leader Title3:Assembly constituencies
Leader Name3:07
Area Urban Km2:249.25
Area Urban Sq Mi:96.236
Population Urban:1,302,557

NTR district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Vijayawada. The district is named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao. The district shares boundaries with Guntur, Palnadu, Krishna, Eluru, Khammam and Suryapet districts.

History

Named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao,[1] NTR district was proposed on 26 January 2022 and became one of the twenty-six districts in the state after the gazette notification was issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh on 3 April 2022. The gazette notification came into force on 4 April 2022. The district was carved out of Krishna district, and consists of the existing Vijayawada revenue division along with Nandigama and Tiruvuru revenue divisions, which were formed along with the district.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Geography

NTR district is bordered with Krishna district and Eluru district on the east, Palnadu district and Guntur district on the south, Suryapet district of Telangana state on the west and Khammam district of Telangana state on the north.

The Krishna river flows towards east and acts as border with Palnadu district and Guntur district.

Demographics

Based on the 2011 census, NTR district has a population of 22,18,591, of which 1,302,557 (58.71%) live in urban areas. NTR district has a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4,06,350 (18.32%) and 82,101 (3.70%) of the population respectively.[7]

Based on the 2011 census, 90.12% of the population spoke Telugu, 6.90% Urdu and 1.43% Lambadi as their first language.[8]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three revenue divisions: Nandigama, Tiruvuru and Vijayawada, which are further subdivided into a total of twenty mandals.[9]

Mandals

The list of 20 mandals in NTR district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.

  1. Nandigama revenue division
    1. Chandarlapadu
    2. Jaggayyapeta
    3. Kanchikacherla
    4. Nandigama
    5. Penuganchiprolu
    6. Vatsavai
    7. Veerullapadu
  2. Tiruvuru revenue division
    1. A. Konduru
    2. Gampalagudem
    3. Reddigudem
    4. Tiruvuru
    5. Vissannapeta
  3. Vijayawada revenue division
    1. G. Konduru
    2. Ibrahimpatnam
    3. Mylavaram
    4. Vijayawada Rural
    5. Vijayawada Central
    6. Vijayawada North
    7. Vijayawada East
    8. Vijayawada West

Cities and towns

The district has one municipal corporation, two municipalities, and two Nagar panchayats as per the district reorganization in 2022.[10]

Cities and towns in NTR District !Ciy/Town!! Civil status!!Revenue Division !!Population (2011)
VijayawadaMunicipal CorporationVijayawada10,21,806
JaggayyapetaMunicipality Grade 2Nandigama revenue divisionNandigama53,530
KondapalliMunicipality Grade 3Vijayawada revenue divisionVijayawada33,373
NandigamaNagar panchayatNandigama revenue divisionNandigama44,359
TiruvuruNagar panchayatTiruvuru revenue divisionTiruvuru18,567

Politics

The district is formed with the borders of Vijayawada Lok Sabha constitutency.There are seven assembly constituencies in the district. [11]

Constituency numberNamestyle=max-width:7emReserved for Parliament
69TiruvuruSC
71Gannavaram (Part) NoneMachillipatnam
79Vijayawada WestNone
80Vijayawada CentralNone
81Vijayawada EastNone
82MylavaramNone
83NandigamaSC
84JaggayyapetaNone

Education

Primary and secondary school education in the district is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.

NTR University of Health Sciences and School of Planning and Architecture, South Indian Chapter are located in Vijayawada. District has numerous engineering colleges including Prasad V. Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, Lakireddy Bali Reddy Engineering College, Gudlavalleru Engineering College, DMS SVH College of Engineering, SRR & CVR Govt. Degree College is one of the oldest colleges. It was established in 1937. Govt Polytechnic Vijayawada (one of the oldest Polytechnic colleges in India), Andhra Loyola College, AANM & VVRSR (Gudlavalleru) Polytechnic College, Mary Stella college, Sidhartha Degree College are a few of the many famous arts and science colleges in the district.

Transportation

Road

National highways NH-65, NH-16, NH-30 pass through the district. APSRTC state headquarters are located at Vijayawada.

Railway

Vijayawada is headquarters for Vijayawada railway division and Vijayawada Junction is one of the busiest railway stations in India.

Other railway stations in the district (all are located in Vijayawada) are:

Airport

Vijayawada Airport is located in the Gannavaram of Krishna district, which is suburb of Vijayawada.

Tourism

Kondapalli Fort, Bhavani Island, and temples like Kanaka Durga Temple, Sri Tirupatamma Gopayya Swamivarla Devasthanam, Vedadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Srikakulandhra Mahavishnu Devasthanam, Ghantasala Jaladheeswara Temple, Mopidevi Subhramanyeswara Swamy Temple and Gunadala Matha Shrine are some of the major attractions.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sharma. Ravi. 26 January 2022. Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears the formation of 13 new districts. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131104710/https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/andhra-pradesh-cabinet-clears-the-formation-of-13-new-districts/article38328280.ece. 31 January 2022. 31 January 2022. Frontline. en.
  2. News: Raghavendra. V.. 26 January 2022. With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts. The Hindu. live. 26 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126110443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/with-creation-of-13-new-districts-ap-now-has-26-districts/article38327788.ece. 26 January 2022. 0971-751X.
  3. Web site: 26 January 2022. Andhra Pradesh approves creation of 13 new districts. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126110551/https://telanganatoday.com/andhra-pradesh-approves-creation-of-13-new-districts. 26 January 2022. 26 January 2022. Telangana Today.
  4. Web site: 26 January 2022. AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220129231708/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260122/ap-issues-draft-gazette-notification-inviting-objections-to-having-26.html. 29 January 2022. 31 January 2022. Deccan Chronicle. en.
  5. News: ((Staff Reporter)) . New districts to come into force on April 4 . . 31 March 2022 . 30 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922110047/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/new-districts-to-come-into-force-on-april-4/article65274658.ece . 22 September 2022 . en-IN.
  6. Web site: 31 March 2022 . కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం . live . 31 March 2022. . te . 17 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017133352/https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/ap-top-news/general/2501/122062849.
  7. Web site: District Census Hand Book – Krishna . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. News: Boda . Tharun . 2022-04-03 . Andhra Pradesh: Govt. notifies NTR, Krishna districts . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-04-05 . 0971-751X.
  10. Web site: NTR district map with divisions and mandals . 2022-05-08. NTR district, Government of AP.
  11. Web site: District-wise Assembly-Constituencies. ceoandhra.nic.in.
  12. Book: AP Tourism E-Brochure NTR district . 2023-06-28 . 2023 .