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Visakha Distrct at a Glance

Visakha Distrct at a Glance

     AT A GLANCE  
     
 

District Formation
No. of Parliamentary Constituencies
No. of Assembly Constituencies
No. of Revenue Divisions
No. of mandals
No. of Gram Panchayats
No. of Revenue villages
Municipal corporations
Municipalities

1803 A.D
3
15
3
43
976 (47 Notified)
3082
1
3

Total Geographical Area (Sq. Km.)
Percentage of area under Forest
Sea Coast
Agricultural land Available in the District
Irrigated Land
Un- Irrigated
Total Land Holdings
Marginal Farmers (upto Ac.1.0 Hect.)
Small Farmers (upto 2.0 Hects.)
Medium Farmers (upto 10 Hects.)
Large Farmers (upto 20 + Hects.)

11161
39.53 %
132 K.m.
3.27 Lakh Hects.
1.34 Lakh Hects.
2.14 Lakh Hects.
3, 63,610
2, 81,695
67,877
12,769
1,269

Total Population
Male
Female
Urban Population
Rural Population

Schedule Castes
Schedule Tribes
Backward classes

Density of Population

Percentage of Literacy
Male Literacy
Female Literacy

38.32 Lakhs
19. 30 Lakhs
19. 02 Lakhs
15. 31 Lakhs
23. 01 Lakhs

2.91 Lakhs
5.57 Lakhs
21.60 Lakhs

343 per Sq. Km.

60.0%
69.7%
50.1%

 
 

Irrigation Profile of Visakhapatnam District

Chief Water Sources of the district

Major Rivers

THADAVA RIVER
VRARHA RIVER
SARADA RIVER

RIVULETS

MEGADRIGEDDA / NARAVAGEDDA
MADHURUVADA MINIOR DRINAGE BASIN
ANAKAPALLI MINOR DRINAGE BASIN

AGENCY BELT

G-12 SABARI BASIN (TRIBUTORY TO GODAVARI RIVER )