West Godavari district
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| West Godavari District | |
| "Granary of India" | |
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| Coordinates | 16°25′48″N 81°05′24″E / 16.430°N 81.090°ECoordinates: 16°25′48″N 81°05′24″E / 16.430°N 81.090°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | West Godavari |
| Capital | Eluru |
| Collector & District Magistrate | Smt.Dr. G. Vani Mohan , IAS |
| Population • Density |
3,934,782
Sub divisions = 4 Municipalities = 8 Nagara Panchayat = 1 No Mandals = 46 (2011[update]) • 508 /km2 (1,316 /sq mi) |
| Official languages | Telugu |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 7,742 square kilometres (2,989 sq mi) |
| Climate • Precipitation |
Aw (Köppen) • 1,115 mm (43.9 in) |
| Website | www.westgodavari.org |
West Godavari District (Telugu: పశ్చిమ గోదావరి జిల్లా) is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter. The district had a population of 3,934,782 of which 19.74% were urban as of 2011 [1].
Other important places in the district are Akividu, Achanta, Achanta Vemavaram, Bhimavaram, Ganapavaram, Narsapur, Palakollu, Penugonda, Kovvur, Nidadavole, Tallapudi, Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Attili, Jangareddigudem, Koyyalagudem, navuduru, Polavaram and Pappikondallu. "Yaantiki" is the official word of WestGodavari. The district is in the delta region of the Krishna and Godavari rivers. Khammam District lies to the north, East Godavari District to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south, and Krishna District to the west.
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[edit] History
Eluru (also called Helapuri) was a part of the Buddhist kingdom of Vengi. The Eastern Chalukyas ruled coastal Andhra from 700 to 1200, with Vengi,near the village of Pedavegi, as their capital. Historical evidences are found at the villages of Pedavegi and Guntupalli (Jilakarragudem). Eluru then became a part of the Kalinga Empire until 1471. Later it fell into the hands of the Gajapathis. In 1515 Srikrishnadevaraya captured it. After the fall of the Vijayanagara Kingdom, it was taken by the Sultan of Golkonda, Kutub Shah. In the year 1925, West Godavari District was formed with Eluru as its Headquarters and all the district offices and regional offices were set up in Eluru town.
[edit] Geography
West Godavari district occupies an area of approximately 7,700 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi),[1] comparatively equivalent to Papua New Guinea's New Ireland.[2]
[edit] Climate
The region mostly has a tropical climate like the rest of the Coastal Andhra region. The summers (March–June) are very hot and humid with practically non-existent winters. The rainy season (July–Jan) is the best time to visit this place with the fields brilliantly green with paddy crops, rivulets flowing with water and the sun shining brightly, but not burning as it does in the summer. The regions has long been home to Indian nobles due to its climate and fertile soil, and several zamindar mansions are scattered around the Godavari area.its wonderful to visit west godavari district again and again
[edit] Economy
West Godavari District has a richly cultivated land, divided into Delta and uplands. In Delta, coconut, lemon, rice farming and aquaculture is practiced. In uplands oil palm, tobacco, cotton, sugar cane, corn, cashew, mango, banana, and other fruit farming is practiced. Cotton barrage built on River Godavari at Dhavaleswaram channelling two canals, in which one canal is passing through West Godavari and making the soil fertile. In the coastal belt of the district, a large portion of prawns and fish is exported to Japan, and the United States. Eluru is the bigest city in West Godavari District. It is famous for its thriving woolen pile carpet industry. Bhimavaram is a hub for Prawns export. It is the Richest Town in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Vendra paper mills in Bhimavaram, Foods, fertilizers & fats in Tadepalligudem are few to note. Andhra Sugars in Tanuku is a famous sugar factory in Andhra. The district is neglected for industrialization despite availability of raw materials. ONGC started exploration activities in 1980 in the Krishna Godavari basin. Reliance & Cairn are making efforts to extract oil and gas.
West Godavari is popularly known as the Granary of India since about 50% of the state's rice production comes from the district. Though the whole country suffers from drought, the district never faces such conditions
[edit] Culture
The culture of this district is mostly rural and partially modern especially in Bhimavaram and Eluru towns. Joint family system is often found in this district. Standard form of Telugu dialect is spoken in this district just as its neighboring Krishna district.[verification needed][citation needed]
[edit] Household indicators
In 2007–2008 the International Institute for Population Sciences interviewed 999 households in 48 villages across the district.[3] They found that 93.2% had access to electricity, 98.1% had drinking water, 56.7% toilet facilities, and 33.2% lived in a pucca (permanent) home.[3] 28.4% of girls wed before the legal age of 18[4] and 86.4% of interviewees carried a BPL card.[3]
[edit] Divisions
[edit] Constituencies
Earlier there had been two Parliamentary Constituencies and 16 Assembly Constituencies. The Constituencies Delimitation Committee has reduced that to 15 and now there are two parliamentary and 15 Assembly constituencies in West Godavari district.
The parliamentary constituencies are Eluru and Narsapur.
The Assembly constituencies[5] are Achanta, Bhimavaram, Chintalapudi, Denduluru, Eluru, Gopalapuram, Kovvur, Nidadavole, Narsapur, Palakollu, Polavaram, Tadepalligudem, Tanuku, Undi and Unguturu.
[edit] Municipal Corporation
- 1 Eluru
[edit] Municipalities
- 1 Bhimavaram Population:142064 (2011 cences)
- 2 Tadepalligudem Population:103577
- 3 Tanuku Population:72970
- 4 Palakole Population:76308
- 5 Narasapuram Population:58604
- 6 Nidadavolu Population:43143
- 7 Kovvur Population:39372
[edit] Nagar Panchayat
- 1 Jangareddygudem Population:37961
- 2 Akividu Population:74766
[edit] Mandals
- 1 Jeelugumilli
- 2 Buttayagudem
- 3 Polavaram
- 4 Thallapudi
- 5 Gopalapuram
- 6 Koyyalagudem
- 7 Jangareddigudem
- 8 T.Narasapuram
- 9 Chintalapudi
- 10 Lingapalem
- 11 Kamavarapukota
- 12 Dwarakatirumala
- 13 Nallajerla
- 14 Devarapalle
- 15 Chagallu
- 16 Kovvur
- 17 Nidadavole
- 18 Tadepalligudem
- 19 Unguturu
- 20 Bhimadole
- 21 Pedavegi
- 22 Pedapadu
- 23 Eluru
- 24 Denduluru
- 25 Nidamarru
- 26 Ganapavaram
- 27 Pentapadu
- 28 Tanuku
- 29 Undrajavaram
- 30 Peravali
- 31 Iragavaram
- 32 Attili
- 33 Undi
- 34 Akiveedu
- 35 Kalla
- 36 Bheemavaram
- 37 Palakoderu
- 38 Veeravasaram
- 39 Penumantra
- 40 Penugonda
- 41 Achanta
- 42 Poduru
- 43 Palakol
- 44 Yelamanchili
- 45 Narasapuram
- 46 Mogalthur
[edit] Tourist Places
- Eluru Eluru is the District Head Quarter of West Godavari District.Janardhana Swamy Temple, Jalapahareswara Swamy Temple, Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Sri Kanaka Durga Temple, Ambica Devi Temple,sanivarapu peta galigopuram,NAM Datta Natha Kshetra are the temples located in the city to Visit. Eluru is Connected well connected with Rail and Road. The Nearest Airport to Eluru is Gannavaram Airport(40 KM) which is connected with flights from Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai. Hyderabad-345 KM, Visakhapatnam-300 KM, Vijayawada-65 KM.
- Kolleru Lake 15 km from Eluru - Kolleru Lake is the largest freshwater lake. Between Krishna and Godavari delta Kolleru is located. Spanning into two districts - Krishna and West Godavari.Siberian and Australian birds visit this lake during summer.
- Papi Hills near Polavaram
- Polavaram Project
- Dwaraka Tirumala Temple - Also called Chinna Tirupathi. It is temple of Lord Venkateswara Swamy
- Somaramam - One of the Pancharama kshetra in Bhimavaram
- Ksheeraramam - One of the Pancharama kshetra in Palakol
- Guntupally Caves - Buddist site - near Kamavarapukota
- Perupalem Beach of Mogalthur Mandal
- Pattiseema, on the bank of the River Godavari - famous for Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple. It is a movie shooting spot.
- Chinchinada bridge - connecting West Godavari and Konaseema of East Godavari District.
- NattaRameswaram - famous Sri Rameswaraswamy Devasthanam near Attili
- Subramanyeswara Swamy Devasthanam in Attili
- Sri Maddi Anjaneya Swamy Devasthanam - 5 km from Jangareddygudem and 20 km from Dwaraka Tirumala
- MavullammaThalli Devasthanam famous temple in Bhimavaram
- Longest Rail cum Road Bridge (Kovvur and Rajahmundry) connecting East and West Godavari Districts
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census West Godavari district has a population of 3,934,782 ,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Liberia[7] or the US state of Oregon.[8] This gives it a ranking of 61st in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 508 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,320 /sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 3.45 %.[6] West Godavari has a sex ratio of 1004 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 74.32 %.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Andhra Pradesh: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1111–1112. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
- ^ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-11. "New Ireland 7,404km2"
- ^ a b c "District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-3), 2007-08: India. Andhra Prades" (PDF). International Institute for Population Sciences and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 2010. http://www.rchiips.org/pdf/rch3/report/AP.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "How Do I? : Obtain Marriage Certificate". National Portal Content Management Team, National Informatics Centre. 2005. http://india.gov.in/howdo/howdoi.php?service=3. Retrieved 2011-10-03. "To be eligible for marriage, the minimum age limit is 21 for males and 18 for females."
- ^ District-wise Assembly-Constituencies in Andhra Pradesh
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est."
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Oregon 3,831,074"
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: West Godavari district |
- Official site
- West Godavari (district) travel guide from Wikitravel
- District profile at AP Online.
- Godavari district temples map
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