Kadapa district

Kadapa district
YSR district
Clockwise from top-left: Kodanda Rama Temple in Vontimitta, Chennakeshava temple in Pushpagiri, Gandikota Fort temple, Hills in Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Soumyanathaswamy Temple, Nandalur
Nickname: 
Gadapa
Location of YSR district in Andhra Pradesh
Location of YSR district in Andhra Pradesh
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Coordinates: 14°28′30″N 78°49′19″E / 14.475°N 78.822°E / 14.475; 78.822
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionRayalaseema
Established1808
1st Reorganized1953
2nd Reorganized4th April 2022
Named forY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
HeadquartersKadapa
Administrative Divisions
Government
 • District collectorV. Vijay Ramaraju, IAS
 • Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha list
 • Assembly
Area
 • Total11,228 km2 (4,335 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,060,654
 • Rank18th
 • Density188/km2 (490/sq mi)
  • Rank21st
 • Urban809,290
 • Rural1,251,364
 • Households
706,204
 • Sex ratio
985 (females per 1,000 males)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Urdu
Literacy
 • Literates1716766
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number
516xxx
Area codes+91–8562
ISO 3166 codeIN-AP
Vehicle registrationAP-04 (former) AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[2]
Websitekadapa.ap.gov.in

Kadapa district (officially: YSR district;[3] formerly: Cuddapah district[4]) is one of the twenty six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. In the 2022 reorganisation of Andhra Pradesh districts, the district boundary was largely restricted to the Kadapa parliamentary constituency area. It is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region. Kadapa is the administrative headquarters for this district.[5]

Barytes, limestone, asbestos and uranium are major mineral resources of the district. The district is home to many religious and historic places of interest. Kodandarama Temple at Vontimetta, Chennakesava temple of Pushpagiri, Siddavatam Fort and Gandikota gorge are some of the famous places.

  1. ^ a b c d CPO 2022, p. VI.
  2. ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ "YSR District". Kadapa district. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ "District Census Hand Book –" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.: 2 
  5. ^ "Six districts in Andhra reel under drinking water crisis". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.