Srikakulam district

Srikakulam district
Category: Srimukhalingam Temple at Mukhalingam, Ruined Stupa near Salihundam, Kurmanathaswamy temple, Srikurmam, Dolmens near Dannanapeta, Buddhist site at Kalingapatnam
Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh
Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh
Map
Interactive map outlining district
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionUttarandhra
HeadquartersSrikakulam
Administrative Divisions
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesSrikakulam, Vizianagaram
 • Assembly constituencies08
Area
 • Total4,591 km2 (1,773 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total2,191,437
 • Density463/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
  • Rank6th
 • Urban
[3]: 14 
373,746
 • Households
681,330
 • Sex ratio
1,015 (females per 1,000 males)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Literacy
 • Literates1495381
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number
532xxx
Area codes+91–8942
ISO 3166 codeIN-AP
Vehicle registrationAP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[4]
Websitesrikakulam.ap.gov.in

Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam.[5][6] 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 1 April 1936, then merged under Vizagapatam district. Srikakulam district forms the core area of Kalinga where most of its historical capitals like Kalinganagari, pithunda, Dantapuram are located.

  1. ^ correspondent, dc (26 January 2022). "Government at doorstep: Andhra Pradesh to have 26 new districts". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 April 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Srikakulam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Srikakulam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Srikakulam | Andhra Pradesh | DISTRICTS OF INDIA". districts.nic.in. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Population of AP districts(2011)" (PDF). ap.gov.in. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.