Vizianagaram district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Vizianagaram.

Vizianagaram district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Vizianagaram Fort gate, Jayathi Kalinga Temples, Bodhikonda Jain caves at Ramateertham, Eastern Ghats near Sontivanipalem village, Dibbeshwara Temple
Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh
Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh
Map
Interactive map outlining district
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionUttarandhra
HeadquartersVizianagaram
Mandals28[1]
Government
 • District collectorS. Nagalakshmi I.A.S.
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesVizianagaram, Vishakapatnam
 • Assembly constituencies07
Area
 • Total4,122 km2 (1,592 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,930,811
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
429,764
Demographics
 • Literacy59.49%
 • Sex ratio1016
PIN
535XXX
Vehicle registrationAP-35 (former)
AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[3]
Major highwaysNH-16, NH- 26, NH-516E
Coordinates18°12′N 83°24′E / 18.200°N 83.400°E / 18.200; 83.400
GDP(2022-23)₹33,079 crore (US$4.0 billion)[4]
Websitevizianagaram.ap.gov.in

Vizianagaram district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram.[5][6] The district was once the part of ancient Kalinga.Saripilli Dibbilingeswara temple, Jayathi Mallikarjuna Temple are the finest examples of ancient Eastern Ganga Dynasty built monuments in the district.[7] The district is bounded on the east by the district of Srikakulam, north by Parvathipuram Manyam south by Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, southeast by the Bay of Bengal, and west by Alluri Sitharama Raju district. It was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam.[8] The district is named after the princely state of Vizianagaram (Vijaya means victory and Nagaram means city in Telugu). In 2011, it was the least populous district in Andhra Pradesh.[9]

Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, as per G.O.Ms.No.700/Revenue (U) Department, dated 15 May 1979 with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. The Taluks of Vizianagaram, Gajapathinagaram, Srungavarapukota and a portion of Bheemunipatnam Taluk were transferred from the Visakhapatnam District. The Salur, Bobbili, Parvathipuram and Cheepurupalli Taluks from Srikakulam district were transferred to the new district.

  1. ^ "District – Guntur". Andhra Pradesh Online Portal. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Vizianagaram" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ https://des.ap.gov.in/MainPage.do?mode=menuBind&tabname=publications
  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.
  7. ^ Donaldson, Thomas E. (1985). "No 4 - Temples of the 10th and 11th centuries of Interior Orissa". Hindu Temple art of Orissa. Vol. 1 Part= 1. Leiden, The Netherlands: Leiden E.J Brill. pp. 254–256.
  8. ^ Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  9. ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.