Nellore district

Nellore district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district
Clockwise from top-left: Ranganathaswamy Temple at Nellore, Bara Shaheed Dargah, Pinakini Satygraha Ashramam, Mypadu Beach, Udayagiri Fort
Location of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh
Location of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh
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Coordinates (Nellore): 14°26′N 80°0′E / 14.433°N 80.000°E / 14.433; 80.000
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionCoastal Andhra
Established1792
1st Reorganized1970 (Prakasam district)
2nd Reorganized2022 (Tirupati district)
Named forPotti Sreeramulu
HeadquartersNellore
Mandals38[1]
Government
 • District collectorO. Anand IAS Collector & District Magistrate
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesNellore
 • MPVemireddy Prabhakar Reddy
 • Assembly constituencies08
Area
[2]
 • Total
10,447 km2 (4,034 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
2,469,712
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
 • Urban
29.07%
Demographics
 • Literacy69.15%
 • Sex ratio986
Vehicle registrationAP-26 (former)
AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[3]
Major highwaysNH 16, NH 67, NH 565
Coastline167 kilometres (104 mi)
Websitespsnellore.ap.gov.in

Nellore district, officially known as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Coastal Andhra Region,[4] is one of the 26 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to the 2011 Census, the district's population was 2,963,557[5] of which 29.07% was urban. Its administrative headquarters are located in Nellore city. Located in the Coastal Andhra region, the district is bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, Kadapa district and Annamayya district to the west, Prakasam district to the north, and Tirupati district to the south.[6]

  1. ^ "District – Guntur". Andhra Pradesh Online Portal. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b CPO 2022, p. 9.
  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 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "14 persons die of COVID in Nellore, Prakasam". The Hindu. 31 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ^ www.census2011.co.in https://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/136-sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore.html. Retrieved 15 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ CPO 2022, p. 1.