The district was situated between 78º 30′ and 79º 55E, of the eastern longitudes and 12º 37′ and 14ºN, of northern latitudes.
It is bounded on the north by Anantapur and Cuddapah districts, on the east by Nellore and Chengai-Anna districts of Tamilnadu, on the south by North Arcot Ambedkar & Dharmapuri district of Tamilnadu and on the west by Kolar District of Karnataka state.
The district has population of 41,70,468 as per the 2011 census which accounts for 4.92% of the total population of the State with 11.33% decadal growth.
Source: Bureau Of Economics
Item
|
Units
|
Figure
|
Source
|
Area
|
In 000 Sq. Km
|
15.2
|
Census 2011
|
Population
|
In Persons
|
41,70,468
|
“
|
Male
|
In Persons
|
20,83,505
|
“
|
Female
|
In Persons
|
20,86,963
|
“
|
Urban
|
In Persons
|
12,28,887
|
“
|
Rural
|
In Persons
|
29,41,581
|
“
|
Population Growth (decadal)
|
%
|
11.33
|
“
|
Population Density (Person/Sq.Km)
|
Ratio
|
275
|
“
|
Literacy
|
%
|
72.36
|
“
|
Male
|
%
|
81.15
|
“
|
Female
|
%
|
63.65
|
“
|
Urbanisation
|
%
|
29.47
|
“
|
Workers as % of total population
|
%
|
46.79
|
2001
|
Workers % of main Workers
|
%
|
83.44
|
“
|
Household industries
|
%
|
3.72
|
“
|
Area under Food & Non-Food crops
|
Area in Hectares
|
4,08,348
|
2012
|
Mining & Quarrying (Vermiculate – top)
|
Qty in tonnes
|
25,746
|
“
|
Forest Area under the control of Forest Department
|
Area in Hectares
|
4,52,018
|
“
|
Gross irrigated area as % of gross cropped area
|
%
|
23.41
|
“
|
Value of output of major crops
|
%
|
–
|
“
|
Per capita food grain production
|
%
|
–
|
“
|
Road Length per 100 sq.km.
|
In Sq.km
|
122.9
|
“
|
Post offices per 100,000 persons
|
Ratio
|
21.41
|
“
|
Bank branches per 100,000 persons
|
Ratio
|
8.56
|
“
|
Population per bank
|
In Thousands
|
11.81
|
“
|
Per capita bank deposits
|
Rs. In Crores
|
37970.31
|
“
|
Per capita bank credit
|
In Rs.
|
23545.07
|
“
|
Per capita bank credit to agriculture
|
In Rs.
|
55.87
|
2010
|
Per ha. bank credit to agriculture
|
In Rs.
|
57.07
|
“
|
Per capita bank credit to Industries
|
In Rs.
|
29.47
|
“
|
Major Crops 2011-12
Crop
|
Area in hectares
|
Out-turn in tonnes
|
Source
|
Rice
|
51,106
|
1,68,930
|
2011-12
|
Ragi
|
7,301
|
8,601
|
“
|
Red gram(Tuar)
|
8,031
|
1,205
|
“
|
Horse gram(Kulthi)
|
5,015
|
2,955
|
“
|
Groundnut
|
1,46,159
|
1,28,436
|
“
|
Coconut
|
3,448
|
29,377
|
“
|
Mangoes
|
57,713
|
4,05,145
|
“
|
Sugar cane
|
28,405
|
2,60,953
|
“
|
Major Mineral Production
Mineral
|
Quantity(Tonnes)
|
Value(‘000 Rs.)
|
Source
|
Quartz/Quarzite
|
1,700
|
279
|
2011-12
|
Source: AP State Portal
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