Guntur is a centre of education & learning and is home of historically significant Amaravati, Bhattiprolu and Sitanagaram monuments.
The district was situated between 79º 10′ and 80º 55’E, of the eastern longitudes and 15º 18′ and 16º 50’N, of northern latitudes.
The district is bounded on the southeast by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Prakasam District, on the west by Mahabubnagar District, and on the northwest by Nalgonda District.
The district has population of 48,89,230 as per the 2011 census which accounts for 5.77% of the total population of the State with 9.50% decadal growth.
Source: Bureau Of Economics
Item
|
Units
|
Figure
|
Source
|
Area
|
In 000 Sq.Km
|
11.4
|
Census 2011
|
Population
|
In Persons
|
48,89,230
|
“
|
Male
|
In Persons
|
24,41,128
|
“
|
Female
|
In Persons
|
24,48,102
|
“
|
Urban
|
In Persons
|
16,56,745
|
“
|
Rural
|
In Persons
|
32,32,485
|
“
|
Population Growth (decadal)
|
%
|
9.5
|
“
|
Population Density (Person/Sq.Km)
|
Ratio
|
429
|
“
|
Literacy
|
%
|
67.99
|
“
|
Male
|
%
|
75.4
|
“
|
Female
|
%
|
60.64
|
“
|
Urbanisation
|
%
|
33.89
|
“
|
Workers as % of total population
|
%
|
49.05
|
2001
|
Workers % of main Workers
|
%
|
85.37
|
“
|
Household industries
|
%
|
2.37
|
“
|
Area under Food & Non-Food crops
|
Area in Hectares
|
8,29,312
|
2012
|
Mining & Quarrying (Limestone – Top)
|
Qty in tonnes
|
45,43,928
|
“
|
Forest Area under the control of Forest Department
|
Area in Hectares
|
1,61,941
|
“
|
Gross irrigated area as % of gross cropped area
|
%
|
55.98
|
“
|
Value of output of major crops
|
%
|
–
|
“
|
Per capita food grain production
|
%
|
–
|
“
|
Road Length per 100 sq.km.
|
In Sq.km
|
114.17
|
“
|
Post offices per 100,000 persons
|
Ratio
|
17.44
|
“
|
Bank branches per 100,000 persons
|
Ratio
|
9.75
|
“
|
Population per bank
|
In Thousands
|
10.34
|
“
|
Per capita bank deposits
|
Rs. In Crores
|
22725.66
|
“
|
Per capita bank credit
|
In Rs.
|
37003.57
|
“
|
Per capita bank credit to agriculture
|
In Rs.
|
78.42
|
2010
|
Per ha. bank credit to agriculture
|
In Rs.
|
46.23
|
“
|
Per capita bank credit to Industries
|
In Rs.
|
69.83
|
“
|
Major Crops 2011-12
Crop
|
District Total
|
Quantity (In Thousand Tonnes)
|
Source
|
Rice
|
2,92,802
|
11,19,981
|
2011-12
|
Maize
|
71,757
|
6,30,253
|
“
|
Black gram(Mash)
|
55,458
|
60,948
|
“
|
Green gram(Moong)
|
18,185
|
15,333
|
“
|
Sesamum
|
3,844
|
1,435
|
“
|
Groundnut
|
5,091
|
14,252
|
“
|
Cotton
|
1,62,714
|
3,46,485
|
“
|
Chillies
|
76,124
|
3,26,833
|
“
|
|
Source: AP State Portal
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