Dr.Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy District (Cuddapah) is situated in the south-central part of the Andhra Pradesh State. Located 8 km south of the Penna River, the city is surrounded on three sides by the Nallamala and Palakonda hills.
The name Kadapa is derived from the Telugu word Gadapa (threshold). The city is so named because it is the gateway from the north to the sacred hill Pagoda of Shri Venkateshvara (also spelt as Venkateswara) of Tirupati.
The district was situated between 77º 51º and 79º 29ºE, of the eastern longitudes and 13º 43º and 15º 14ºN, of northern latitudes. The district is bounded on the north by the Prakasam & Kurnool Districts, on the south by Chittor District, on the east by Nellore District, and on the west by Anantapur District.
The district has population of 28,84,524 as per the 2011 census which accounts for 3.40% of the total population of the State with 10.87% decadal growth.
Source: Bureau Of Economics
Item
|
Units
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Figure
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Source
|
Area
|
In 000 Sq. Km
|
15.4
|
Census 2011
|
Population
|
In Persons
|
28,84,524
|
“
|
Male
|
In Persons
|
14,54,136
|
“
|
Female
|
In Persons
|
14,30,388
|
“
|
Urban
|
In Persons
|
9,83,736
|
“
|
Rural
|
In Persons
|
19,00,788
|
“
|
Population Growth (decadal)
|
%
|
10.87
|
“
|
Population Density (Person/Sq.Km)
|
Ratio
|
188
|
“
|
Literacy
|
%
|
67.88
|
“
|
Male
|
%
|
78.41
|
“
|
Female
|
%
|
57.26
|
“
|
Urbanisation
|
%
|
34.1
|
“
|
Workers as % of total population
|
%
|
44.79
|
2001
|
Workers % of main Workers
|
%
|
79.94
|
“
|
Household industries
|
%
|
5.25
|
“
|
Area under Food & Non-Food crops
|
Area in Hectares
|
4,32,970
|
2012
|
Mining & Quarrying (Limestone ? Top)
|
Qty in tonnes
|
89,25,320
|
“
|
Forest Area under the control of Forest Department
|
Area in Hectares
|
5,00,961
|
“
|
Gross irrigated area as % of gross cropped area
|
%
|
22.96
|
“
|
Value of output of major crops
|
%
|
–
|
“
|
Per capita food grain production
|
%
|
–
|
“
|
Road Length per 100 sq.km.
|
In Sq.km
|
118.45
|
“
|
Post offices per 100,000 persons
|
Ratio
|
28.63
|
“
|
Bank branches per 100,000 persons
|
Ratio
|
8.7
|
“
|
Population per bank
|
In Thousands
|
11.61
|
“
|
Per capita bank deposits
|
Rs. In Crores
|
18991
|
“
|
Per capita bank credit
|
In Rs.
|
19841.4
|
“
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Per capita bank credit to agriculture
|
In Rs.
|
51.03
|
2010
|
Per ha. bank credit to agriculture
|
In Rs.
|
34
|
“
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Per capita bank credit to Industries
|
In Rs.
|
11.72
|
“
|
Major Crops 2011-12
Source: AP State Portal
Mineral
|
Quantity (Tonnes)
|
Value (?000 Rs.)
|
Source
|
Limestone
|
89,25,320
|
11,43,601
|
2011-12
|
Barytes
|
23,85,428
|
27,66,142
|
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