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'''NTR  district''' is a [[district]] in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The district headquarters is located at [[Vijayawada]]. The district is named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [[N. T. Rama Rao]]. The district shares boundaries with [[Guntur district| Guntur]], [[Palnadu district| Palnadu]], [[Krishna district| Krishna]], [[Eluru district| Eluru]], [[Khammam district| Khammam]] and [[Suryapet district| Suryapet]] districts
'''NTR  district''' is one of the districts in the [[Coastal Andhra|Coastal Andhra Region]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The district headquarters is located at [[Vijayawada]]. The district is named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [[N. T. Rama Rao]]. The district shares boundaries with [[Guntur district|Guntur]], [[Palnadu district|Palnadu]], [[Krishna district|Krishna]], [[Eluru district|Eluru]], [[Khammam district|Khammam]] and [[Suryapet district|Suryapet]] districts


== History ==
== History ==
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The [[Krishna River|Krishna river]] flows towards east and acts as border with Palnadu district and Guntur district.
The [[Krishna River|Krishna river]] flows towards east and acts as border with Palnadu district and Guntur district.


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
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Based on the 2011 census, NTR district has a population of 22,18,591, of which 1,302,557 (58.71%) live in urban areas. NTR district has a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4,06,350 (18.32%) and 82,101 (3.70%) of the population respectively.<ref name="demographicsb">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Krishna |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/124/download/146/DH_2011_2816_PART_A_DCHB_KRISHNA.pdf|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>{{rp|79-83}}
Based on the 2011 census, NTR district has a population of 22,18,591, of which 1,302,557 (58.71%) live in urban areas. NTR district has a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4,06,350 (18.32%) and 82,101 (3.70%) of the population respectively.<ref name="demographicsb">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Krishna |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/124/download/146/DH_2011_2816_PART_A_DCHB_KRISHNA.pdf|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>


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Based on the 2011 census, 90.12% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 6.90% [[Urdu]] and 1.43% [[Lambadi]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
Based on the 2011 census, 90.12% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 6.90% [[Urdu]] and 1.43% [[Lambadi]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
== Administrative divisions ==
[[File:NTR district.png|alt=NTR District |thumb| Satellite view of NTR district]]
The district is divided into three revenue divisions: [[Nandigama revenue division|Nandigama]], [[Tiruvuru revenue division|Tiruvuru]] and [[Vijayawada revenue division|Vijayawada]], which are further subdivided into a total of twenty [[Tehsil|mandal]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Boda |first=Tharun |date=2022-04-03 |title=Andhra Pradesh: Govt. notifies NTR, Krishna districts |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-govt-notifies-ntr-krishna-districts/article65287291.ece |access-date=2022-04-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Mandals ===
The list of 20 mandals in NTR district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.<ref name=":0" />
{{Div col}}
# [[Nandigama revenue division]]
## [[Chandarlapadu mandal|Chandarlapadu ]]
## [[Jaggayyapeta mandal|Jaggayyapeta]]
## [[Kanchikacherla mandal|Kanchikacherla]]
## [[Nandigama mandal|Nandigama]]
## [[Penuganchiprolu mandal|Penuganchiprolu]]
## [[Vatsavai mandal|Vatsavai]]
## [[Veerullapadu mandal|Veerulapadu]]
# [[Tiruvuru revenue division]]
## [[A. Konduru mandal|A. Konduru]]
## [[Gampalagudem mandal|Gampalagudem]]
## [[Reddigudem mandal|Reddigudem]]
## [[Tiruvuru mandal|Tiruvuru]]
## [[Vissannapeta mandal|Vissannapeta]]
# [[Vijayawada revenue division]]
## [[G. Konduru mandal|G. Konduru]]
## [[Ibrahimpatnam mandal, NTR district|Ibrahimpatnam]]
## [[Mylavaram mandal|Mylavaram]]
## [[Vijayawada Rural mandal|Vijayawada Rural]]
## [[Vijayawada Central mandal|Vijayawada Central]]
## [[Vijayawada North mandal| Vijayawada North]]
## [[Vijayawada East mandal| Vijayawada East]]
## [[Vijayawada West mandal|Vijayawada West]]
{{Div end}}


== Cities and towns ==
== Cities and towns ==
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| [[Jaggayyapeta]]
| [[Jaggayyapeta]]
| Municipality Grade 2
| Municipality Grade 2
| [[Nandigama revenue division{{!}}Nandigama]]
| [[Nandigama revenue division|Nandigama]]
| 53,530
| 53,530
|-
|-
| [[Kondapalli]]
| [[Kondapalli]]
| Municipality Grade 3
| Municipality Grade 3
| [[Vijayawada revenue division{{!}}Vijayawada]]
| [[Vijayawada revenue division|Vijayawada]]
| 33,373
| 33,373
|-
|-
| [[Nandigama]]
| [[Nandigama]]
| Nagar panchayat
| Nagar panchayat
| [[Nandigama revenue division{{!}}Nandigama]]
| [[Nandigama revenue division|Nandigama]]
| 44,359
| 44,359
|-
|-
| [[Tiruvuru]]
| [[Tiruvuru]]
| Nagar panchayat
| Nagar panchayat
| [[Tiruvuru revenue division{{!}}Tiruvuru]]
| [[Tiruvuru revenue division|Tiruvuru]]
| 18,567
| 18,567
|}
|}


== Politics ==
== Politics ==
[[File:Ap-districts.svg|thumb|350 px|Andhra Pradesh districts including NTR district]]
The district is formed with the borders of [[Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vijayawada Lok Sabha constitutency]].
The district is formed with the borders of [[Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vijayawada Lok Sabha constitutency]].
There are seven assembly constituencies in the district. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/Right%20to%20Infn.Act/annex1.htm|title=District-wise Assembly-Constituencies|work=ceoandhra.nic.in}}</ref>
There are seven assembly constituencies in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/Right%20to%20Infn.Act/annex1.htm|title=District-wise Assembly-Constituencies|work=ceoandhra.nic.in}}</ref>


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| rowspan="8" |[[Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vijayawada]] <br />
| rowspan="8" |[[Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vijayawada]] <br />
[[Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency|Machillipatnam]] (Part)  
[[Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Machillipatnam]] (Part)  
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Primary and secondary school education in the district is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the [[Education in Andhra Pradesh#Primary and secondary education|School Education Department]] of the state.
Primary and secondary school education in the district is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the [[Education in Andhra Pradesh#Primary and secondary education|School Education Department]] of the state.


[[NTR University of Health Sciences]] and [[School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada|School of Planning and Architecture]], South Indian Chapter are located in Vijayawada. District has numerous engineering colleges including Prasad V. Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, [[Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College]], Lakireddy Bali Reddy Engineering College, [[Gudlavalleru Engineering College]], DMS SVH College of Engineering, SRR & CVR Govt. Degree College is one of the oldest colleges. It was established in 1937. Govt Polytechnic Vijayawada (one of the oldest Polytechnic colleges in India), Andhra Loyola College, [[A.A.N.M & V.V.R.S.R Polytechnic|AANM & VVRSR (Gudlavalleru) Polytechnic College]], Mary Stella college, Sidhartha Degree College are a few of the many famous arts and science colleges in the district.{{cn|date=June 2022}}
[[Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences]] and [[School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada|School of Planning and Architecture]], South Indian Chapter are located in Vijayawada. District has numerous engineering colleges including Prasad V. Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, [[Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College]], Lakireddy Bali Reddy Engineering College, [[Gudlavalleru Engineering College]], DMS SVH College of Engineering, SRR & CVR Govt. Degree College is one of the oldest colleges. It was established in 1937. Govt Polytechnic Vijayawada (one of the oldest Polytechnic colleges in India), Andhra Loyola College, AANM & VVRSR (Gudlavalleru) Polytechnic College, Mary Stella college, Sidhartha Degree College are a few of the many famous arts and science colleges in the district.{{cn|date=June 2022}}
 
[[File:NTR district.png|alt=NTR District|thumb| Satellite view of NTR district]]


== Transportation ==
== Transportation ==
=== Road ===
=== Road ===
National highways [[National Highway 65 (India)|NH-65]], [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH-16]], [[National Highway 30 (India)|NH-30]] pass through the district. [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|APSRTC]] state headquarters are located at Vijayawada.
National highways [[National Highway 65 (India)|NH-65]], [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH-16]], [[National Highway 30 (India)|NH-30]] pass through the district. [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|APSRTC]] state headquarters are located at Vijayawada.


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[[Vijayawada Airport]] is located in the  [[Gannavaram]] of [[Krishna district]], which is suburb of Vijayawada.
[[Vijayawada Airport]] is located in the  [[Gannavaram]] of [[Krishna district]], which is suburb of Vijayawada.


== Tourism ==
[[Kondapalli Fort]], [[Bhavani Island]], and temples like [[Kanaka Durga Temple]], Sri Tirupatamma Gopayya Swamivarla Devasthanam, Vedadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Srikakulandhra Mahavishnu Devasthanam, Ghantasala [[Jaladheeswara Temple]], Mopidevi Subhramanyeswara Swamy Temple are some of the major attractions.<ref>{{Cite book |title=AP Tourism E-Brochure NTR district |url=https://aptourism.gov.in/media-data/brouchers/24-1920bb8fe8a96a46f6033b612253129a0f732d6a.pdf|access-date=2023-06-28 |year=2023 }}</ref>
== Administrative divisions ==
The district is divided into three revenue divisions: [[Nandigama revenue division|Nandigama]], [[Tiruvuru revenue division|Tiruvuru]] and [[Vijayawada revenue division|Vijayawada]], which are further subdivided into a total of twenty [[Tehsil|mandal]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Boda |first=Tharun |date=2022-04-03 |title=Andhra Pradesh: Govt. notifies NTR, Krishna districts |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-govt-notifies-ntr-krishna-districts/article65287291.ece |access-date=2022-04-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Mandals ===
The list of 20 mandals in NTR district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.<ref name=":0" />
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!width="90" rowspan="2"|Serial<br/>number
!colspan="2"|[[Nandigama revenue division]] 
!colspan="2"|[[Tiruvuru revenue division]]
!colspan="2"|[[Vijayawada revenue division]]
|-
!width="30"|Mandal


== Tourism ==
!width="30"|Headquarters
 
!width="30"|Mandal
 
!width="30"|Headquarters
 
!width="30"|Mandal
 
!width="30"|Headquarters


[[Kondapalli Fort]], [[Bhavani Island]], and temples like [[Kanaka Durga Temple]], Sri Tirupatamma Gopayya Swamivarla Devasthanam, Vedadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Srikakulandhra Mahavishnu Devasthanam, Ghantasala [[Jaladheeswara Temple]], Mopidevi Subhramanyeswara Swamy Temple are some of the major attractions.<ref>{{Cite book |title=AP Tourism E-Brochure NTR district |url=https://aptourism.gov.in/media-data/brouchers/24-1920bb8fe8a96a46f6033b612253129a0f732d6a.pdf|access-date=2023-06-28 |year=2023 }}</ref>
|-
|align=left|1
|align="center"|[[Chandarlapadu mandal|Chandarlapadu]]
|align="center"|[[Chandarlapadu]]
|align="center"|[[A. Konduru mandal|A. Konduru]]
|align="center"|[[A. Konduru]]
|align="center"|[[G. Konduru mandal|G. Konduru]]
|align="center"|[[G. Konduru]]
|-
|align=left|2
|align="center"|[[Jaggayyapeta mandal|Jaggayyapeta]]
|align="center"|[[Jaggayyapeta]]
|align="center"|[[Gampalagudem mandal|Gampalagudem]]
|align="center"|[[Gampalagudem]]
|align="center"|[[Ibrahimpatnam mandal, NTR district|Ibrahimpatnam]]
|align="center"|[[Ibrahimpatnam]]
|-
|align=left|3
|align="center"|[[Kanchikacherla mandal|Kanchikacherla]]
|align="center"|[[Kanchikacherla]]
|align="center"|[[Reddigudem mandal|Reddigudem]]
|align="center"|[[Reddigudem]] 
|align="center"|[[Mylavaram mandal|Mylavaram]]
|align="center"|[[Mylavaram]]
|-
|align=left|4
|align="center"|[[Nandigama mandal|Nandigama]]
|align="center"|[[Nandigama]]
|align="center"|[[Tiruvuru mandal|Tiruvuru]]
|align="center"|[[Tiruvuru]]
|align="center"|[[Vijayawada Rural mandal|Vijayawada Rural]]
|align="center"|[[Nunna]]
|-
|align=left|5
|align="center"|[[Penuganchiprolu mandal|Penuganchiprolu]]
|align="center"|[[Penuganchiprolu]]
|align="center"|[[Vissannapeta mandal|Vissannapeta]]
|align="center"|[[Vissannapeta]]
|align="center"|[[Vijayawada Central mandal|Vijayawada Central]]
|align="center"|[[Gandhinagar, Vijayawada|Gandhinagar]]
|-
|align=left|6
|align="center"|[[Vatsavai mandal|Vatsavai]]
|align="center"|[[Vatsavai]]
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|[[Vijayawada North mandal|Vijayawada North]]
|align="center"|[[Ajit Singh Nagar]]
|-
|align=left|7
|align="center"|[[Veerullapadu mandal|Veerulapadu]]
|align="center"|[[Veerullapadu mandal|Veerulapadu]]
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|[[Vijayawada East mandal|Vijayawada East]]
|align="center"|[[Patamata]]
|-  
|align=left|8
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|[[Vijayawada West mandal|Vijayawada West]]
|align="center"|[[Bhavanipuram]]
|-
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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*[https://overpass-turbo.eu/map.html?Q=%2F*%0AShow%20Mandals%20with%20English%20labels%20for%20Andhra%20Pradesh%0A*%2F%0A%5Bout%3Ajson%5D%5Btimeout%3A25%5D%3B%0Aarea%5Bname%3D%22Andhra%20Pradesh%22%5D-%3E.b%3B%0Arel(area.b)%5Bname%3D%22NTR%22%5D%3B%0Amap_to_area%20-%3E%20.searchArea%3B%0A(%0A%20%20relation%5B%22admin_level%22%3D%226%22%5D(area.searchArea)%3B%0A)%3B%0A%2F%2F%20print%20results%0Aout%20body%20geom%3B%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%7B%7Bstyle%3A%20%0A%20%20node%2Cway%2Crelation%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20text%3Aeval(%27tag(%22name%22)%27)%3B%0A%7D%0A%20%7D%7D NTR district mandals - An interactive Overpass-turbo OSM map]
*[https://overpass-turbo.eu/map.html?Q=%2F*%0AShow%20Mandals%20with%20English%20labels%20for%20Andhra%20Pradesh%0A*%2F%0A%5Bout%3Ajson%5D%5Btimeout%3A25%5D%3B%0Aarea%5Bname%3D%22Andhra%20Pradesh%22%5D-%3E.b%3B%0Arel(area.b)%5Bname%3D%22NTR%22%5D%3B%0Amap_to_area%20-%3E%20.searchArea%3B%0A(%0A%20%20relation%5B%22admin_level%22%3D%226%22%5D(area.searchArea)%3B%0A)%3B%0A%2F%2F%20print%20results%0Aout%20body%20geom%3B%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%7B%7Bstyle%3A%20%0A%20%20node%2Cway%2Crelation%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20text%3Aeval(%27tag(%22name%22)%27)%3B%0A%7D%0A%20%7D%7D NTR district mandals - An interactive Overpass-turbo OSM map]


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NTR district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Sri Kanaka Durga Temple
Akkanna Madanna Caves
Prakasam Barrage
Location of NTR district in Andhra Pradesh
Location of NTR district in Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates: 16°31′09″N 80°37′50″E / 16.5193°N 80.6305°E / 16.5193; 80.6305
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
RegionKosta Andhra
Formed4 April 2022
Founded byGovernment of Andhra Pradesh
Named forN. T. Rama Rao
HeadquartersVijayawada
Administrative divisions
Government
 • District collector and magistrateS. Dilli Rao IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceKanthi Rana Tata IPS
 • Lok Sabha constituencies01 constituency
 • Assembly constituencies07 constituencies
Area
 • Total3,316 km2 (1,280 sq mi)
 • Urban
249.25 km2 (96.236 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,218,591
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,302,557
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitentr.ap.gov.in

NTR district is one of the districts in the Coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Vijayawada. The district is named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao. The district shares boundaries with Guntur, Palnadu, Krishna, Eluru, Khammam and Suryapet districts

History[edit]

Named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao,[1] NTR district was proposed on 26 January 2022 and became one of the twenty-six districts in the state after the gazette notification was issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh on 3 April 2022. The gazette notification came into force on 4 April 2022. The district was carved out of Krishna district, and consists of the existing Vijayawada revenue division along with Nandigama and Tiruvuru revenue divisions, which were formed along with the district.[2][3][4][5][6]

Geography[edit]

NTR district is bordered with Krishna district and Eluru districts on the east, Palnadu district and Guntur districts on the south, Suryapet district of Telangana state on the west and Khammam district of Telangana state on the north.

The Krishna river flows towards east and acts as border with Palnadu district and Guntur district.

Demographics[edit]

Religions in NTR district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 88.30%
Islam
 
 7.91%
Christianity
 
 2.54%
Other or not stated
 
 1.25%
Distribution of religions

Based on the 2011 census, NTR district has a population of 22,18,591, of which 1,302,557 (58.71%) live in urban areas. NTR district has a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4,06,350 (18.32%) and 82,101 (3.70%) of the population respectively.[8]

Languages of NTR district (2011)[9]

  Telugu (90.12%)
  Urdu (6.90%)
  Lambadi (1.43%)
  Others (1.55%)

Based on the 2011 census, 90.12% of the population spoke Telugu, 6.90% Urdu and 1.43% Lambadi as their first language.[9]

Cities and towns[edit]

The district has one municipal corporation, two municipalities, and two nagar panchayats as per the district reorganisation in 2022.[10]

Cities and towns in NTR District
Ciy/Town Civil status Revenue Division Population (2011)
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Vijayawada 10,21,806
Jaggayyapeta Municipality Grade 2 Nandigama 53,530
Kondapalli Municipality Grade 3 Vijayawada 33,373
Nandigama Nagar panchayat Nandigama 44,359
Tiruvuru Nagar panchayat Tiruvuru 18,567

Politics[edit]

Andhra Pradesh districts including NTR district

The district is formed with the borders of Vijayawada Lok Sabha constitutency. There are seven assembly constituencies in the district.[11]

Constituency number Name Reserved for
Parliament
69 Tiruvuru SC Vijayawada

Machillipatnam (Part)

71 Gannavaram(Part) None
79 Vijayawada West None
80 Vijayawada Central None
81 Vijayawada East None
82 Mylavaram None
83 Nandigama SC
84 Jaggayyapeta None

Education[edit]

Primary and secondary school education in the district is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.

Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences and School of Planning and Architecture, South Indian Chapter are located in Vijayawada. District has numerous engineering colleges including Prasad V. Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, Lakireddy Bali Reddy Engineering College, Gudlavalleru Engineering College, DMS SVH College of Engineering, SRR & CVR Govt. Degree College is one of the oldest colleges. It was established in 1937. Govt Polytechnic Vijayawada (one of the oldest Polytechnic colleges in India), Andhra Loyola College, AANM & VVRSR (Gudlavalleru) Polytechnic College, Mary Stella college, Sidhartha Degree College are a few of the many famous arts and science colleges in the district.[citation needed]

NTR District
Satellite view of NTR district

Transportation[edit]

Road[edit]

National highways NH-65, NH-16, NH-30 pass through the district. APSRTC state headquarters are located at Vijayawada.

Railway[edit]

Vijayawada is headquarters for Vijayawada railway division and Vijayawada Junction is one of the busiest railway stations in India.

Other railway stations in the district (all are located in Vijayawada) are:

Airport[edit]

Vijayawada Airport is located in the Gannavaram of Krishna district, which is suburb of Vijayawada.

Tourism[edit]

Kondapalli Fort, Bhavani Island, and temples like Kanaka Durga Temple, Sri Tirupatamma Gopayya Swamivarla Devasthanam, Vedadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Srikakulandhra Mahavishnu Devasthanam, Ghantasala Jaladheeswara Temple, Mopidevi Subhramanyeswara Swamy Temple are some of the major attractions.[12]

Administrative divisions[edit]

The district is divided into three revenue divisions: Nandigama, Tiruvuru and Vijayawada, which are further subdivided into a total of twenty mandals.[13]

Mandals[edit]

The list of 20 mandals in NTR district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.[13]

Serial
number 		Nandigama revenue division Tiruvuru revenue division Vijayawada revenue division
Mandal Headquarters Mandal Headquarters Mandal Headquarters
1 Chandarlapadu Chandarlapadu A. Konduru A. Konduru G. Konduru G. Konduru
2 Jaggayyapeta Jaggayyapeta Gampalagudem Gampalagudem Ibrahimpatnam Ibrahimpatnam
3 Kanchikacherla Kanchikacherla Reddigudem Reddigudem Mylavaram Mylavaram
4 Nandigama Nandigama Tiruvuru Tiruvuru Vijayawada Rural Nunna
5 Penuganchiprolu Penuganchiprolu Vissannapeta Vissannapeta Vijayawada Central Gandhinagar
6 Vatsavai Vatsavai Vijayawada North Ajit Singh Nagar
7 Veerulapadu Veerulapadu Vijayawada East Patamata
8 Vijayawada West Bhavanipuram

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Sharma, Ravi (26 January 2022). "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears the formation of 13 new districts". Frontline. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh approves creation of 13 new districts". Telangana Today. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Staff Reporter (30 March 2022). "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in తెలుగు). 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ↑ "NTR district map with divisions and mandals" (PDF). NTR district, Government of AP. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
  12. ↑ AP Tourism E-Brochure NTR district (PDF). 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Boda, Tharun (3 April 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: Govt. notifies NTR, Krishna districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

External links[edit]

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