subject: Andhra Pradesh [print this page] Andhra Pradesh (AP) is one of the 28 states of India. It is the fourth largest state in area and fifth largest by population in India. Hyderabad is the capital of Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh boundaries are Chhattisgarh and Orissa (in north), the Bay of Bengal (in east), Tamil Nadu (in South) and Karnataka (in the west).
Andhra Pradesh state was formed on November 1st, 1956. Andhra Pradesh was formed by merging Telugu speaking areas of Andhra state with already existing Hyderabad state. Non-Telugu speaking parts of Hyderabad state are merged with Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Andhra Pradesh comprises of three regions "" Telangana, Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra. Andhra Pradesh has the second longest coastline of 972 km among the states of India. Telugu is the main official language in Andhra Pradesh. Telugu is one of the official languages of India. In Andhra Pradesh, Telugu is spoken by 83.88 per cent followed by Urdu 8.63 per cent of the population. Other languages spoken in the Andhra Pradesh are Hindi (3.23 percent), Kannada (0.74 percent), Marathi (0.80 percent) and Oriya (0.44 percent).
There are total 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh. in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana region comprises 10 districts, Coastal Andhra region comprises 9 districts and Rayalaseema region comprises 4 districts. Two major rivers, the Krishna and the Godavari, run across the state.
Andhra Pradesh is one of the best touring attraction places in India. the state comprises many visiting places like Hyderabad, Vizag, Triupathi and others. Hyderabad has become the IT hub of India. Indian Space Research Organisation"s Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located at the Barrier Island of Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. One of the India"s largest seaports, Visakhapatnam port, located in Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh is the home of many religious pilgrim centers. one of the oldest and richest temple, Sri Tirmala Venkateswara Swamy Temple, located in Andhra Pradesh. Some of the famous temple in Andhra Pradesh is located in Srisailam, Amaravathi, Kanipakam, Annavaram, Simhachalam, Karimnagar, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and other places.
Andhra Pradesh has a Vidan Sabha (legislative Assembly) of 294 seats and a Vidhan Parishad (legislative council) of 90 members. In the Parliament of India Andhra Pradesh has 18 seats in the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House) and 42 in the Lok Sabha (the Lower House). The first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy is the current Chief Minister of the state.
Indian National Congress (Congress), Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) are the major political parties in Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh has the second-largest film industry, Telugu Film Industry, in India. It was shifted from Madras to Hyderabad. Andhra Pradesh has around 5500 cinema halls. The state has also world"s largest integrated film studio complex, Ramoji Film City, at over 2,000 acres of land, located in Hyderabad.
A total of 1,46,954 km of roads are maintained by the state. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the major public transport corporation owned by the government of Andhra Pradesh. Railways are a major transport in the state. South Central Railway headquarters at Secunderabad. Hyderabad International Airport is also known as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and Visakhapatnam Airport are the two international airports in the state.
