Date of formation: Vizianagaram District was formed on 1st June 1979 carving out of Srikakulam district and Visakhapatnam district.
Area: 6539 square kilometers
Density of population: 358 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 59.49 % - Male: 69.04 %, Female: 50.16 %
Male Female Ratio: 1000:1016
Boundaries of Vizianagaram District
North West: Orissa
South West: Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh
South East: Bay of Bengal
East: Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh
Vizianagaram District Average Rainfall: 1131 mm
Vizianagaram District Maximum Average Temperature in Summer: 21.22 mm
Vizianagaram District Minimum Average Temperature in Winter: 29.84 mm
VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: Nagavali, Vegavathi, Gomukhi, Suvarnamukhi, Champavathi, Gostani
Mandals: Bhogapuram, Badangi, Bondapalle, Balijipeta, Cheepurupalli, Bobbili, Datti Rajeru, Garugubilli, Denkada, Gummalakshmipuram, Gajapathinagaram, Jiyyammavalasa, Gantyada, Komarada, Garividi, Kurupam, Gurla, Makkuva, Jami, Pachipenta, Kothavalasa, Parvatipuram, Lakkavarapukota, Ramabhadrapuram, Mentada, Salur, Merakamudidam, Seetharamapuram, Nellimarla, Therlam, Pusapatirega, Srungavarapukota, Vepada, Vizianagaram
Assembly Constituencies: Bobbili, Cheepurupalle, Gajapathinagaram, Kurupam, Nellimarla, Parvathipuram, Salur, Srungavarapukota, Vizianagaram.
Vizianagaram District Nearby Attractions
1. Saripalli
2. Gosthani Sarovar Vihar
3. Bobbili
4. Kumili
5. Ramatheertham
Vizianagaram District Facts: This is the least populated district in Andhra Pradesh. Jhanjavati Project is a rubber dam constructed across River Nagavali and is first of its kind in India and biggest in Asia. It is one of the 13 most backward districts of Andhra Pradesh that is getting funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program. NH 5 and NH 43 pass through the district.
Major Agriculturies: Jute mills, sugar factories, rice mills, oil mills, tiles manufacturing units
Major Industrial Products: Paddy, mesta, groundnut, ragi, bajra, cotton, sugarcane, pulses
Major Irrigation Projects: Denkada Anicut, Thatipuri Reservoir, Andhra Reservoir Project, Vegavathi Anicut, Seethanagaram Anicut, Surapadu Anicut, Vottigedda Reservoir Project, Paradi Anicut, Thotapalli Regulator, Vengala Raya Sagaram Project.
Fauna: Sloth bear, wild buffaloes, fox, hare, hyena, jackal, mongoose, house crow, common myna, sparrow, blue rock pigeon
Famous People From Vizianagaram District: Gurajada Appa Rao, Dwaram Venkata Swamy Naidu, P. Susheela, Maharajkumar Vijayanand, Kodi Ramurty
Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012
