RAJAHMUNDRY (old name RAJAMAHENDRI)
The District is a residuary portion of the old Godavari District after West Godavari District was separated in 1925. As the name of the district conveys, East Godavari District is closely associated with the river Godavari, occupying a major portion of the delta area.
The Headquarters of the District is located at Kakinada. East Godavari District lays north - East Coast of Andhra Pradesh and bounded on the North by Visakhapatnam District and the State of Orissa, on the East and the South by the Bay of Bengal and on the West by Khammam and West Godavari Districts.
Area of the District is 10,807 Sq.Kms. The District is located between Northern latitudes of 16o 30' and 18o 20' and between the Eastern longitudes of 81o 30' and 82o 30'. It has a population of 48.73 millions as per 2001 Census. The District consisting of 5 Revenue Divisions viz., Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Peddapuram, Rampachodavaram and Amalapuram.
Kakinada is 564KM away from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Headquarter
The District Boundaries are
• North : Visakhapatnam District and Orissa State
• East : Bay of Bengal
• West : West Godavari District
• South : Bay of Bengal
• Northwest : Khammam
Geography
East Godavari District can be broadly classified into three natural divisions namely the Delta, Upland and Agency or hill tracts. The general elevation of the district varies from a few meters near the sea to about 300 meters in the hills of the agency. The Eastern Ghats rise by gradations from the level of the coast and spread throughout the erstwhile agency Taluks of Rampachodavaram and Yellavaram.
The delta portion constituting the whole of Konaseema and portions of Kakinada, Ramachandrapuram and Rajahmundry erstwhile Taluks, presents a vast expanse of rice-fields surrounded by plantain, betel, coconut gardens and innumerable palmyrahs.
The erstwhile Taluks of Tuni, Pithapuram, Peddapuram and Portions of Kakinada, Ramachandrapuram and Rajahmundry constitute the upland areas.
The main soils in the district are alluvial (clay loamy) red soil, sandy loam and sandy clay. There is mostly alluvial soil in Godavari delta and sandy clay soil at the tail end portions of Godavari River, red loamy soil in upland and agency area of the district.
The District is well connected by Rail and Road link. The National Highway connecting Chennai and Howrah passes through this district. Chennai to Howrah line also passes through this district. The district is also having an Airport at Madhurapudi near Rajahmundry which is 65 Km's from district headquarters Kakinada and 15 Km's from Rajahmundry.
Area | 10,807Sq Km |
No. of Revenue Disivions | 5 |
No. of erstwhile Taluks | 19 |
No. of Revenue Mandals | 60 (58 Rural + 2 Urban) |
No. of Mandal Praja Parishads | 57 |
No. of Gram Panchayats | 1011 |
No. of Municipalities | 7 |
No. of Municipal Corporations | 2 |
No. of Census | 14 |
No. of Villages | 1379 |
As per Provisional population figures of 2001 Census, the total no of Mandals are 59. However as per G.O.Ms.No.31, Revenue (Registration & Mandals) Department, Dated 05-06-2002 a new Rural Mandal Routhulapudi (44 villages) with head quarters at Routhulapudi was formed by transferring certain villages from Sankhavaram (12 villages), Kotananduru (31 villages) and Tuni (1 village) Mandals, there by making total number of Mandals to be 60.
Population
Total | Male | Female | Sex Ratio | |
Rural | 3735908 | 1877779 | 1858129 | 990 |
Urban | 1136714 | 568032 | 568682 | 1001 |
Total | 4872622 | 2445811 | 2426811 | 992 |
Literacy
Total | Male | Female | Literacy Rate | |
Rural | 2050482 | 1100881 | 949601 | 62.52 |
Urban | 762636 | 406107 | 356529 | 75.11 |
Total | 2813118 | 1506988 | 130613 | 65.49 |
Child Population 0-6 Age Group
Total | Male | Female | Sex Ratio | |
Rural | 456003 | 231005 | 224998 | 974 |
Urban | 121418 | 60911 | 60507 | 993 |
Total | 577421 | 291916 | 285505 | 978 |
Climate
The Climate is comparatively moderate throughout the year except during the months of April to June when the temperature reaches a maximum of 48 deg. Centigrade. The normal rainfall of the district is 1280.0 mm.
More than half of the rainfall is received by South-West Monsoon while a large portion of the rest of the district receives rainfall from the North-East Monsoon also, during October and November.
Agriculture
East Godavari District is situated in Krishna Godavari Agro Climatic Zone, It is one of the agriculturally potential districts in Andhra Pradesh, contributing about 10% of the total food production of the State.
It is broadly classified into 4 Agro Climatic Zones (i.e)
Central delta comprising 16 mandals
Eastern Delta having 15 mandals
Upland area with 19 mandals
Agency area with 8 mandals
Urban area with 2 mandals
The District is divided into 5 Revenue divisions comprising of 60 mandals. Agriculturally it is divided into 18 sub divisions.
Paddy
The major crop grown in the District is Paddy which is cultivated both in Kharif & Rabi as Irrigated and Un-Irrigated crop. During Kharif 2001 an area of 2.10 Million Ha of area is cultivated as Irrigated Paddy and the production is 8.42 Million Tons with productivity of 3994 Kg/Ha (Paddy). Further in an area of 9930 Ha Paddy is grown as Un-Irrigated crop with a production of 0.17 Million Tons and productivity of 1716 Kg/Ha. During Rabi 2001 - 02 Paddy is grown in an area of 1.66 Million Ha and the production is 10.97 Million Ha with a productivity of 6625 Kg/Ha.
Maize
Maize crop grown both in Kharif and Rabi, In Kharif 2001 the crop is grown in an area of 2495 Ha with a production of 6442 Tons and productivity is 2582 Kg/Ha. In Rabi 2001 - 02 an area of 3241 Ha is covered with Maize and production is 10770 Tons with productivity of 3323 Kg/Ha.
Jowar
In Kharif 2001 Jowar crop is grown in 999 Ha of area and the production is 1094 Tons with productivity of 1095 Kg/Ha.
Pulses
Black Gram & Green Gram are the major crops grown under Pulses in both Kharif and Rabi in East Godavari District. An area of 15931 Ha is covered with Black Gram in the year 2001 with a production of 5958 Tons and the productivity is 374 Kg/Ha.
Oil Seeds
Under Oil Seeds major crops grown are Sesamum and Ground Nut in both Kharif & Rabi. In Kharif 2001 an area of 2843 Ha is covered under Sesamum and the production is 640 Tons and productivity is 225 Kg/Ha. In Rabi 2001-02, 1629 Ha of area is covered with Sesamum and the production and productivity are 459 Tons and 282 Kg/Ha respectively.
Sugar Cane
In the year 2001 Sugarcane crop is grown in 15778 Ha of land and the production and productivity are 1410 Million Tons and 8940 Tons/Ha respectively.
