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History

Now let’s talk about the history of AP (Andhra Pradesh). The major part of Andhra Pradesh GK
2019 and you can also download Andhra Pradesh static GK in PDF. Andhra region was the part of

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the Mauryan Empire. Which can be proven by Archaeological evidence from different places of Andhra
Pradesh, like Amaravati, Dharanikota and Vaddamanu. Assaka Mahajanpada was an ancient kingdom
located between the Godavari and Krishna Rivers in Southeastern India. Accounts that people in the
region are descended from the sage Viswamitra are founded in the Ramayana, the
Mahabharata and the Puranas. Below table will tell more about the history of Andhra Pradesh.

S.No Description Answer

Founded in(Capital
1. 1 October 1953
Formation)
Formation of Union
2. 1956
Territory
3. Also Known As Rice Bowl of India
Ashoka, Kakatiyas, Salankayanas, Reddy Dynasty, Bahmani
4. Ruled By
kingdom, Pemmasani Nayaks

Major Historical Srikakulam district is Formed in Andhra Pradesh (15-08-1950)

5.
Events Madras Partitioned from Andhra Pradesh

Museums
The following table will let you know about all the museums in Andhra Pradesh.

S.No. Name City

1. Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum Kadapa
2. INS Kursura Visakhapatnam
3. Victoria Jubilee Museum Vijayawada
4. Visakha Museum(Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Museum) Visakhapatnam
5. Salar Jung Museum Darushifa
6. Birla Science Museum Hyderabad
7. Nizam Museum Hyderabad
8. AP State Archaeology Museum or Hyderabad Museum Hyderabad
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Geography Structure

Andhra Pradesh covers an area of 1,62,970 square kilometres. According to the statistics, Andhra
Pradesh is the 8th largest state in India with a total population over 4,93,86,799. As per the 2011
census, it is the 10th most crowded state. Below in this table, we have described all the essential
Structural and physiographical divisions of Andhra Pradesh.

S.No Description Summary

1. Total Area 160,205 km2
2. Population 49,386,799
Area wise:- 8th
3. The rank of the state Population wise:- 10th

4. Population Density 302/km2 (800/sq mi)

Tamil Nadu to the South

Karnataka to the southwest and West
5. State Bounded By Telangana to the northwest and north
The Bay of Bengal to eastern Boundary (600 miles, coastline)

Red soil (65%)

Black Soil (25%)
6. Soil Alluvial Soil (5%)
Coastal Sands (3%)

Rice
Mangoes
7. Major Crops Chillies Peper
Sugarcane, Cotton, Sunflower, Peanut

8. Forest Area 2,141 sq. km.

9. Climate hot and humid

Cycas Beddomei
10. Major Flora Eriolaena lushingtonii
Shorea Tunbuggaia

11. Major Fauna

Tigers
Panther
Hyenas

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Blackbucks
Cheetahs
Sambars
Sea turtle

Lakes
The following table will let you know about all the Lakes in Andhra Pradesh.

S.No. Lake Remarks Located or near

Durgam
1. Secret Lake Hyderabad
Cheruvu
2. Hussain Sagar One Of The Largest Man-Made Lakes Hyderabad
Kambham Rajahmundry, East Godavari
3. –
Lake District
Largest Fresh Water Lake In The
4. Kolleru Lake West Godavari District
Country
Nizam Sagar
5. The Gigantic Masonry Dam Nizamabad District
Lake
6. Pakhal Lake – Warangal
Second Largest Brackish Water Lagoon
7. Pulicat Lake Nellore District
In India
Shamirpet
8. – Hyderabad
Lake

Rivers and Dams

The following table will let you know about all the Rivers and Dams in Andhra Pradesh.

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Dams & Rivers of Andhra Pradesh

S.No. River Dam Nearest City Remark

Gravity &
Srisailam Kurnool
Earth-fill
Gravity &
1. Krishna Nagarjuna Sagar Guntur
Earth-fill
Gravity &
Parkasam Barrage Guntur
Earth-fill
Dowleswaram Barrage Rajamundry For irrigation
2. Godavari
Polavaram Project Rajamundry For irrigation
Hydroelectric,
Machkund Lower Sileru hydro VisakhapatnamKhammam
3. Irrigation
River/ Sileru
Jalaput Dam Visakhapatnam Hydroelectric
Ananthasagarm Dam Atmakur Irrigation
Bahuda Dam Chittoor Irrigation
4. Pennar
Chinnarayaswamy Gudi
Anantapur Irrigation
/Chennaraya Dam
Madduvalasa Dam Srikakulam Irrigation
5. Nagavali
Narayanapuram Dam Srikakulam Irrigation

National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuary

The following table will let you know about all the National Parks & Wildlife Senctuary in Andhra
Pradesh.

National Park &

S.No. Wildlife Special Remarks Located in/near
Sanctuary
It is decorated with hillocks and flower
Alisagar Deer
1. gardens that increase the beauty of the Nizamabad district
Park
park
Indira Gandhi It has a rich and varied collection of over 80
2. Vishakhapatnam
Zoological Park wild species.
3. Mahavir Harina – Vanasthalipuram

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Vanasthali
National Park
Nehru Zoological The zoo is the first in India to have lion
4. Hyderabad
Park safari and tiger safari.
Shamirpet Deer Bolaram Cantonment,
5. –
Park Secunderabad
Sri
6. Venkateshwara Have many waterfalls Cuddapah district
National Park
Coringa
7. More than 120 birds species are found. Near Kakinada port
Sanctuary
Eturnagaram
8. Wildlife – Warangal
Sanctuary
Gundla Located between
9. Brahmeswaram – Kurnool and
Sanctuary Prakasam districts
Kaundinya
10. – Near Chittoor
Sanctuary
Kawal Wildlife
11. Jannaram
Sanctuary
Kinnerasani
12. Wildlife – Khammam district
Sanctuary
It is described as “Peerless Fisherman’s
Kolleru Bird Vijayawada near
13. Paradise and Birds heaven” in the Imperial
Sanctuary Eluru
Gazetteer.
Krishna Near Avanigadda
14. –
Sanctuary village
Mahavir Harina
15. Vanasthali – Vanasthalipuram
National Park
Manjira Bird Sangareddy in Medak
16. It supports Riverine habitat.
Sanctuary district
Nelaputta Bird One of the largest pelican habitats in
17. Nellore district
Sanctuary Southeast Asia
Pakhal Wildlife
18. – Warangal
Sanctuary
Papikonda
19. – Khammam
Sanctuary
Pocharam
20. – Medak district
Sanctuary
Pranahitha
21. Wildlife – Adilabad district
Sanctuary
It is famous as the second largest brackish
located 60-km from
22. Pulicat Sanctuary water lagoon in India along the coast of Bay
Chennai,
Bengal.
Rollapadu Bird This sanctuary is home for the endangered
23. Nandikotkuru
Sanctuary Great Indian Bustard.

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24. Sivaram Wildlife – Adilabad district

Sanctuary
Nagarjunsagar- Nagarjunasagar Dam
25. This is the country’s largest Tiger Reserves
Srisailam on the Krishna River
SriLanka
26. Malleswara – Cuddapah
Sanctuary

Mountains
The following table will let you know about all the Mountains in Andhra Pradesh.

S.No. Mountains Place/near

1. Innaglur Anantapur
2. Kandenmarai Medak
3. Kappa Konda Vishakhapatnam
4. Nishankonda Prakasam
5. Pesiduvaripalli Cuddapah
6. Pochamagat Rangareddi, Telangana
7. Maisamma Gutta Rangareddi, Telangana
8. Enkiloni Gutta Rangareddi, Telangana
9. Chintaikot Warangal

Ports
AP is the second maritime state (after Gujrat) in terms of cargo handling.

S.No. Name District

1. Visakhapatnam Port Visakhapatnam District
2. Kakinada Port East Godavari District

Note: Visakhapatnam Port is 5th busiest port in India in terms of Cargo handled

Administrative Structure
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The initial nine districts of Andhra Pradesh came into existence from January 1997. and before that,
there was only one district for the whole of Andhra Pradesh with district headquarters at Tis-Hazari.
In September 2012, two new districts were added to the city’s map which was South East and
Shahdara. Below in table, we have served you with the latest Administrative Structure of Andhra
Pradesh.

S.No Description Summary

Hydrabad
1. Capital
Praposed capital – Amaravati
2. Largest City Vishakhapatnam
3. Administrative HQ Amravati
4. Chief Ministers Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
5. Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan
6. State Animal Blackbuck
7. State Bird Indian Roller
8. State Flower Water lilies
9. State Tree Neem
10. Official Fruit Mango
11. Official Sport Kabaddi
12. Official Dance Kuchipudi
13. Major Industries Handicrafts & Handlooms
14. Official Language Telugu
15. No. of District 13
16. Loksabha Seats 25
17. Vidhan Sabha Seats 176(Vidhan Sabha), 58(Vidhan Parishad)

18. Major Airport Vishakhapatnam Airport

Vijayawada railway station

Guntur railway station
19. Major Railway Station
Guntakal railway station
Shimiliguda railway station

20. Time Zone IST (UTC +5:30)

21. Postal Code 522002 to 515787
22. Vehicle Code AP
23. Judiciary Andhra Pradesh High Court

24. Official Logo

Languages
S.No. Languages Percentage

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1. Telugu 83.55%
2. Urdu 8.87%
3. Hindi 3.69%
4. Tamil 1.01%
5. Others 2.88%

Religion
As per the government data the maximum people who are Hindu at 89.87% and 4 other religion.

S.No. Religion Percentage

1. Hinduism 89.87%
2. Islam 8.32%
3. Christianity 1.38%
4. Others 0.43%

Nicknames of Cities
S.No. City /Town Nicknames/Remarks
1. Anantpur The largest district in the state
2. Guntur Exports large quantities of chillies and tobacco
3. Kakinada Pensioner’s Paradise
4. Piduguralla Lime City
5. Rajahmundry Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh
6. Tenali Andhra Paris
7. Tirupati Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh

Financial Capital of Andhra Pradesh

The Jewel of the East Coast
8. Visakhapatnam Goa of the East
The City of Destiny

Arts & Culture

Art & Culture of Andhra Pradesh

Andra Pradesh is like home to Hindu saints from all castes. The Mauryan Empire ruled Andhra
Pradesh for a long period and the art during that period was worth seeing.

Festivals & Dance

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Festivals & Dance of Andhra Pradesh

Assured questions that put up from festivals of Andhra Pradesh.

S.No. Festivals Dance

1. Tirupati Festival Kuchipudi
2. Brahmotsavam Vilasini Natyam
3. Deccan Festival Andhra Natyam
4. Lumbini Festival Burrakatha
5. Maha Shivratri Festival Veeranatyam
6. Makara Sankranti Butta bommalu
7. Pongal Tholu Bommalata
8. Ugadi Festival Dappu
9. Deepothsavam Lambadi
10. Atla Tadde Kolatam

Temples

Temples/Archaeological
S.No. Special Remarks Place/near
Monuments/Sites
Most famous temple of Goddess Durga in
1. Kanaka Durga Temple Vijayawada
India
Twelve Jyotirlingas shrine of Lord Shiva in
2. Mallikarjuna Swamy Srisailam
India
Temple is very unique because it is like a
3. Mahanandi Temple Kurnool
rough uncut rock, with two cavities.
Anantapur
4. Lepakshi Temple One of the largest Nandi statue in India.
district
Tirumala Venkateswara Chittoor
5. –
Temple district
Yaganti Temple is one of the few temples
Kurnool
6. Yaganti Temple patronized by one of the great dynasties of
District
India.
Ahobilam is very famous in South India and
7. Ahobilam Temple the place where the Lord killed Kurnool district
Hiranyakasipu and saved Prahalada
Paritala Anjaneya
8. Tallest statue of Lord Hanuman in India. Vijayawada
Temple
Visakhapatnam
9. Simhachalam Temple Build in Kalinga architectural style.
city
Kanipakam Vinayaka Chittoor
10. –
Temple district

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11. Mangalagiri Temple Undavalli Cave Temples are the specimen of Mangalagiri
Indian rock-cut architecture.
Srikalahasteeswara
12. The temple is also known as Dakshina Kasi. Srikalahasti
Temple
Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Visakhapatnam
13. –
Temple city
Chhatti Padshahi Godavari
14. –
Gurudwara District
Gollalamamidada Rama
15. Mughal Garden
Temple

Tribes

S.No. Tribes Place/near

1. The Savara tribes Visakhapatnam
2. The Gadaba Tribe Mundari dialect
3. The Khonds Tribe Visakhapatnam
4. The Koya Tribal People Godavari valley

Stadiums
S.No. Stadiums Sport Place/near
1. ACA-VDCA Stadium Cricket Visakhapatnam
2. Indira Gandhi Stadium Cricket Vijayawada
3. Indira Priyadarshini Stadium Cricket Visakhapatnam

Airports
S.No. Airports Place/near
1. Kadapa Airport Kadapa
2. Sri Sathya Sai Airport Puttaparthi
3. Rajahmundry Airport Rajahmundry
4. Tirupati Airport Tirupati
5. Vijayawada Airport Vijayawada
6. Visakhapatnam Airport Visakhapatnam
7. Nagarjuna Sagar Airport Vijayapuri (Guntur)

Economy
Andhra Pradesh has the seventh-largest State economy in India these types of questions were
frequently asked in exams hence its important part of AP GK. with 8.70 lakh crore (INR) in GDP and
Rs 142,000 a per capita GDP commercial centre in northern India. Andhra Pradesh Hosted 121.8
million visitors in 2015, making it the third most visited state in India with the growth of 30% in
tourist arrivals over the previous year.

S.No Description Summary

1. State GDP 8.7 lakh crore (US$120 billion)
2. Growth rate 11.2%

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3. Per capita income 142,045 (US$2,000) (2017-18)

4. GDP per capita rank 16th

Pharma
Automobiles
5. Major Industries Textiles
IT and ITes
Biotechnology

6. Major Imports Crude Oil

Agriculture Products
Minerals
7. Major exports Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Meat, Eggs, Fish

Agriculture 34%
8. GDP by sectors Industry 22%
Services 44% (2017-18)

Hydro-Electric Power Stations

S.No. Hydro-Electric Power Stations Place/near River

1. Donkarayi Hydroelectric Project – Sileru
2. Lower Sileru Hydroelectric Project Khammam Sileru river
3. Machkund Hydroelectric Project Koraput Machkund
4. Nagarjunasagar Hydroelectric Project Nalgonda Krishna
5. Penna Ahobilam Hydroelectric Project Anantapur Penna river/Kakatiya
6. Pulichintala Hydroelectric Project Prakasam/Guntur Krishna
7. Kishenganga Hydroelectric Project – Krishna
8. Srisailam Hydroelectric Project Mahabubnagar Jhelum
9. Tungabhadra Hydroelectric Project Bellary Tungabhadra
10. Upper Sileru Hydroelectric Project Visakhapatnam Sileru river

Thermal Power plants

Capacity
S.No. Thermal Power plants Place/near
(MW)
1. Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant Visakhapatnam 2,000
2. Dr Narla Tatarao TPS Krishna 1,760
Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power
3. Nellore 1,600
Station
4. Thermal Powertech Corporation India limited Nalgonda Krishna
5. Penna Ahobilam Hydroelectric Project Nellore 1,320
6. SGPL Power Station Nellore 1,320
7. Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station Kadapa Krishna
8. Srisailam Hydroelectric Project Kadapa 1,050
9. Vizag Thermal Power Station Visakhapatnam 1040

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10. Simhapuri Thermal Power Station Nellore 600

11. Meenakshi Thermal Power Station Nellore 300

Education
Education is based on a three-tier model which includes primary schools, followed by secondary
schools and tertiary education at universities. The Primary and Secondary education is imparted by
government, aided and private schools under the Education Department of the Government of Andhra
Pradesh. The total of 6,864,201 students gets enrolled in different 61,529 schools in Andhra Pradesh.

S.No. Description Summary

1. Literacy Rate 67.41%
2. Male 75.56%
3. Female 59.74%
4. No. of School 6,9561
5. Affiliation Board CBSE, ICSE
6. No. of University 25 Approx

Educational Institution

S.No. Category Link

1. Medical Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here
2. Dental Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here
3. BAMS Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here
4. BHMS Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here
5. Siddha Medical Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here
6. AYUSH Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here
7. BNYS Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here
8. Veterinary Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here
9. Physiotherapy Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here
10. Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here
11. B.Ed Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here
12. Nursing Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Click Here

Heritage Sites
The great heritage of Andhra Pradesh UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lepakshi Temple is an incredible
and stunning piece built here by the Vijayanagara Empire. As per the legends, it was the place where
bird Jatayu fell after being bruised by Ravana. It is five-century-old heritage site in Anantapur
District. Let’s read about Heritage sites and significant Tourist Attraction in Andhra Pradesh.
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S.No Description Summary

1. Major Tourist Places
Konda Reddy Fort
Undavalli Caves
Kondapalli Fort
Chandragiri
Thotlakonda

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Bavikonda
Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga

Sri Venkateswara Dhyana Vignan Mandiram

Golconda Forts
Charminar
Yaganti Caves

2. Major Monuments Amravati Museum

Purani Haveli
Anantgiri Hills
Aruku Valley
Ramappa Temple

Sri Venkateswara National Park

3. National Park Rajiv Gandhi National Park
Papikonda National Park

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary

PublicatBird Sanctuary
Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
4. Bird Sanctuary Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary
Uppalapadu Birds Sanctuary
Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary
Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary

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