NTR district

NTR district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative headquarters is located at Vijayawada. Named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao,[1] it 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. It would be composed of the existing Vijayawada revenue division along with Nandigama and Tiruvuru revenue divisions, which are proposed to be formed along with the district. The entire geographical area of the district would be carved out of Krishna district.[2][3][4][5][6]

NTR district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Kanaka Durga Temple in Vijayawada, Akkanna Madanna Caves, Kondapalli Fort, Krishna River at Prakasam Barrage, Bridges over Munneru River near Keesara
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
Revenue divisionsVijayawada, Tiruvuru, Nandigama
Formed4 April 2022
Named forN. T. Rama Rao
HeadquartersVijayawada
Tehsils20
Government
 • District collectorS Dilli Rao, IAS
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesVijayawada,Machilipatnam
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies7
Area
 • Total3,316 km2 (1,280 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,218,591
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitentr.ap.gov.in

Administratve divisions

The district has three revenue divisions, namely Tiruvuru, Nandigama and Vijayawada, each headed by a sub collector or RDO. These revenue divisions are divided into 20 mandals. The district consists of one municipal corporation, Vijayawada.[7]

Mandals

There are 5 mandals in Tiruvuru division, 7 mandals in Nandigama and 8 in Vijayawada division. The 20 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:[7]

Tiruvuru divisionNandigama divisionVijayawada division
Reddigudem mandalNandigama mandalIbrahimpatnam mandal
Tiruvuru mandalKanchikacherla mandalVijayawada Rural mandal
Vissannapeta mandalChandarlapadu mandalBhavanipuram(Vijayawada West mandal)
Gampalagudem mandalVeerullapadu mandalGandhinagar(Vijayawada Central mandal)
A. Konduru mandalJaggayyapeta mandalAjith Singh Nagar(Vijayawada North mandal)
Vatsavai mandalPatamata(Vijayawada East mandal)
Penuganchiprolu mandalG. Konduru mandal
Mylavaram mandal

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, NTR district has a population of 22,18,591. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4,06,350 (18.32%) and 82,101 (3.70%) of the population respectively.[8]: 79–83 

Religions in NTR district (2011)[9]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 88.30%
Muslims
 
 7.91%
Christians
 
 2.54%
Other or not stated
 
 1.25%
Distribution of religions

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.12% of the population spoke Telugu, 6.90% Urdu and 1.43% Lambadi as their first language.[10]

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.

Politics

There are one parliamentary, Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency, and seven assembly constituencies in the district.

The assembly constituencies are[11]

  1. Tiruvuru
  2. Vijayawada West
  3. Vijayawada Central
  4. Vijayawada East
  5. Mylavaram
  6. Nandigama
  7. Jaggayyapeta

References
  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. "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Boda, Tharun (3 April 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: Govt. notifies NTR, Krishna districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. "District Census Hand Book – Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  10. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  11. "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.


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