Know about Srikakulam

The district of Srikakulam is situated in North of Andhra Pradesh. It was ruled by Chedidianasti kings, Satavahana kings and Golkonda novabs in the olden days. The district of Srikakulam was formed on 15th August, 1950 when India got Independence. Srikakulam is also known to many as Uttarandhra and Kalingandhra. Srikakulam, the northernmost district in Andhra Pradesh, was a part of Visakhapatnam District till it was bifurcated in 1950. Srikakulam town, the headquarters of the district, is located on the east bank of the River Nagavali. Towards the west is Bay of Bengal and towards the South East is Vijayanagaram district and towards north is state of Orissa. Srikakulam was formerly known as Chicacole

Geographical Area : 5837 sq. km.
Population: 2.3 millions

Reaching Srikakulam :
Air: The nearest airport is at Visakhapatnam which is 106-km away from Srikakulam.
Rail: It is an important railway junction on the Howrah-Chennai broad-gauge line, and is well connected by rail with all the important places in the State.
Road: It is well connected by road with all the important places in the State.

Climate: The district is long 192kms. This is higher than the other districts. Cold climate also is more when compared to other districts. Summer is from February to June middle. Then southwest monsoon enters and continues till the middle of October. The weather is pleasant from December to February.

Climate: tropical
Temperature Range (deg C):

• Summer : Max 33, Min 25
• Winter : Max 28, Min 19

Rainfall: 1086 m.m

Statistics
	Unit
Area	Sq.km.	5837.00	Census 1991
Population	'000	2321.13	"
Male	'000	1153.82	"
Female	'000	1167.31	"
Urban	'000	2030.89	"
Rural	'000	290.24	"
Population Growth (p.a)	%	1.85	"
Population Density (Person/Sq.Km)	Nos.	398.00	"
Urbanisation	%	12.50	"
Literacy	%	36.22	"
Male	%	49.14	"
Female	%	23.52	"
Workers as % of total population	%	48.64	"
Workers % of main Workers
Agriculture & allied activities	%	78.16	"
Mining & Quarrying	%	0.23	"
Mfg.(Non-household) industries	%	3.78	"
Household industries	%	2.32	"
Construction	%	0.58	"
Services	%	14.93	"
Forest Area as % of reporting area	%	12.16	1997-98
Gross irrigated area as % of gross cropped area	%	46.02
Value of output of major crops
Per capita food grain production	Kg.	143.03	"
Road Length per 100 sq.km.	Km.	83.26	1996-97
Railway route length per 100 sq.km.	Km.	3.31	"
Post offices per 100,000 persons	No.	24.00	"
Bank branches per 100,000 persons	No.	5.86	1994-95
Per capita bank deposits	Rs.	1229.49	"
Per capita bank credit	Rs.	777.08	"
Per capita bank credit to agriculture	Rs.	214.98	"
Per hs.bank credit to agriculture	Rs.	1241.00	"
Per ha. bank credit to SSIs	Rs.	60.10
Per capita bank credit to Industries	Rs.	261.34