Facts About Andhra Pradesh – All You Need to Know

In General Knowledge
February 1, 2016

Facts About Andhra Pradesh – Andhra Pradesh is a state bordering India’s southeastern coast. Its official and the widely spoken language is Telugu. Amaravati is the proposed riverfront capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The new capital is named after the historic site of Amaravathi, known as a centre of Buddhist culture that flourished from 400 BC to 1100 AD. It is located on the southern banks of the River Krishna in Guntur and Krishna districts.

The foundation stone of the planned city was laid at Uddandarayunipalem village of Guntur district by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 October 2015. The cities of Guntur and Vijayawada are the major suburbs of the city.

Andhra Pradesh Geographical MapSeparation of Telangana state

In February 2014, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 bill was passed by the Parliament of India for the formation of Telangana state comprising ten districts. Hyderabad will remain as a joint capital for 10 years for both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The new state of Telangana came into existence on 2 June 2014 after approval from the President of India. The formation of a new state named Telangana from Andhra Pradesh is not considered an amendment to the Constitution of India per article 3 and 4 of that document.

Government of Andhra Pradesh

Governor – Biswabhusan Harichandan
Chief minister – Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
High Court – High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Chief justice – Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
Capital – Hyderabad

State Symbols of Andhra Pradesh

Dance	Kuchipudi
Animal	Blackbuck
Bird	Rose-ringed parakeet
Tree	Neem
Flower	Jasmine
Sport	Kabaddi
Fruit	Mango

Seats of Andhra Pradesh

Assembly Sears – 175 + 58 (Bicameral Constituency)
Lok Sabha Seats – 25
Rajya Sabha Seats – 11

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh

Coringa WLS
Kawal WLS
Kolleru WLS
Nellapattu WLS
Pulicat Lake WLS
Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam) WLS
Rollapadu WLS

National Parks in Andhra Pradesh

Sri Venkateswara National Park
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
Mrugavani National Park
Rajiv Gandhi National Park
Mouling National Park

Thermal Power plants of Andhra Pradesh

Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant
Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station

World Heritage Sites

Tirumala Venkateswara temple in the town of Tirupati in Chittoor district
Penchalakona Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple in Nellore district
Kanaka Durga temple in the city of Vijayawada
Mallikarjuna Swamy temple in srisailam of Kurnool district
Sri kalahasthi temple in Chittoor district

Cultural Landmarks of Andhra Pradesh

Major cultural landmarks include Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, an ornate hilltop shrine to Hindu’s Vishnu, in the southern part of the state. It’s visited by tens of millions of pilgrims annually.

Hydroelectric power plants of Andhra Pradesh

Srisailam Dam: on Narmada River, Andhra Pradesh
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam: on Krishna River, Andhra Pradesh

Famous dances of Andhra Pradesh

Changu- Andhra Pradesh
Classical Dance – Kuchipudi: Andhra Pradesh.

Famous places in Andhra Pradesh

Rajahmundry city, located on the banks of Godavari River is one of the main attraction of the state.
Sriharikota, located in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state.
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located on the banks of Sriharikota in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state.
Mahanandi, located on the banks of Kurnool District is one of the main attractions of the state.
Talakona city, located on the banks of Chittoor District is one of the main attractions of the state.
Mypadu beach in Nellore.
Borra caves in Ananthagari hills near Vishakapatnam.
Belum caves in Kurnool district-second largest natural caves on the Indian subcontinent.

Seaports & Harbors of Andhra Pradesh

Vishakapatnam port is one of the largest cargo handling port in India.

Famous personalities in Andhra Pradesh

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan second president of India and Bharat Ratna Award Winner.
Sarojini Naidu – freedom fighter and poet; Bengali, married to a Telugu person.
Tanguturi Prakasam – known as “Andhra Kesari”
Alluri Sita Rama Raju – revolutionary, freedom fighter, led the Rampa Rebellion, Viplava Jyoti.
Potti Sreeramulu – a revolutionary, fasted to death in protest for separate Andhra Pradesh
Pingali Venkayya – designed the Indian national flag
Puchalapalli Sundaraiah – a founding member of Communist Party in India.
Dr D. Subbarao -(IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre. He was appointed the 22nd Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Tidbits About Andhra Pradesh

The forest in the state can be broadly divided into four major biotic provinces.
The vegetation found in the state is large of dry deciduous types with a mixture of teak, Terminalia, Dalbergia, Pterocarpus, Anogeissus, etc.
The state possesses some rare and endemic plants like Cycas beddomei, Pterocarpus santalinus, Terminalia pallida, Syzygium alternifolium, Shorea talura, Shorea tumburgia, Psilotum nudum, etc.
The diversity of fauna includes tigers, panthers, hyenas, black bucks, cheetals, sambars, sea turtles and a number of birds and reptiles.
The estuaries of river Godavari and Krishna support rich mangrove forests with fishing cats and otters as keystone species.
The Minister of Tourism and Culture has issued a declaration of the Telugu language as a Classical Language.
The famous Ongole Bull looks similar to Nandi, the vehicle of Lord Shiva. It’s said all the stone sculptures of Nandi in all temples are modelled after the Ongole Bull.
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located on the banks of Sriharikota in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state.
Telugu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, was described by Englishmen as the”Italian of the East ” for its sweetness.