Andhra Pradesh State
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Andhra Pradesh ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ |
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 Location of Andhra Pradesh in India |
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| Coordinates: 16°30′N 80°38′E / 16.50°N 80.64°ECoordinates: 16°30′N 80°38′E / 16.50°N 80.64°E | ||
| Country |
 India
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| Formation | 1 October 1953 (carved out of Madras State as Andhra State) 1 November 1956 (first established including Telangana) 2 June 2014 (re-organised excluding Telangana) |
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| Capital city |
Amaravati (de facto) Hyderabad (de jure) |
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| Largest city | Visakhapatnam | |
| Districts | 13 | |
| Government | ||
| • Body | Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| • Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan | |
| • Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu (TDP) | |
| • Legislature | Bicameral (175 + 58 seats) | |
| • Lok sabha constituencies | 25 | |
| • High Court | High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 162,968 km2 (62,922 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 8th | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 49,386,799 | |
| • Rank | 10th | |
| • Density | 308/km2 (800/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30 GMT) | |
| UN/LOCODE | AP | |
| Vehicle registration | AP | |
| Literacy rate | 67.41 | |
| Official language | Telugu | |
| Coastline | 974 kilometres (605 mi) | |
| GSDP | ₹5.2 lakh crore (US$77 billion) | |
| GSDP per-capita |
₹104,000 (US$1,500) Growth rate = 10.99% |
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| Website | AP State Portal | |
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^† The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 states that Hyderabad is joint capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states for a period of time not exceeding 10 years. A new capital is planned to be developed between Guntur and Vijaywada. |
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| Symbols of Andhra Pradesh | ||
| Emblem | Poorna kumbham | |
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| Song | Maa Telugu Talliki | |
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| River | Godavari, Krishna, Penna and Tungabhadra | |
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1961 | 35,983,000 |
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| 1971 | 43,503,000 | 20.9% | |
| 1981 | 53,550,000 | 23.1% | |
| 1991 | 66,508,000 | 24.2% | |
| 2001 | 75,727,000 | 13.9% | |
| 2011 | 84,665,533 | 11.8% | |
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Includes Telangana. Source:Census of India |
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₹104,000 (US$1,500)
^† The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 states that Hyderabad is joint capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states for a period of time not exceeding 10 years. A new capital is planned to be developed between Guntur and Vijaywada.
Andhra Pradesh (/ˌɑːndrə prəˈdɛʃ/)(
pronunciation ) is one of the 29 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of the country. The state is the eighth largest state in India covering an area of 162,968 km2 (62,922 sq mi). As per 2011 Census of India, the state is tenth largest by population with 49,386,799 inhabitants.
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