Head Quarters: Kadapa

Area: 15,359 square Km

Population (2001): 25,73,481

Literacy: 41.65%

Mandals: 50

Forest Area: 5,06,000 Hectare.

Assembly Constituencies: 11

Loksabha Constituencies: 2

Major Crops: Paddy, Ground nut,  Red gram, Turmeric, Onion, Lemon and Orange

Rivers: Penna, Chitravathi, Kunderu, Papaghni, sagileru and Cheyeru.

Major Places: Kadapa, Rajampet, Proddatur, Rayachoti.

Minerals: Asbestos, Berates, Copper ore, Lead, Steatite talc, Lime stone.

Industries: Industrial Estates at Kadapa and Proddatur, India Cements and Texma coal Ltd. at Erraguntla.

The Boundaries of Kadapa district are Nellore, Anantapur and Chittoor districts in the East, West and South respectively, Kurnool and Prakasam districts in the North directions. Once this district was called as Hiranya State. This place was under the rule of Pallavas, Telugu Cholas, Vijayanagara kings and Nizam Nawabs. 

The Forest area caters the Timber, as well as Rare Red Sandalwood that earns the foreign currency to the Nation is found only in this district. Wild life such as Tigers, Jaguars, etc is found in these forests. Asbestos Mining processing unit at Pulivendhula. Starting at Sunkesula Dam on Thungabadra river Kadapa-Kurnool (K.C) Canal flows through Kadapa and Kurnool districts providing water to 4000 Hectares of cultivable land. Handhri Nivas Sujala Sravanthi project and Pulivendula Canal were under construction for Irrigation. Proposals are made to construct a Reservoir on Buggavanka river at Ippapenta village. The main source of drinking water to this district is Galer-Nagari-Sujalasravanthi Canal. Handloom Industry at Madhavaram is one of the major sources of Income to this district. Educational Institutes are affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University of Tirupathi.

Accessibility: Kadapa is well connected by road and rail with other parts of the state.

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