Driving through the roads of Andhra Pradesh

2014-08-12 11

Trucks, tempo, motor bikes and bi-cycles, etc travel over the roads of ANdhra Pradesh, India.

Andhra Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India, situated on the country's southeastern coast. The state is the eighth largest state in India covering an area of 160,205 km2 (61,855 sq mi). According to 2011 census, the state is tenth largest by population with 49,386,799 inhabitants. The state borders Telangana in the northwest, Chhattisgarh in the North, Tamil Nadu in the south, Odisha in the northeast, Karnataka in the west and the water body of Bay of Bengal in the east. A small enclave of 30 km2 (12 sq mi) of Yanam, a district of Pondicherry, lies in the Godavari delta to the northeast of the state.

The state has the second longest coastline of 972 km (604 mi) among all the states of India, only second to Gujarat. There are two regions in the state namely Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema and hence, the two regions are more often referred as Seemandhra by the news media. There are 13 districts with 9 in Coastal Andhra and 4 in Rayalaseema.

Visakhapatnam,Vijayawada and Guntur City are the three largest cities in the state. Visakhapatnam is the commercial hub of the state with a GDP of $26 billion followed by Vijayawada with a GDP of $4 billion and Guntur City is following as fastest developing city in State. Hyderabad is the joint capital of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states for a period of 10 years.

The state is endowed with a variety of physio-graphic features ranging from Eastern Ghats, Nallamala Forest, Coastal plains to deltas of two major rivers of Krishna and Godavari. The state is largest producer of rice and hence, nicknamed as Rice Bowl of India. Telugu, which is one of the classical languages in India is the official language of the state. It is also rich in culture with various pilgrimage destinations of importance like Tirumala temple, alongside a host of historical monuments to the tourists.

Source : Wikipedia

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