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Alluri Sitharama Raju district

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Alluri Sitharama Raju district
Alluri district
District of Andhra Pradesh
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Top: Eastern Ghats at Lambasingi, Borra Caves, Chintapalle Falls, Godavari at Papikonda National Park, Coffee plantations at Araku Valley
Alluri Sitharama Raju district
Interactive map of Alluri Sitharama Raju district
Coordinates: 18°05′N82°40′E / 18.08°N 82.67°E / 18.08; 82.67
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg Andhra Pradesh
Region Uttara Andhra
First formed4 April 2022
Bifurcated to form Polavaram district31 December 2025
Founded by Government of Andhra Pradesh
Named after Alluri Sitarama Raju
Headquarters Paderu
Administrative divisions
Government
 •  District collector and magistrate A.S. Dinesh Kumar IAS
 •  Superintendent of Police Amit Bardar IPS
 •  Lok Sabha constituencies 01 constituency
 •  Assembly constituencies 2 constituencies
Demographics
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website allurisitharamaraju.ap.gov.in

Alluri Sitharama Raju district, also known as Alluri district [1] and by its initials as ASR district, [2] is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters of the district is located at Paderu. Named after Alluri Sitarama Raju, a revolutionary in the Indian independence movement who hailed from the region. The district is known for its scenery and lies in the Eastern Ghats. [3] [4]

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Etymology

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A statue of Alluri Sitarama Raju

This district is named after Alluri Sitarama Raju, a revolutionary in the Indian independence movement who came from the region. [5] [6]

History

In July 2019, on the occasion of Alluri Sitarama Raju's 122nd birth anniversary, state Tourism Minister Avanthi Srinivasa Rao said a newly formed district would be named after Alluri Sitarama Raju. [7] The district was proposed on 26 January 2022 by the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's government as part of a reorganisation of all the existing 13 districts in the state to form 26 districts in total. Final notification was issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh on 3 April 2022 and the district was effective from 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Paderu. It was formed from Paderu revenue division of Visakhapatnam district and Rampachodavaram revenue division of East Godavari district. [8] [9]

On December 31st 2025, Rampachodavaram division was carved out of this district and formed as a new district named Polavaram district . [10]

Geography

The district is bordered to the north by Malkangiri district and Koraput district in Odisha, to the west by Polavaram district, to the south by Anakapalli district, and to the east by Vizianagaram district and Parvathipuram Manyam districts.[ citation needed ]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into one revenue division, namely Paderu, which is further subdivided into a total of 11 mandals, each administered by a Tahsildar. [11] [12] [13]

Mandals

The list of 11 mandals in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, divided into 1 revenue division, is given below.

  1. Paderu revenue division
    1. Ananthagiri
    2. Araku Valley
    3. Chinthapalli
    4. Dumbriguda
    5. Ganagaraju Madugula
    6. Gudem Kotha Veedhi
    7. Hukumpeta
    8. Koyyuru
    9. Munchingiputtu
    10. Paderu
    11. Pedabayalu

Cities and towns

Towns in Alluri Sitharama Raju District
S.No.NameCivic statusRevenue
division		Population
(2011 census)
1 Araku Gram Panchayat Paderu 56,674
2 Paderu Gram Panchayat Paderu 20,760

Demographics

Religions in Alluri Sitarama Raju district (2011) [14]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
97.32%
Christianity
 
1.55%
Islam
 
0.71%
Other or not stated
 
0.42%
Distribution of religions
Languages of Alluri Sitarama Raju district (2011) [15]
  1. Telugu (70.3%)
  2. Odia (11.4%)
  3. Koya (7.63%)
  4. Kuvi (7.09%)
  5. Konda (2.02%)
  6. Others (1.56%)

Politics

There is one parliamentary and 3 assembly constituencies in Alluri Sitharama Raju district. The parliamentary constituency is

The assembly constituencies are [19]

Constituency numberNameReserved for
(SC/ST/None)		Parliament
28 Araku Valley ST Araku
29 Paderu ST

References

  1. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh government may bifurcate newly-formed Alluri Sitarama Raju district". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Coastal Andhra Pradesh to witness intense heatwave during next three days; mercury may touch 47°C". The Hindu . 2 June 2022. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Apparasu, Srinivasa Rao (3 January 2023). "Andhra Pradesh: Hamlet nestled in Eastern Ghats a popular winter getaway". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Gopal, B. Madhu (17 October 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: As winter nears, Lambasingi beckons tourists". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Call to draw inspiration from Alluri". The Hindu. 8 August 2021. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Rao, G. Janardhana (4 April 2022). "Andhra district named after Alluri, his memorials in neglect". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "New district will be named after Alluri: Minister". The New Indian Express . 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu . 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves formation of two new districts, headquarters status for Madanapalle". The New Indian Express . 30 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  12. ↑ Jonathan, P. Samuel (7 September 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: Cabinet clears investment proposals worth ₹1.25 lakh crore". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "AP Issues GO Creating Polavaram District With Rampachodavaram as Headquarters". Deccan Chronicle . 30 December 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  15. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  16. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Visakhapatnam" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  17. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  18. ↑ "Demography Sri Alluri Sitharamaraju District".
  19. ↑ "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
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