Anantapur News

Anantapur also called as Anantapuramu is one of the 4 districts in Rayalaseema of Andhra Pradesh formed from Bellary district in 1882. The district Head quarters are located in Anantapur itself. The boundaries of Anantapur are Kadapa district to East, Karnataka state to West and South-west, Kurnool district to North and Chittoor district to South-east. According to 2011 census, the district consists of 4,083,315 population and the district is the largest in terms of area about 19,130 sq.km. Anantapur District news, Headlines, Local news etc can view in onlineap.com

Rivers

Six Rivers flows through the district. They are Swarnamukhi, Vedavathi, Penna, Thadakaleru, Chithravathi, Papagni. 

Anantapur District News about Economy

The district is the major producer of Iron ore and Dolamite Minerals. Anantapur is known as Groundnut city as groundnut is the major crop in the district. Other main crops are Sunflower, Paddy, Cotton, Chillies, Sugarcane, Maize and Sesame. Dharmavaram Silk sarees of Anantapur are world famous. The district is a hub for Silk trade industries. Tadipatri of Anantapur is famous for Cement and Granite Production. Some deposits of Limestone, Diamonds are available in the district. Megha solar Plant is a solar thermal power plant which is one among the 7 thermal plants in india.

Divisions

There are Five Revenue divisions in Anantapur namely Anantapur, Penukonda, Kalyan durg, Dharmavaram and Kadiri. Each divison is divided into mandals. There are 63 mandals in the district. There are 14 Assembly seats and 2 Lok sabha constituencies ie. Anantapur and Hindupuram in the district.

Education

The district literacy rate is 64.28%. The Anantapur city is the main centre for educational institutions. Educational Institutions like JNTU Ananatapur University, Government Medical College, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute of Technology, Sri Sathya Sai Univeristy and other famous institutes are located in Anantapur.

Tourism

Puttaparthi Ashram of Sathya Sai Baba is the most famous Tourist place located in Anantapur, Penukonda fort, Lepakshi, Iskcon Temple, Rayadurg Gooty fort, Spiritual museum etc are the tourist places situated in Anatapur. Get latest updates about Anantapur district news, Political news etc at onlineap.com

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra pradesh news

Andhra pradesh is one among the 29 states of India. As per 2011 census, AP consists of 49,386,799 population and is covering an area of about 160,205 sq km. Ap state has 2 regions namely costal andhra and rayalaseema. They are divided into 13 districts. The new proposed capital of AP is Amaravathi located in Guntur district. Ap economy is mainly based on Agriculture and live stock. Four important rivers of India flows through AP State and provide Irrigation, They are Godavari,  Krishna,  Penna and Thungabhadra. Because of these rivers, 60% of population in the state is engaged in agriculture related activities. The major food crop of Andhra pradesh is Rice (paddy).

Technology

Visakhapatnam is the largest and major commercial city in AP and include in many sectors like Heavy industries, Minerals, It sector, Natural harbour, Sea food imports and exports as it is located on the coast of Bay of Bengal. Vizag consists of national and international It companies like Wipro, Tech mahindra, Infotech etc..You can read latest Andhra pradesh news in Onlineap.com

Weather

The climate of Ap may varies according to geographical region, but Monsoon plays major role in the state. Summer temperatures are some what high compared to other states, State receives heavy rainfall and winters are not very cold.

Sports

Kabaddi, volleyball, kho kho are majorly played sports in AP. You can read latest Andhra pradesh news about sports like Cricket, chess, hockey etc. In AP, Cricket stadiums like YSR ACA-VDCA stadium, Indira gandhi stadium where national and international Matches held.

Entertainment

View Andhra Pradesh news about entertainment like films, Music, dance, comedy shows, Heros and Heroines images, wallpapers, Latest film updates, movies gossips etc. For films, Ramanaidu studios which is like film city is located in visakhapatnam.

Local news

Get Local Andhra pradesh news about political parties like regional and national parties, Public issues, Todays headlines, Ap business analysts, political updates etc..

All districts news

Get Andhra pradesh news of about all 13 districts ie. 9 districts of coastal andhra and 4 districts of rayalaseema. News about politics, day to day activities in the districts, transports, railways, roads etc.

Amaravathi news

Amaravathi is the new capital of former Andhra pradesh which is a village in Guntur district. Amaravathi is already served as a capital at the time of sathavahana kingdom. Get all latest Ap news updates about the capital city like ongoing industries, Tourist places, Historic places, temples, secretariat, Capital development news etc..

Tourism

AP is described as Koh-i-noor of India.Get news about various Ap tourism attractions like valleys and hills, caves, Beaches, famous historic temples, forests, lakes etc. Major tourist places like natural harbour, visakha museum, araku valley, parks etc in vizag. Other than all historical temples, Lord Venkateshwara swamy temple at Tirumala is very holiest place of pilgrims and is known as Spiritual capital of AP.

Education

As per 2011 census, Ap has 67.41% literacy rate. Get all updates of Andhra pradesh news about Educational and research institutes under both government and private sector. Major universities like Nagarjuna university, Andhra university, JNTUA, JNTUK, SVIMS etc..are located in Andhra pradesh.You can read latest Andhra pradesh news, Political updates, Headlines etc in Onlineap.com