Krishna News

Krishna is one of the districts in Coastal Andhra, which is most developed district in Andhra Pradesh. Krishna district was formed on 1859 from Rajahmundry, Later in 1904 Guntur is seperated from Krishna and in 1925 the district is again divided into West Godavari and Krishna districts . The district initially called as Machilipatnam district as its head quarters are located in Machilipatnam. after it was renamed as Krishna district as the Krishna river flows through the Andhra Pradesh state. The Boundaries of Krishna are Bay of Bengal to South, West Godavari district to East, Guntur and Nalgonda districts to West, and Khammam district to North. According to 2011 census, the district consists of 45,29,009 population and occupies an area about 8,727 sq.km. Vijayawada is the most populous city in Krishna district. The district is the Birthplace for Kuchipudi, an Indian National Dance. Get all updates about Krishna district news, Economy, Latest updates etc..

Economy

Agriculture is the main occupation in the Krishna district and Paddy is the Main food crop. The majority of the people are involved in Commerce and Trade. The large scale industries like Sugar and Cement industries and small scale industries like making of Gold plated ornaments and Musical instruments. The district is famous for Kondapalli toys. Natural resources like Crude oil and Natural gas is found extensively on the coast. Limestone is the major mineral and some other minerals like Diamonds, Iron ore, Chromite, Mica etc are available in the district. Sand used for construction is quarrying from Munneru and Krishna rivers.

Divisions

There are four Revenue divisions in Krishna district. They are Vijayawada, Machilipatnam, Gudivada and Nuzvid. Each divison is divided into mandals. There are 50 mandals in the district, 1 Municipal corporation ie, Vijayawada and 5 Municipalities namely Machilipatnam, Gudivada, Nuzvid, Jaggaiahpeta, Pedana in Krishna. There are 2 Parliamentary constituencies and 16 MLA constituences in the district. The major Political parties in the district are TDP, YSRCP, BJP, CPI, CPM, Loksatta.

Tourism

The major tourist places in Krishna district are Kanaka Durga temple, Rajiv Gandhi park, Mogalrajapuram caves, Kondapalli fort, Victoria museum, Prakasam barrage, Manginapudi beach, Undavalli caves, Light houses etc..

Education

Vijayawada is one of the major Educational centers in Andhra pradesh. NTR University of Health Sciences and School of Planning and Architechture is located in Vijayawada, Krishna University in Machilipatnam, International Institute of Information Technology in Nuzvid and many more Engineering and Arts and Science colleges are located in the Krishna district. To know more details about Krishna district news, Headlines, politics etc. view in onlineap.com