Kadapa is one of the ancient and beautiful cities in Andhra Pradesh. Kadapa (Cuddapah) is located in south-central part of the Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Kadapa (YSR) District.
Kadapa city is surrounded on three sides by the Nallamala and Palakonda hills (These hills are a part of Eastern Ghats ). Kadapa city is located at 14.47° N 78.82° E. It has an average elevation of 138 meters (452 feet). As of 2001 India census, Kadapa city had a population of 1, 25,725. Kadapa has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5% of which male literacy is 76% and, female literacy is 64%.
Police/Fire/Medical Emergency : 108
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District Collector:
Joint Collector:
We Request to complete Kadapa Airport at the earliest. This is a pending project since long that is clueless post to YSR death.
Gandikota Reservoir:
We Request state government & politicians of the district to get this project to completion asap. This will be a boon to the district and the region ‘Rayalaseema’.
YVUniversity:
We Request state government to allot sufficient fund to this baby University. This is the hope for the district to enlighten.
Railway Lines:
We Request our MPs, state & central governments to allocate more budget to railway lines in the district. We have very limited connectivity through train. Yerraguntla – Nandyal railway line is not getting completed since decades. Kadapa – Bangalore railway line will change future of this district.
By Road:
From Hyderabad:
Hyderabad — Kurnool — Nandyal — Allagadda — Mydukur — Kadapa
From Bangalore:
Bangalore — Chintamani — Madanapally — Rayachoty — Kadapa
From Chennai:
Chennai — Redhills — Gummidipoondi — OOthukota — Putturu – Renigunta — Rajampeta — Kadapa
From Vijayawada:
Vijayawada — Guntur — Ongole — Markapuram — Bestavaripeta — Komarolu — Porumamilla — Mydukur — Kadapa
From Tirupati:
Tirupati — Renigunta — Rajampeta — Kadapa
Connectivity:
National Highway : 137KM
State Highway : 491.50KM
Z.P. Roads : 5861.660KM
Other District Roads : 44.37KM
Length of Railway line : 190.81KM
Demographics:
Area of the District: 15,359 Sq.Kms.
Major Rivers : Pennar and its tributaries
No. of Mandals : 51
No. of Rev Villages : 965
Density of population: 168 persons / Sq.Km
Sex ratio : 974 F/1000 M
Climate:
Maximum temperature: 42.2 C
Minimum temperature: 17.6 C
Average Rainfall: 700mm
Sankranthi, the biggest harvest festival in Andhra Pradesh, that is associated with the annual cycle of seasons. Sankranthi is celebrated to mark the end of the harvest season during January. Sankranthi, the biggest harvest festival, is celebrated over three days. Each day is marked by different festivities. The festival is celebrated with the name ‘Pongal’ in other parts of South India.
Pasupuleti Kannamba holds a special place in Telugu & Tamil cinema. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films in Telugu and Tamil languages during 1930s to 1960s. She performed many characters such as Sati savitri, Anasuya, Chandramati. Kannamba became synonymous with Kannagi in Tamil Film Industry.
Its true that Kadapa is now called as young and Childish district, having majority of the population belonging to Youth & Children categories.
Religionwise Composition of population in Kadapa District as per census 2011.
The fate of the ambitious Special Economic Zone (SEZ), envisaged to provide employment and development to the industrial sector in the district is hanging in the balance as entrepreneurs are apprehensive of investing in the proposed project, post to YSR death.
Jana Vignana Vedika will conduct a district-level Chekumuki (A monthly magazine of JNVV) science talent test on December 4,here at Municipal high school (Gandhinagar) .
Information of the Municipalities in Kadapa District. Number of wards and revenue villages within each municipality are as listed below: