NTR district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative headquarters is located at Vijayawada. The district is named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao.

NTR district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Kanaka Durga Temple in Vijayawada, Akkanna Madanna Caves, Kondapalli Fort, Krishna River at Prakasam Barrage, Bridges over Munneru River near Keesara
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Coastal Andhra
Formed	4 April 2022
Named for	N. T. Rama Rao
Headquarters	Vijayawada
Mandals	20
Government
• District collector	Sri S Dilli Rao IAS Collector & District Magistrate
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Vijayawada
• MP	Kesineni Srinivas
• Assembly constituencies	07
Area
• Total	3,316 km2 (1,280 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,218,591
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	ntr.ap.gov.in

History

Named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao,[1] NTR district was proposed on 26 January 2022 and became one of the twenty-six districts in the state after the gazette notification was issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh on 3 April 2022. The gazette notification came into force on 4 April 2022. The district was carved out of Krishna district, and consists of the existing Vijayawada revenue division along with Nandigama and Tiruvuru revenue divisions, which were formed along with the district.[2][3][4][5][6]

Geography

NTR district is bordered with Krishna district and Eluru districts on the East, Palnadu district and Guntur districts on the South, Suryapet district of Telangana state on the West and Khammam district of Telangana state on the North.

The River Krishna flows towards East and acts as border between NTR and Palnadu district as well as Guntur districts.

Education

Primary and secondary school education in the district is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.

NTR University of Health Sciences and School of Planning and Architecture, South Indian Chapter are located in Vijayawada. The district also has numerous engineering colleges, including Lakireddy Bali Reddy Engineering College, Loyola Engineering College and Potti Sri Ramulu College, and degree colleges including SRR & CVR Govt, Andhra Loyola College, P.B Siddarth, Maris Stella, K.B.N, KVR College in Nandigama, and SGS College in Jaggayyapeta, etc. Govt Polytechnic Vijayawada is one of the oldest polytechnic colleges in India.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

Road

APSRTC state headquarters are located at Vijayawada. APSRTC operates bus services from Vijayawada to Machillipatnam, Eluru, Hanuman Junction, Gudivada, Avanigadda, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Narsapuram, Bhimavaram, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Nandigama and Rajahmundry.

Railway

The district is well connected to railways. Vijayawada is headquarters for Vijayawada railway division and Vijayawada Junction is one of the busiest railway stations in India.

Other railway stations in the district (all in Vijayawada) are:

• Ramavarappadu
• Kondapalli
• Madhuranagar
• Rayanapadu
• Nidamanuru

Cities and towns

Note -

** Vijayawada Population shown here is only, Municipal Corporation Population.

** Vijayawada Urban Agglomeration Population is 14,76,931

Administrative divisions

The district has three revenue divisions, namely Tiruvuru, Nandigama and Vijayawada, each headed by a sub collector or RDO. These revenue divisions are divided into 20 mandals. The district consists of one municipal corporation, Vijayawada.[7]

Mandals

There are 5 mandals in Tiruvuru division, 7 mandals in Nandigama and 8 in Vijayawada division. The 20 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:[7]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, NTR district has a population of 22,18,591. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4,06,350 (18.32%) and 82,101 (3.70%) of the population respectively.[8]^: 79–83

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.12% of the population spoke Telugu, 6.90% Urdu and 1.43% Lambadi as their first language.[10]

Tourism

Kondapalli Fort, Bhavani Island, and temples like Kanaka Durga Temple, Sri Tirupatamma Gopayya Swamivarla Devasthanam, Vedadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Srikakulandhra Mahavishnu Devasthanam, Ghantasala Jaladheeswara Temple, Mopidevi Subhramanyeswara Swamy Temple are some of the major attractions.^{[citation needed]}

Politics

There are one parliamentary, Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency), and seven assembly constituencies in the district.

The assembly constituencies are[11]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to NTR district.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for NTR district.