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The State of AP at a Glance
HYDonline.com a warm welcomes you on behalf of
the state of Andhra Pradesh. This is an invitation from a land replete with history and
legend and endowed with an equable climate and above all hospitable people. A land with
rich cultural heritage of Literature, Art, Music, Dance & Drama, it abounds in
magnificent monuments which exude charm and beauty, wild life sanctuaries with majestic
Animal Kingdom, Great Ancient Temples, Mosques and Churches and of course, the Modern
Temples of Trade.
This State with an area of 2,75,068 Sq. Km and a population
of about 5.2 Million (1991 census), occupies a strategic position in the country map linking the north
and the south. The State sprawls across a greater part of Deccan Plateau, sloping down to
embrace the sedate waters of the Bay of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh was formed on
1-11-1956 as a result of the integration of nine Telugu districts of the erstwhile
Hyderabad State with the then Andhra State.
This is a State with a synthesis of different Cultures.
Andhra Pradesh is blessed with beautiful countryside, watered by thirty four rivers which
include the Krishna and Godavari and commands, a coastline of nearly1000 kms. This is the
land of rocks, forests, hills, lush green fields, water falls, lakes and golden beaches
washed by sea. It is rightly said "Visiting Andhra Pradesh is Visiting Miniature
India."
General Information
The State is situated in Southern part of India and is surrounded by
Madhya Pradesh and Orissa in the North, Tamilnadu and Karnataka in the
South, Maharashtra in the West and Bay of Bengal in the East. State
Capital : Hyderabad Area of the State : 275,068 Sq. Km. Population (1991
Census) : 66,508,008 Male Population : 33,724,581 Female Population :
32,783,427 Sex Ratio : 972 : 1000 Principal Languages : Telugu and Urdu
Urbanisation : 25.72% Literacy Rate : 44.09%
Economic Indicators
State Domestic Product : Rs. 397040 million (1992-93, At current prices)
Per Capita State Domestic : Rs. 5802 (1992-93, Product At current prices)
Resources
a. Minerals abundant in supply are Chrysolite, Asbestos, Copper
Ore, Manganese, Mica, Coal and Limestone.
b. Land The major soil
types in the state are Red Sandy Soil, Black Soil, Alluvial Soil.
c. Human
Total working population : 29.96 mln. nos. Male working population : 18.71
mln. nos. Female working population : 11.25 mln. nos.
Infrastructure
Total Railway track length 5023 Kms.
Total Road network
1,37,500 Kms.
Airports: 4 Location : Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam,
Vijayawada and Tirupati
Sea Major Sea Ports in the State :
Viskhapatnam
Minor sea ports : Kakinada, Krishnapatnam Machilipatnam.
Number of Telephone Exchanges : 2008
Nationalised Bank Branches
: 4535
Power 1. Installed capacity MW 5080 2. Electricity Generated
(Mln. Units) : 25,202 for the year 1992-93.
Industrial Progress
1. Name of Industrial Estates/Areas : 208 Industrial Development Areas and
Industrial Estates spread over 19,000 acres.
2. Name of the Growth Centres
: Ongole, Bobbili,Hindupur,Vemsoor
3. Major Industries in the State :
Machine Tools, Synthetic drugs, are Pharmaceuticals,Heavy Electrical
Machinery, ships, Fertilizers, Electronic Equipment,Aeronotical Parts,
Cement & Cement Products,Chemicals, Asbestos, Glass & Watches,
Petrochemicals and Cigarette.
4. EPZ in the State : Visakhapatnam Export
Processing Zone
Capital Market
Number of Stock Exchanges : 1
Name of the Stock Exchange: Hyderabad Stock Exchange
Fiscal & Financial Concessions / Incentives
- Investment grant ranging from 15% to 20% of the capital cost of the
project upto maximum of Rs.9 mln. Fiscal Concessions - Sales Tax deferment
varying between 50% to 100% of the fixed capital upto a period of 10
years.
For More Information Contact
Director of Industries,
Andhra Pradesh
Assistance,
Centre for Enterprises,
Chirag-Ali Lane,
Hyderabad - 500 001.
Phone : 91 40 202131, 203035
Telex : 81 425-6325 Fax : 91 40 234055
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