Andhra Pradesh Basic information

Andhra Pradesh, state of India, located in the southeastern part of the subcontinent. It is bounded by the Indian states of Tamil Nadu (formerly Madras) to the south, Karnataka (Mysore) to the west,Telugana to the northwest and north, andChhattisgarh and Orissa to the northeast; the eastern boundary is a 600-mile (970-km) coastline along theBay of Bengal.

Largest city :Visakhapatnam

Districts    :13
Government

 • Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan

 • Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu (TDP)

 • Legislature Bicameral (175 + 56 seats)

 • Lok sabha constituencies 25

 • High Court High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad
Area

 • Total 160,205 km2 (61,855 sq mi)

Area rank 8th

Population (2011)[3]

 • Total 49,386,799

 • Rank 10th


Demonym Andhraite

Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

UN/LOCODE AP

Vehicle registration AP

Literacy 67.41%[4]

Official language Telugu


CAPITAL:HYDERABAD
 
     
 OTHER IMPORTANT FEATURES

       Emblem      Kalasha
  
       Language    Telugu
  
      Song            Maa Telugu Talliki

      Dance          Kuchipudi
  
      Animal         Black Buck
  
      Bird             Indian Roller
  
      Flower        Water Lily
  
      Fruit            Mango
  
      Tree           Neem
  
      Sport         Kabbaddi