VRO / VRA and Panchayat Secretary Special - Important Points you should know about Andhra Pradesh

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Friends, as the VRO / VRA and Panchayat Secretaries are approaching here are a few important points you should know about Andhra Pradesh. I hope these points will be helpful for you in your upcoming exams. 

Andhra Pradesh is India's 4th largest state by area and 5th largest state by population. This is the first state in India formed on the basis of language. This state was formed based on "Gentlemen's agreement".

What is this Gentlemen's agreement ?

In the year 1956 people of all areas (kostal, rayalaseema and telangana) are agreed for the formation of the new state for Telugu speaking people. But the leaders of telangana raised some issues. They feared that the telangana may not be developed inspite of being the area of high revenue. So both the Telangana and Andhra leaders signed an agreement on 20th February 1956. This is called Gentlemen's agreement. The agreement provided safeguards with the purpose of preventing discrimination against Telangana by the government of Andhra Pradesh. Ofcourse later the alleged violations of this agreement are cited as one of the reasons for demands of separate statehood for Telangana (you people know the rest of the story).

Date of Formation : 1st November 1956

Area : 2,75,069

• Forest : 6300 sq. km (23%)
• Coastline : 974 Km

Neighboring States / Union Territories  : Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

Number of Districts : 23

Population : 84,665,533

• Men : 42,509,881
• Women :  42,155,652
• Sex Ratio : 992

Important Facts :

• State Bird - Indian Roller (Palapitta)
• State Animal - Black buck (Krishna Jinka)
• State Tree - Margosa (Vepa)
  
• State Flower - Nelumbo / Water Lilly
• State Sport - Kabaddi
• State Language - Telugu

Nick Names :

• It is called as the "Rice Bowl of India". Agriculture is the occupation of 62% people. Agricultural products are :
• Rice (77% of food grain production)
• Jowar
• Bajra
• Maize
• Ragi
• Small Millets
• Pulses
• Castor
• Tobacco
• Cotton and 
• Sugarcane
• It is also called as the "State of Rivers".
• Rivers of Andhra Pradesh are :
• Godavari
• Krishna
• Chitravati
• Pampagni
• Musi
• Pranahita
• Wain-ganga
• Banda
• Tungabhadra

 Power :

• Hydel-Nagarjuna Sagar
• Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy sagar
• Upper & Lower seeleru
• Tungabhadra Thermal-Nellore
• Ramagundam
• Kothagudem
• Vijayawada and
• Muddanur

Famous Dance : Kuchipudi

 Geography :

• Mountains :
• Nallamala
• Tirumala
• Erramala
• Horsely
• Palikonda Range
• Velikonda Range
• Plateau :
• Telangana
• Golconda
• Rayalaseema
• Srisailam
• nalgonda
• Warrangal
• Khammam
• Lakes :
• Pulicat
• Kolleru
• nagarjuna Sagar
• Nizam Sagar

Important "First Ever" Facts of Andhra Pradesh :

• First state to appoint a woman as Home Minister (Sabitha Indra Reddy)
• First state to establish the "Centre for good governence"
• First state formed on the basis of Language (Telugu)
• First state to made a dalit man as the chief minister (Damodaram Sanjeevayya)
• First state to establish open university.
• First state to gave 18 year olds the right to vote
• First state to get direct loan from world bank.
• First state to establish Tsunami Warning center (at Hyderabad)

First People of Andhra Pradesh :

• First Chief Minister - Nilam Sanjeeva Reddy
• First Deputy Chief Minister - K. V. Ranga Reddy
• First Governor - Chandoolal Madhav Dwivedi
• First Woman Governor - Sharadha Mukherji
• First Asembly Speaker - Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao
• First Woman Speaker - Prathibha Bharathi
• First Woman Home Minister - Sabita Indra Reddy
• First High court Justice - Koka Subba Rao

Transport System in Andhra Pradesh :

• Road Length :
• National Highways - 4,472 Kms
• State Highways - 10,519 kms
• Total R&B Roads - 69,051 kms
• Railway Length :
• Railway Routes Cover - 5,107 kms
• Broad Gauge - 4633 kms
• Narrow Gauge - 37 kms
• Metre Gauge - 437 kms

That's all for now friends. I tried my best to add all the important points of Andhra Pradesh. If you feel I missed anything, please feel free to add that in the comments section below. All the best to all. 

Krishna Reddy

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