Andhra Pradesh Government led by Chief Minister Mr. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has issued a Notification / Gazette Note to Form 26 Districts in the State. So far the State has 13 Districts. The New Districts are divided on the basis of Parliament Constituencies. Currently, AP State has 25 Parliament Constituencies and all were converted into Districts. However, Araku Parliament has been divided into two Districts. Here are the Names of Districts and Assembly Constituencies in the District including Head Quarter.
“For the delivery of more efficient services to people and for good governance, we will be creating 13 more districts in the state on the auspicious day of Ugadi. Two districts will be exclusively for tribal population,” the Governor said in his address.
New Districts in Andhra Pradesh: Overview
Description | District |
Largest District by Area | Prakasam District (14,322 sq KM) |
Smallest District by Area | Parvathipuram Manyam District (3,659 sq KM) |
Biggest District by Population | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District (24.697 Lakhs) |
Smallest District by Population | Parvathipuram Manyam District (9.253 Lakhs) |
AP Districts Map (geographical)
AP State – 26 Districts – Headquarters- Population – Area
Sl No. | District Name | Head Quater | Assembly Constituencies | Area in Sq KM | Population in Lakhs |
1 | Srikakulam | Srikakulam | Ichapuram, Palasa, Tekkali, Echerla, Srikakulam, Amadalavalasa, Pathapatnam, Narasannapeta | 4,591 | 21.91 lakh |
2 | Vizianagaram | Vizianagaram | Rajam, Bobbili, Gajapatinagar, Cheepurupalli, Nellimarla, Vizianagaram, Sringavarapukota | 3,846 | 18.84 lakh |
3 | Manyam | Parvathipuram | Palakonda, Kurupam, Parvathipuram | 3,935 | 9.72 lakh |
4 | Alluri Seetaramaraju district | Paderu | Paderu, Araku, Rampachodavaram | 12,251 | 9.54 lakhs |
5 | Visakhapatnam district | Visakhapatnam | Bhimili, Visakhapatnam East, Visakha West, Visakha South, Visakha North, Gajuwaka | 928 | 18.13 lakhs |
6 | Anakapalli District | Anakapalli | Payakaraopeta, Narsipatnam, Chodavaram, Madugula, Anakapalli, Yalamanchili, Pendurthy | 4,412 | 18.73 lakhs |
7 | Kakinada Dist | Kakinada | Tuni, Pratipadu, Jaggampeta, Pithapuram, Peddapuram, Kakinada Rural, Kakinada City | 2,605 | 19.37 lakhs. |
8 | Konaseema district | Amalapuram | Ramachandrapuram, Mandapeta, Kottapeta, Mummidivaram, Amalapuram, Rajolu, P. Gannavaram | 2,615 | 18.73 lakhs |
9 | East Godavari District | Rajahmundry | Anaparthi, Rajanagaram, Rajahmundry City, Rural, Kovvur, Nidadavolu, Gopalapuram | 2,709 | 19.03 lakhs. |
10 | West Godavari District | Bheemavaram | Achanta, Palakollu, Narasapuram, Bhimavaram, Undi, Tanuku, Thadepalligudem | 2,178 | 17.80 lakhs. |
11 | Eluru District | Eluru | Unguturu, Kaikaluru, Dendulur, Eluru, Polavaram, Chintalapudi, Nuzividu | 6,413 | 20.03 lakh. |
12 | Machilipatnam District | Machilipatnam | Gudivada, Penamaluru, Gannavaram, Palmeru, Pedana, Machilipatnam, Avanigadda | 3,775 | 17.35 lakhs. |
13 | NTR Krishna District | Vijayawada | Vijayawada West, Central, East, Mylavaram, Nandigama, Jaggayyapeta, Thiruvuru | 3,316 | 22.19 lakhs |
14 | Guntur district | Guntur | Tadikonda, Guntur West, Central, Ponnur, Pratipada, Mangalagiri, Tenali | 2,443 | 20.91 lakhs |
15 | Bapatla District | Bapatla | Vemuru, Repalle, Bapatla, Parchuru, Addanki, Chirala | 3,829 | 15.87 lakhs |
16 | Palnadu District | Narsaraopeta | Pedakurapadu, Gurjala, Macharla, Chilakaluripeta, Narasaraopeta, Vinukonda, Sattenapalli | 7,298 | 20.42 lakhs |
17 | Prakasam district | Ongole | Yarragondapalem, Giddaluru, Markapuram, Santhanuthalapadu, Ongole, Kondepi, Darshi, Kanigiri | 14,322 | 22.88 lakhs. |
18 | Sri Pottisriramulu Nellore district | Nellore | Kovvur, Nellore City, Nellore Rural, Sarvepalli, Atmakuru, Udayagiri, Kavali, Kandukur | 9,141 | I23.37 lakhs |
19 | Kurnool district | Kurnool | Panyam, Kodumuru, Kurnool, Pratikonda, Emmiganur, Mantralayam, Adoni, Alur | 8,507 | 23.66 lakhs. |
20 | Nandyal District | Nandyal | Nandyal, Allagadda, Srisailam, Banaganapalle, Done, Nandikotkur | 9,155 | 16.87 lakhs. |
21 | Ananthapuram District | Ananthapuram | Rayadurgam Kalyanadurg, Uravakonda, Rapthadu, Singanamala, Anantapur Urban, Tadipatri, Guntakal | 11,359 | 23.59 lakhs |
22 | Sri Satyasai district | Puttaparthi | Madakashira, Hindupuram, Penugonda, Dharmavaram, Puttaparthi, Kadiri | 7,771 | 17.22 lakhs. |
23 | YSR Kadapa District | Kadapa | Kadapa, Kamalapuram, Pulivendula, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur, Badvelu, Maidukuru | 10,723 | 19.90 lakhs |
24 | Annamayya District | Rayachoty | Rajampeta, Railwaykoduru, Rayachoti, Peeru, Thambalpally, Madanapalle | 8,459 | 17.68 lakhs. |
25 | Chittoor District | Chittoor | Nagari, Gangadhara Nellore, Chittoor, Pothalpattu, Palamaneru, Kuppam, Punganur | 7,210 | 19.85 lakhs |
26 | Sri Balaji District | Tirupati | Sullurupeta, Satyavedu, Gudur, Venkatagiri, Tirupati, Chandragiri, Srikalahasti | 9,176 | 22.18 lakhs |