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[email protected] www.OnlineIAS.com 1 +91-9246365622 Vidyarthi - Bharat Ki Shakti N. Kalyana Chakravarthy Geography of Andhra Pradesh Contents Sl. No TOPIC PAGE # 1 Formation of Andhra Pradesh 3 2 Physiography 8 3 Climate 14 4 Soils 16 5 Forests 17 6 Wildlife Conservation 22 7 Rivers 24 8 Irrigation 30 9 Agriculture 36 10 Industries 42 11 Mineral Resources 52 12 Power 54 13 Transport 59 14 Tourism 70 15 Population 72 www.OnlineIAS.com 2 Geography of Andhra Pradesh
[email protected] www.OnlineIAS.com 2 +91-9246365622 Vidyarthi - Bharat Ki Shakti N. Kalyana Chakravarthy Geography of Andhra Pradesh Geographic, Demographic and Socio Economic profile of Andhra Pradesh With a geographical area of 1,62,970 sq km, Andhra Pradesh ranks as the 8th largest State in the country. Situed in a tropical region, the state has the 2nd longest coastline in the country with a length of 974 km. As per the forest records, the state ranks 9th in India having forest cover area of 36909.38 Sq. Kms which accounts to 23.04% of the total geographical area. Andhra Pradesh is the tenth largest state in the Country, in terms of population. As per 2011 Census, the State accounts for 4.10% of the total population of the country. The decadal growth of population rose from 18.88% during 1961-71 to 21.13% during 1981-91. Subsequently a significant decline was observed in the re of growth of population and decline is even more prominent 9.21% during 2001-11, lower than the All-India’s growth re of 17.70 percent.