ABOUT EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT

The District is a residuary portion of the old Godavari District after West Godavari District was

separated in 1925. As the name of the district conveys, East Godavari District is closely

associated with the river Godavari, occupying a major portion of the delta area.

The Headquarters of the District is located at Kakinada. East Godavari District lies North -

East Coast of Andhra Pradesh and bounded on the North by Visakhapatnam District and the

State of Orissa, on the East and the South by the Bay of Bengal and on the West by Khammam

and West Godavari Districts.

Area of the District is 10,807 Sq.Kms. The District is located between Northern latitudes

of 16o 30' and 18o 20' and between the Eastern longitudes of 81o 30' and 82o 30'. It has a

population of 48.73 lakhs as per 2001 Census. The District consisting of 5 Revenue Divisions

viz., Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Peddapuram, Rampachodavaram and Amalapuram.

EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT GEOGRAPHY

East Godavari District can be broadly classified into three natural divisions namely the Delta,

Upland and Agency or hill tracts. The general elevation of the district varies from a few meters

near the sea to about 300 meters in the hills of the agency. The Eastern Ghats rise by gradations

from the level of the coast and spread throughout the erstwhile agency Taluks of

Rampachodavaram and Yellavaram.

The delta portion constituting the whole of Konaseema and portions of Kakinada,

Ramachandrapuram and Rajahmundry erstwhile Taluks, presents a vast expanse of rice-fields

surrounded by plantain, betel, coconut gardens and innumerable palmyrahs.

The erstwhile Taluks of Tuni, Pithapuram, Peddapuram and Portions of Kakinada,

Ramachandrapuram and Rajahmundry constitute the upland areas. The main soils in the district

are alluvial (clay loamy) red soil, sandy loam and sandy clay. There is mostly alluvial soil in

Godavari delta and sandy clay soil at the tail end portions of Godavari river, red loamy soil in

upland and agency area of the district. East Godavari District is situated on the North - East of

Andhra Pradesh State.

The Headquater of District is Kakinada

Kakinada is 564KM away from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Headquater. East Godavari District

lies between 16o 30" to 18

o 20" North Latitude and 81

o 30" to 82

o 36" East Longitude

The District Boundries are

North :Visakhapatnam District and Orissa State

East :Bay of Bengal

West :West Godavari District

South :Bay of Bengal

Northwest :Khammam

Man

dal

Code

Mandal Name No. of

Villages

No.

of

Panch

ayats

Population Below 6 Year

Population

Male Female Total Male Female Total

1 Maredumilli 71 12 9261 8749 18010 1506 1589 3095

2 Y. Ramavaram 137 17 13587 14363 27950 2483 2547 5030

3 Addateegala 99 22 19330 19057 38387 2643 2565 5208

4 Rajavommangi 62 19 20108 19925 40033 2644 2608 5252

5 Kotananduru 16 16 23862 23542 47404 3060 3007 6067

6 Tuni 22 19 63285 64172 127457 8506 8411 16917

7 Thondangi 15 19 41789 40216 82005 6398 6172 12570

8 Gollaprolu 12 11 38623 37729 76352 4999 5017 10016

9 Shankhavaram 32 12 26996 26543 53539 3686 3707 7393

10 Prathipadu 40 20 39924 38990 78914 5860 5684 11544

11 Yeleswaram 13 13 37816 38469 76285 5318 5126 10444

12 Gangavaram 60 17 12657 13281 25938 1946 1977 3923

13 Rampachodavaram 77 19 18908 19505 38413 2551 2503 5054

14 Devipatnam 46 14 13778 14120 27898 2006 2058 4064

15 Seethanagram 17 17 35301 35153 70454 4270 4183 8453

16 Korukonda 19 20 38593 38052 76645 5068 4860 9928

17 Gokavaram 15 14 33798 33759 67557 4538 4422 8960

18 jaggampeta 19 16 37297 36942 74239 5067 5148 10215

19 Kirlampudi 17 19 36722 36146 72868 5171 5192 10363

20 Peddapuram 22 23 59139 58906 118045 7477 7138 14615

21 Pithapuram 27 24 62186 61623 123809 7728 7738 15466

22 U.Kotapalli 16 16 38980 38386 77366 5425 5187 10612

23 Kakinada ® 15 20 67651 66011 133662 8397 8126 16523

24 Kakinada (U) 4 0 146476 149853 296329 17143 17029 34172

25 Samalkota 19 18 65769 65779 131548 8362 8150 16512

26 Rangampeta 15 16 27805 26818 54623 3808 3536 7344

27 Gandepalli 13 18 26269 26193 52462 3393 3375 6768

28 Rajanagaram 17 25 47078 45838 92916 6306 6140 12446

29 Rajahmundry Rural 9 10 69061 68651 137712 8730 8644 17374

30 Rajahmundry

Urban 1 0 158454 156797 315251 17161 17110 34271

31 Kadiam 7 11 41681 42176 83857 5180 5276 10456

32 Mandapeta 14 12 62020 61847 123867 7989 7660 15649

33 Anaparthi 9 11 34563 33956 68519 4042 4071 8113

34 Biccavole 14 13 33642 34075 67717 4383 4283 8666

35 Pedapudi 17 18 34888 34287 69175 3954 3894 7848

36 Karapa 19 23 37263 36588 73851 4345 4441 8786

37 Tallarevu 13 17 40327 39585 79912 5399 5261 10660

38 Kajuluru 20 26 35386 34699 70085 4221 4187 8408

39 Ramachandrapuram 22 25 55527 54635 110162 6784 6347 13131

40 Rayavaram 10 12 33207 32899 66106 4118 3916 8034

41 Kapileswarapuram 15 19 33431 33104 66535 4203 4122 8325

42 Alamuru 15 18 36019 35453 71472 4521 4325 8846

43 Atreyarapuram 15 17 32077 30982 63059 3939 3723 7662

44 Ravulapelm 11 12 38652 38292 76944 4785 4521 9306

45 Pamarru 24 26 33374 32762 66136 4086 3900 7986

46 Kothapeta 10 10 38550 38316 76866 4778 4640 9418

47 P.Gannavaram 18 20 36950 36789 73739 4746 4646 9392

48 Ambajipeta 13 16 32572 32434 65006 3899 3700 7599

49 Ainavilli 17 21 32775 32478 65253 3814 3630 7444

50 Mummidivaram 11 19 32868 33312 66180 3700 3554 7254

51 I. Polavaram 11 14 33914 33540 67454 4232 4166 8398

52 Katrenikona 14 16 37026 36659 73685 5133 5072 10205

53 Uppalaguptam 14 17 31041 30405 61446 3921 3809 7730

54 Amalapuram 17 22 67636 67149 134785 7677 7546 15223

55 Allavaram 14 21 34154 33925 68079 4236 4128 8364

56 Mamidikuduru 17 18 34176 33982 68158 3986 3842 7828

57 Razole 13 16 35514 35547 71061 4127 3940 8067

58 Malkipuram 11 20 36939 36578 73517 4412 4171 8583

59 Sakhinetipalli 8 16 36692 36631 73323 4381 4202 8583

60 Rowthulapudi 44 20 26273 25127 51400 3469 3458 6927

Main Rivers of East Godavari are

1. River Godavari

2. River Pampa

3. Thandava, Yeleru

1. Access to East Godavari District

2. The District is well connected by Air, Rail and Road link. The National Highway

connecting Chennai and Howrah passes through this district. Chennai to Howrah line also

passes through this district. The district is also having an Airport at Madhurapudi near

Rajahmundry which is 65 Km's from district headquarters Kakinada and 15 Km's from

Rajahmundry.

3.

Distance Chart

(From Kakinada to Various Cites)

Bangalore 856 KMs Chennia 684 KMs

Howarh(Kolkota) 1028 KMs Hyderababd 523 KMs

Mumbai 1234 KMs New Delhi 1848 KMs

Rajahmundry 65 KMs Tirupati 601 KMs

Vijayawada 223 KMs Visakhapatnam 162 KMs

Demography of East Godavari District

Area 10,807Sq Km

No. of Revenue Disivions 5

No. of erstwhile Taluks 19

No. of Revenue Mandals 60 (58 Rural + 2 Urban)

No. of Mandal Praja Parishads 57

No. of Gram Panchayats 1011

No. of Municipalities 7

No. of Municipal Corporations 2

No. of Census 14

No. of Villages 1379

As per 2011 census East Godavari had population of 5,151,549 of which male and female were

2,569,419 and 2,582,130 respectively. There was change of 5.10 percent in the population

compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, East Godavari District

recorded increase of 7.93 percent to its population compared to 1991. Average literacy rate of

East Godavari in 2011 were 71.35 compared to 65.48 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender

wise, male and female literacy were 74.91 and 67.82 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures

stood at 70.00 and 60.94 in East Godavari District. Total literate in East Godavari District were

3,324,111 of which male and female were 1,737,357 and 1,586,754 respectively.

AS PER 2011 CENSUS:

Description 2011 2001

Actual Population 5,151,549 4,901,420

Male 2,569,419 2,459,640

Female 2,582,130 2,441,780

Population Growth 5.10% 7.93%

Area Sq. Km 10,807 10,807

Density/km2 477 454

Proportion to Andhra Pradesh Population 6.08% 6.43%

As per Provisional population figures of 2001 Census, the total no of Mandals are 59. However

as per G.O.Ms.No.31, Revenue (Registration & Mandals) Department, Dated 05-06-2002 a new

Rural Mandal Routhulapudi (44 villages) with head quarters at Routhulapudi was formed by

transferring certain villages from Sankhavaram (12 villages), Kotananduru (31 villages) and Tuni

(1 village) Mandals, there by making total number of Mandals to be 60.

Climate of East Godavari District

The Climate is comparatively moderate throughout the year except during the months of April to

June when the temperature reaches a maximum of 48 deg. Centigrade. The normal rainfall of the

district is 1280.0 mm.

More than half of the rainfall i s brought by South-West Monsoon while a large portion of

the rest of the district receives rainfall from the North-East Monsoon also, during October and

November.

Resources:

AGRO RESOURCES: The main economic activity of East Godavari is agriculture and 64.8% of

population is depended on agriculture. East Godavari contributes about 10% of the total food

gain production in the date. The district stands top in the State in production of paddy, banana

and coconut. Paddy, Castor, Pulses, Jowar, Maize, Ground Nut are the major crops grown in the

District. Crop – wise details with area and production are indicated.

Sl.No. CROP KHARIF RABI QTY(LAKH)

1 PADDY 255118 157597 412715

2 RAGI 501 69 570

3 BAJRA 4320 32 4352

4 JOWAR 1206 68 1274

5 MAIZE 1738 3770 5508

6 PULSES 2789 130714 133503

7 GROUNDNUT 824 1504 2328

8 COTTON 7185 0 7185

9 SESAMUM 2880 1803 4683

10 CASHEW NUT 29670 0 29670

HORTICULTURE:

Coconut occupies the first place among the horticulture crops. It is mainly concentrated in the

central Delta ( i.e. Konaseema area). Mango & Cashew nuts are cultivated in uplands. Banana is

grown in central delta.

FOREST: The district has Forest cover in 3.23 lack sectors i.e., 30% of total area. The Major

produce of Forest are Teak, Firewood, Bamboo, beedi leaves etc. ITDA is encouraging cashew

nut and mango plantation in tribal areas. A number of medical plants are also available in

Forests.

MINERALS: The Major important minerals are graphite, china clay, fire clay, oil and natural

gas. Precious stones are found in Addateegala Mandal. Clays: Workable deposits of Fire Clay,

Ball Clay, China Clay and ordinary Clay occur in East Godavari district. The fire clay occurring

in East Godavari district are being used in sanitary ware and stone ware industries. Clays find

usage in many industries like ceramic, Refractory, Paper, Textiles, Electrical, Cement,

Petroleum, Foundries etc.

Graphite: Low grade Graphite with less than 40% fixed carbon is found in East Godavari district.

There is a scope to develop new mines and establishment of Graphite based industries in the

District.

Natural Gas: Presently ONGC is producing gas at the rate of 3.05 MMM 3/day to 4.0 MMM

3/day. ONGC, GSPC, Reliance Industries are Companies exploring oil and natural gas in this

region. GAIL is marketing and distributing the natural gas through Gas Collection Stations.

Reliance Industries and GSPC are laying Pipe lines for carrying gas. Reliance Energy, Samalkota

is getting Gas from Reliance industries. ONGC has established mini Oil refinery at Tataipaka.

LIVE STOCK RESERVES:

Cattle and poultry constitute the important live stock resources of the district. The following are

the details of Live Stock population available in the District.

1. CATTLE 332042

2. BUFFALLOWS 466141

3. SHEEP 52919

4. GOATS 127652

5. POULTRY 3804584

POULTRY:

There are captive poultry feed plants available and there is a scope for establishing some more

feed mixing plants in the district and required veterinary facilities are also available.

MARINE:

East Godavari district has a coast line of 161 kms with 90 Fishing villages. The total marine fish

during the year was 22,033 MT. The Fish is also exporting to foreign countries.

OTHER RESOURCES

Sericulture is first introduced in uplands and then extended to Delta area, at present 320 Hectares

of land is in mulberry cultivation.

Industrial Scenario:

107 Large & Medium Scale Industries with an investment of Rs.8800 Crores and providing

employment to 19181. Prominent Industries are Rice milling, Oil refining, Solvent Extraction,

Sea Food Processing, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Paper Industries, Automobile Componants,

Sugar Mills, Beverages, Bio-mass Power Plants and Gas based power plants etc. 56 Large &

Medium Scale Industries are obtained IEM’s and 26 Industries are under Implementation where

NATURAL GAS STATUS IN EAST GODAVARI:

Presently ONGC is producing gas at the rate of 3.05 MMM 3/day to 4.0 MMM 3/day. At present

GAIL is supplying gas to M/s. NFCL, GFCL, APSEB, GVK PowerPlant, Regency Clay

products, Spectrum Power generation Ltd., Sri Vatsa Power project, Rajole, Venkata Raya

Power Project, Mori , SteelExchange India Ltd., Ravulapalem, M/s.Padma Hi-tech Gases,

Ravulapalem, M/s.AGS Aerospace Industries,East Palem, M/s.Jai Bhavani Steeel Re-rolling

Mills, Gollapalem, M/s.G.M.K. Power ,Gollapalem, and M/s.Priya Darshini Spinning Mills,

Y.Kothapalli, ONGC, GSPC, Reliance Industries are Companies exploring oil and natural gas in

this region. GAIL is marketing and distributing the natural gas through Gas Collection Stations.

Reliance Industries and GSPC are laying Pipe lines for carrying gas. Reliance Energy, Samalkota

is getting Gas from Reliance industries. ONGC has established mini Oil refinery at Tataipaka.

GAIL has given consent for allocation of Natural Gas through its grid to M/s Sri Vatsa Power,

Konaseema Power, AP Power, GVK, GMR and RAK Ceramics- Peddapuram. The Marketing

and distribution functions of natural gas in Krishna. Godavari area is being done by GAIL.

ONGC is associated with GAIL in planning the additional facilities and technical inputs needed

for the future enhanced gas supplies. The actual timing of the enhancement of natural gas

quantities are linked with the project completions of the future consumers and expansion plans of

present consumers.

Total allocation of natural gas from K.G. area is 8.5 MMM 3/day. ONGC has already projected a

production potential of 6.5 MMM 3/day of gas availability of which entire quantity has been

allocated to the industrial consumers of this area.

The allocation of 8.5 MMM 3/day is envisaged to be met by the gas flow from Ravva, JVC.

ONGC has entrusted a feasibility study to M/s.PDIL, Sindri, a public sector consultancy firm to

examine the techo – commercial aspects of piped natural gas supplies for house hold and minor

commercial uses like hotels, hospitals etc in the towns of East Godavari.

Any Industrial Entrepreneur needs gas for his project may approach to Gas Authority of India

Ltd. for the allotment based on the availability from dedicated Grid as well as uneconomical

sourced gas wells dug by ONGC.Many enquiries are coming from all quarters for establishing of

Industries using Natural Gas. Many existing Industries are pursuing to convert their Energy

resource into Gas. The land costs are increasing day by day and there by throwing in establishing

new Industrial Estates as Total land in Industrial Estates are sold away by APIIC. 16 Industries

are actively using Natural Gas investing Rs.5500 crores are working well in this district for

Power Genereation, Steel Re-rolling, Producing Fertilizers, Oil Refining and Naptha, Kerosine

and Diesel etc. The Power projects like Gowthami, GVK expansion, GMR, Konaseema Oak

Well, R.A.K. Ceramics etc are almost invested Rs.4000 Crores and are awaiting for supply of

Natural Gas from GAIL. All Refractory, Paper, Rice Mills, Steel Industries are anxiously waiting

for making use of Natural gas as fuel for their Industry.

FOOD AND AGRO PROCESSING INDUTRIES:

There are 31 Sago Industries in and around Samalkota. There are 16 Cashew Industries in and

around Tuni and Rajahmandry. 50 rice mills are established Sortex machines and Steam Driers

where each mill turn over is ranging from 10 Crores to 40 Crores and some units are making a

turn over of 100 to 150 Crores. Some Paper Mills are processing Straw and Baggasi. About 200

units are existing in Coir sector where Coir fibre extraction and Curled Coir is taking place. 750

Mango Jelly units are working and almost producing 1000 tonnes of Mango Jelly during the

season in and around Kakinada. About 5 Shrimp Processing units are working at Kakinada and

Ravulapalem.3 Buff meat processing units are working in this district. Many Poultries and

Poultry Feed, Fish Feed and Aqua Feed and Shrimp Hatcheries are established in this district.

The Salt Industry is producing almost 50,000 tones of Salt in 6000 acres farm in and around

Kakinada.

East Godavari has enormous potential for processing Cashew Fenny, Distilleries out of Sago /

Waste Fruits, Seed Processing, Packaging Industry, Dairy, Pickles, Cereals and Pulses,

processing and Iodization of Salt, Bio- Diesel Plantation and processing etc. An organized

Marketing infrastructure is required. APIIC is proposing 1500 acres of IDA at Peddapuram and

proposing to develop one Food Processing Park in Peddapuram in 200 acres for Mango Pulp and

Mango Jelly Industries, Sago Industries.

PORT BASED INDUTRIES:

The Port of Kakinada situated at Lat 16 59’ N Long 82 19’ E in the principal sea port amongst

the minor ports in India. It is an all weather sheltered Anchorage port classified as an

intermediate port. The principal exports are Extractions of Rice bran, Ground Nut, Sal seed,

Cotton seed, Soya bean and rape seed, tobacco, Mango kernels, Groundnut kernel, Palm fibre,

Fruit Jams and Juices, Cement etc., while imports are DAP, MOP, Urea, Rock Phosphate,

Common Salt, Rice Wheat, LPG etc.

Further, the Government of Andhra Pradesh have under taken the development of Kakinada Port

as Deep Water Port with the loan assistance of US$ 76.115 Millions from A.D.B. kakinada Deep

Water Port provides for a continuous wharf of 610 Mt. In length to berth three ships

simultaneously for handling liquid cargo and general cargo. The draft providing initial is of 90.5

MTs. to handle 25,000 DWT vessels. The berths are designed to handle up to 60,000 DWT

vessels in future suitably increasing the dredge depth to (-) 13.20 Mt. The construction of three

shore connected berths, approach channel breakwater, approach bund, backup area and

warehouse on berthing area are completed and navigational aids are provided to handle 3.00

Million Tones of cargo per annum initially. The operation of Deep Water Port is commenced

since 10/96.

The principal imports are phosphoric acid, Palmolive oil, Naphtha, Machinery, Fertilisers etc.,

while exports are Molassses, Bentonite, Steel etc., Efforts are being made to start the container

operations.

M/s.Kakinada Sea Ports are now proposing to increase the capacity from 90 tonnes to 180 tonnes

and also proposing to go for one more berth. M/s.NFCL, M/s.GFCL, M/s.Ruchi Infrastructure

Ltd., M/s.Kedia Over Seas Ltd, M/s.Arani Agro Oils Ltd., M/s.Aclmar Oils and Fats, M/s.Nikhil

Refineries Ltd., M/s.Sarda Agro Oils Pvt.Ltd., M/s.NCS Estates Ltd., M/s.Shalimara Agro Oils,

M/s.Agarwal Oil Industries are established using Palm crude as raw material for refining around

Port.

NFCL and GFCL are importing Phosphoric acid. The raw materials are supplied to these

industries through pipes. Many Industries are taking up expansions/Diversifications year after

year. About Rs.3500 Crores investment pumped in these industries for infrastructure and daily

5000 tonnes of Palm Oil Crude is refined in this Industries and a turnover of about 6000 Crores

takes place.

Enquires are on for establishing Oil Refinery Units from NRI’s and local investors. The cost of

land is very high side and there is demand for infrastructure at cheaper price.

STATUS OF INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS:

(1) ROOFING TILES INDUSTRY: (Jaggampeta, Dwarapudi) 13 Industries are producing

Roofing Tiles in and around Jaggampeta

(2) CERAMIC JAR INDUSTRY: (Rajahmundry) PET Jars and Plastics containers are

manufactured using China Clay abundantly available around Rajahmandry.

(3) SAGO INDUSTRY: (Samalkot, Peddapuram) 31 Industries are functioning in and around

Samalkota and Peddapuram. Scope is there for Product diversification i.e. Sago Distillation.

(4) MANGO JELLY INDUSTRY: (Sarpavaram, Atreyapuram, Hasanbada, Tuni.) 750 units are

working and 1000 tonnes of Mango Jelly is produced in Season. Needs Modernisation to reduce

the time taken in processing to be done. More Value added products are to be manufactured. The

quality should be improved in the hygienic conditions. Cold Storage facility also will be needed.

(5) GRAPHITE CRUCIBLE INDUSTRY: (Rajahmundry, Samalkot) 52 Graphite Crcible

Industries are working in Rajahmandry town for past 3 decades. The units have good market in

Punjab, Haryana, U.P. and other Northern States where Casting, Forging and Metallurgical units

exists. These units need source of land near by Rajahmandry to relocate with modernization.

(6) COIR INDUSTRY: (Konaseema Area) 200 Coir Industries are working in Konaseema and

Kakinada divison of East Godavari and producing Coir Fibre and Curled Coir. Disposal Coir

Pith is a major problem in this industry. The industry needs Land which is very costly affair for

establishing in Delta areas.

East Godavari District is having a good potential for Food and Agro Processing Industries such

as Cashew, Palm Oil Refinery, Bio-Diesel, Meat Processing units, Sago, Sago Distilleries,

Essential Oils, Shrimp Processing, Solvent extractions, Iodized Salt, Coir Units, Rice Mills,

Mineral Industries like Glazed Tiles, Flooring Tiles, Roof Tiles, Refractory bricks, Runners,

Graphite Crucibles and Distilleries using Waste Fruits / Sago etc.

Education: There are numerous Premier Educational Institutes.

References: Data collected from various sources few of them listed.

http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/131-east-godavari.html

http://industriesportal.apcgg.gov.in/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Godavari_district

http://eastgodavari.nic.in/

http://www.mapsofindia.com/