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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/