NTR district
NTR district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Vijayawada. The district is named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao. The district shares boundaries with Guntur, Palnadu, Krishna, Eluru, Khammam and Suryapet districts.
History
interacting with relatives of the TDP founder and former Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao at Nimmakuru village in the Pamarru Assembly constituency, then opposition leader Jagan promised that he would name the district after the late leader. NTR district was proposed on 26 January 2022 and became one of the twenty-six districts in the state after the gazette notification was issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh on 3 April 2022. On 4 April 2022 the chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy virtually inaugurated all 13 new districts, officially establishing NTR district., gazette notification. The district was carved out of Krishna district, and consists of the existing Vijayawada revenue division along with Nandigama and Tiruvuru revenue divisions, which were formed along with the district.It was named in the memory of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, a prominent figure in the history of Andhra Pradesh. NTR, a celebrated actor and politician, was the founder of the Telugu Desam Party and served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He is widely remembered for his groundbreaking welfare policies and his efforts to uplift the rural poor and marginalized communities.
Geography
NTR district is bordered with Krishna district and Eluru district on the east, Palnadu district and Guntur district on the south, Suryapet district of Telangana state on the west and Khammam district of Telangana state on the north.The Krishna river flows towards east and acts as border with Palnadu district and Guntur district.
Demographics
Based on the 2011 census, NTR district has a population of 22,18,591, of which 1,302,557 live in urban areas. NTR district has a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4,06,350 and 82,101 of the population respectively.Based on the 2011 census, 90.12% of the population spoke Telugu, 6.90% Urdu and 1.43% Lambadi as their first language.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into three revenue divisions: Nandigama, Tiruvuru and Vijayawada, which are further subdivided into a total of twenty mandals.Mandals
The list of 20 mandals in NTR district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.- Nandigama revenue division
- # Chandarlapadu
- # Jaggayyapeta
- # Kanchikacherla
- # Nandigama
- # Penuganchiprolu
- # Vatsavai
- # Veerullapadu
- Tiruvuru revenue division
- # A. Konduru
- # Gampalagudem
- # Reddigudem
- # Tiruvuru
- # Vissannapeta
- Vijayawada revenue division
- # G. Konduru
- # Ibrahimpatnam
- # Mylavaram
- # Vijayawada Rural
- # Vijayawada Central
- # Vijayawada North
- # Vijayawada East
- #Vijayawada West
Cities and towns
| Ciy/Town | Civil status | Revenue Division | Population |
| Vijayawada | Municipal Corporation | Vijayawada | 10,21,806 |
| Jaggayyapeta | Municipality Grade 2 | Nandigama revenue divisionNandigama | 53,530 |
| Kondapalli | Municipality Grade 3 | Vijayawada revenue divisionVijayawada | 33,373 |
| Nandigama | Nagar panchayat | Nandigama revenue divisionNandigama | 44,359 |
| Tiruvuru | Nagar panchayat | Tiruvuru revenue divisionTiruvuru | 18,567 |
Politics
The district is formed with the borders of Vijayawada Lok Sabha constitutency.There are seven assembly constituencies in the district.
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for | Parliament |
| 69 | Tiruvuru | SC | Vijayawada |
| 71 | Gannavaram | - | Machillipatnam |
| 79 | Vijayawada West | - | Vijayawada |
| 80 | Vijayawada Central | - | Vijayawada |
| 81 | Vijayawada East | - | Vijayawada |
| 82 | Mylavaram | - | Vijayawada |
| 83 | Nandigama | SC | Vijayawada |
| 84 | Jaggayyapeta | - | Vijayawada |
Education
Primary and secondary school education in the district is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences and School of Planning and Architecture, South Indian Chapter are located in Vijayawada. District has numerous engineering colleges including Prasad V. Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, Lakireddy Bali Reddy Engineering College, Gudlavalleru Engineering College, DMS SVH College of Engineering, SRR & CVR Govt. Degree College is one of the oldest colleges. It was established in 1937. Govt Polytechnic Vijayawada, Andhra Loyola College, AANM & VVRSR Polytechnic College, Mary Stella college, Sidhartha Degree College are a few of the many famous arts and science colleges in the district.
Transportation
Road
National highways NH-65, NH-16, NH-30 pass through the district. APSRTC state headquarters are located at Vijayawada.Railway
Vijayawada is headquarters for Vijayawada railway division and Vijayawada Junction is one of the busiest railway stations in India.Other railway stations in the district are:
- Ramavarappadu
- Kondapalli
- Madhuranagar
- Rayanapadu
- Nidamanuru
- Gunadala
- Gangineni
- Cheruvu Madhavaram
Airport