Here below you can find the details of Visakhapatnam District’s Key Statistics, Visakhapatnam City – Jewel of the East Coast, Focus Sectors in Visakhapatnam, Connectivity, Natural Resource Endowment, Industry Highlights, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Industry Highlights, Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC), Tourism Highlights
Key Statistics
Area : 11,161 sq. km
Population : 42.88 lakh
Literacy rate : 67.70%
District Domestic Product : USD 10.47 billion
VisakhapatnamCity – Jewel of the East Coast
Largest city in Andhra Pradesh
Population – 17 Lakh
Principal Commercial Hub of the State
Cosmopolitan mix of people
To be developed as a SMART City with assistance from US
Focus Sectors in Visakhapatnam
- Textiles
- Electronics
- Metallurgy
- Engineering
- Life Sciences
Connectivity – Home to India’s 5th busiest Port
Visakhapatnam and Gangavaram are operational Ports
Visakhapatnam is the 5th busiest Port in India in terms of cargo handled
Visakhapatnam Airport
Visakhapatnam Industrial Node as part of the VCIC Corridor
Natural Resource Endowment
Rich in Marine resources
Famous for its deposits of –
- Heavy mineral Beach Sand
- Graphite
- Limestone
- Calcite
- Bauxite
Industry Highlights
Home to industries in sectors such as oil refinery zinc, fertilizers, steel, dredging, heavy engineering, ship building, and power generation
Exports of marine products to tune of ~ Rs. 7,000 crore (USD 1.12 billion) accounting for 22.47% of India’s total exports in FY 2013-14
Upcoming prestigious R&D Project of Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER) in Gambheeram
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Plant with capacity of 8.3 MMTPA with plans for expansion
Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) – Crude oil caverns at Visakhapatnam
Designated as a Brownfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC)
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
Only Indian shore-based steel plant
USD 3 billion turnover
Speread across 33,000 acres
Conferred with Navratna status
Industry Highlights – Aerospace and Defence
Eastern Naval Command Headquarters of the Indian Navy
Upcoming Naval base at Rayavaram village
Hindustan Shipyard Limited at Visakhapatnam
Industry Highlights – Information and Technology
IT SEZ in Rushikonda Hills housing companies like HSBC, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, and WNS
To be established as a major IT hub with a built-up space of 5 million sq. ft
Information Technology Investment Regions (ITIRs) to be developed
Sunrise Startup Village – Incubation centre in Visakhapatnam
Industry Highlights – Pharmaceuticals
Emerged as one of the best pharmaceutical manufacturing hub in India with investments from major National & International companies
Houses more than 50% of Pharma companies in the State
Flextronics supported medical equipment manufacturing is being set up
Japan’s Eisai Pharma to start production soon
Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City (JNPC) – Global destination for manufacturers of bulk drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and intermediates housing over 60 leading Pharma units
Plans to set up a Mega Life Sciences Park
Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC)
Unique, integrated apparel supply chain city spread over 1,000 acres
Ambitious example of innovation, technology and efficiency providing a platform for end-toend apparel solutions
Breakthrough concept of seamless ‘Fiber-to-Store’ integration offers unmatched advantages to global apparel chain partners
Vendor of choice for marquee clients across the globe
Tourism Highlights
Rushikonda Beach
Borra Caves
Tourism Highlights
Simhachalam Temple
Araku Valley
Tourism Highlights
Kailasagiri
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