Here below you can find the details of Anantapur District’s Statistics, Focus Sectors, Natural Resource, Agriculture Highlights, Industry Highlights, Upcoming projects in Renewable Energy, Dharmavaram Silk Sarees, Lepakshi Temple.
FACTS ABOUT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE
Key Statistics
Area : 19,130 sq.km
Population : 40.83 Lakh
Literacy rate : 64.28%
District Domestic Product : USD 5.14 Billion
Focus Sectors in Anantapur
- Textile
- Electronics
Connectivity-Well-Connected by Rail and Road
- Puttaparthi Airport
- Anantapur is part of the Proposed Bengaluru, Kurnool Industrial carridor and CBIC (Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor)
Natural Resource Endowment
Great potential for solar energy given the arid climate and high solar insolation
Identified as one of the best areas for generation of wind power in India
Large deposits of :-
- Dolomite
- Iron Ore
- Limestone
- Gold
- Diamond
Agriculture Highlights
Sericulture is one of the traditional activities
Accounts for 46% of total cropped area for Mulberry
Industry Highlights
Upcoming Bharat Electronics Ltd.
Defence Systems Integration Complex in Palasamudram spread over 914 acres
Vittal Innovation City to set up a dedicated Aerospace & Defence Park
Defence manufacturing clusters planned
Plans to develop a Life Sciences Park
Upcoming projects in Renewable Energy
Gamesa Wind Turbines Private Limited (GWTPL) in Thagguparthy
ReGen has signed term sheet with Hero Future Energies for Phase-I 75 MW & Phase-II 75 MW each for Turnkey project at Karadikonda
Suzlon Energy to develop facilities to produce 4,000 MW energy over a period of five years
Dharmavaram Silk Sarees
Dharmavaram is Located at a distance f 47 KM from Anantapur
Amongst silk weaves, Dharmavaram silk sarees are renowned
Over 1500 Dharmavaram silk manufacturing openings with one lakh handlooms in hand
Heavy colored borders which are accompanied by shaded pallus enhance the intrinsically woven golden borders
Considered to be ‘The’ sari for the ‘bride’
Lepakshi Temple
Largest monlithic Nandi Sculpture in the world
Home to 700 Year old Shiva, Vishnu and Veerabhadra temples
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