Here below you can find the details of Kadapa District’s Key Statistics, Focus Sectors in Kadapa, Connectivity – Existing Kadapa Airport, Natural Resource Endowment, Agriculture Highlights, Gandikota

FACTS ABOUT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

Key Statistics

Area : 15,359 sq. km

Population : 28.82 lakh

Literacy rate : 67.88%

District Domestic Product : USD 3.78 billion

Focus Sectors in Kadapa

Agro & Food processing

Mineral based Industries

Connectivity – Existing Kadapa Airport

Natural Resource Endowment

World’s single largest and best quality deposits of Barytes

Limestone suitable for manufacturing of cement present in large quantities

High grade asbestos of Chrystile variety readily available

Famous for eponymous stone (‘Kadapa stone’ used in building construction)

Rare hard mineral Fullerene with applications in material science, electronics, and nanotechnology found in the district, one of only two places in the world.

Agriculture Highlights

Leading producer of Tomatoes and Onions

Major crops include –

• Paddy
• Red gram
• Bengal gram
• Groundnut
• Cotton

Agriculture Highlights

Fruit crops include –

• Mango
• Melons
• Citrus
• Papaya
• Banana

Agriculture Highlights

Other commercial crops include –

• Turmeric
• Chill
• Cariander
• Chrysanthemum

Gandikota

Popularly known as ‘the Grand Canyon of India’

River gorge offers breathtaking views to tourists

Also home to a 900 year old Gandikota fort that houses two ancient temples and a Masjid