Here below you can find the details of Nellore District’s Key Statistics, Focus Sectors, Connectivity, Natural Resource Endowment, Industry Highlights, Home to weaves of Venkatagiri Sarees, Pulicat Wildlife Sanctuary

FACTS ABOUT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

Key Statistics

Area : 13,076 sq. km

Population : 29.66 lakh

Literacy rate : 69.15%

District Domestic Product : USD 4.33 billion

Focus Sectors in Nellore

• Agro & Food processing
• Leather
• Textiles
• Electronics
• Automobiles & Auto Components

Connectivity – Home to Krishnapatnam Port

Krishnapatnam (Operational) and Dugarajapatnam (Proposed) ports

Existing Greenfield Airport at Dagadarthi

Natural Resource Endowment

Endowed with minerals such as –

• Mica
• Barytes
• Quartz
• Silica Sand
• Feldspar
• Lime Shell
• Vermiculite
• Laterite with Mica (three variants – white, ruby and green)

Industry Highlights

Krishnapatnam Port among top five ports for marine exports

Industrial ventures like Adidas factory and Tata’s Leather Park at Tada

Multiple SEZs viz. Apache SEZ Development India Private Limited, Andhra Pradesh Investment Infrastructure Corp. Ltd. SEZ at Naidupeta Mas Fabric Park (India) Pvt. Ltd Bharatiya

International SEZ, IFFCO Kisan SEZ

Industry Highlights

Aerospace and Defence Park (on PPP basis) to come up in Nellore

World-class Automotive Suppliers’ Manufacturing Center (ASMC) on a PPP basis to come up and will be dedicated to Auto Component manufacturers

Industry Highlights

Home to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Main Satellite Launch Station

Designated as a Brownfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC)

Home to several Cement industries

Home to weaves of Venkatagiri Sarees

Popular for their unique Zari designs and five weaving

Several varieties exist including –

• Venkatagiri 100
• Venkatagiri Pattu
• Venkatagiri Silk

Pulicat Wildlife Sanctuary

Second largest brackish water Ecosystem in India

Largest congregation of Flamingos in the state

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