Here below you can find the details of Prakasam District’s Key Statistics, Focus Sectors in Prakasam, Connectivity – 2 Ports proposed in Prakasam, Natural Resource Endowment, Agriculture and Aquaculture Highlights, Industry Highlights ,Home to Famous Chirala Sarees, Tourism

FACTS ABOUT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

Key Statistics

Area : 17,626 sq. km

Population : 33.92 lakh

Literacy rate : 63.53%

District Domestic Product : USD 5.17 billion

Focus Sectors in Prakasam

• Textiles
• Granite

Connectivity – 2 Ports proposed in Prakasam

Ramayapatnam and Vadarevu ports proposed

Brownfield Airport in Donakonda

Natural Resource Endowment

Rich deposits of –

• Black Galaxy Granite
• Granite
• Silicon sand
• Iron ore
• Slate
• Clays
• Manganese

Designer Slate Stones at Markapuram

Agriculture and Aquaculture Highlights

Rich in production of commercial crops like –

• Tobacco
• Cotton
• Bengal Gram

Annual production of inland and marine fish and prawns of approximately 15,000 metric tons

Industry Highlights

India’s first National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZ) at Pamuru

Major export items include sea food and granite blocks

Proposed Readymade garments cluster at Chrala and Salt cultivation cluster at Chinganjam Mandal

Plans to setup Designers slate stone cluster at Markapur and Granite cluster at Chimakurthy

Home to Famous Chirala Sarees

Produced in the coastal town of Chirala

Sarees known for their ornate, heavy-work ‘pallu’ and boarder

Tourism

Chennakesava Swamy temple in Markapur

Bhiravakona Water falls

Vodrevu Beach

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