Srikakulam district General information  

Srikakulam, the northernmost district in Andhra Pradesh, was a part of Visakhapatnam district. A part of Kalinga in the past, Srikakulam was ruled by Gangarajas, Gajapathis, Vijayanagara Kings, Nawabs and the French. Srikakulam town, the headquarters, is located on the east bank of the River Nagavali. The district is known to many as Uttarandhra and Kalingandhra.

Demography

As per 2001 Census. The population of Srikaulam District  is 2537593. Of the population  the male population is 1260020 while the female population is 1277573 the
decennial growth rate from 1991 to 2001 is 9.33 Percent for the District as against 14.44 percent for  the State, and it is significantly lower than the state average regarding Sex-ratio in the  state. The  density of population for the District is 435 persons per Sq.Km as against the  State average of 277. The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population of the District is  229609 and 151249  respectively. This forms 9.05 percent and 5.96 percent respectively in the total  population of  the District as per 2001 census. There are 731778 male literates and 485881  female literates. The literacy rate is 67.19 percent among males and 43.68 percent among female  population of the District. The urban population in the District is 278659 which works out to 11  percent of the total population as against 27.35 percent for the state.


River

Important Rivers: Nagavali, Vamsadhara, , Mahendratanaya, Champavathi, Bahuda and Kumbikotagedda .The rivers have origin in the Eatsren Ghats of Orissa state and joins Bay Of  Bengal within the  seacoast of Srikakulam district. The District has a seacoast of 193 Kms.



Climate

Throughout the year, the climate is characterised by humidity. The  South-West-monsoon  which follows the summer season lasts upto to September. Northeast monsoon starts from 1st  October to the end of November. The period from December to mid February enjoys  generally a fine weather. The annual rainfall is 937.6 mm during the year 2004-2005 against  normal rainfall is  1162 mm.



Flora

The forests in the District exhibit a variety of local changes in quality, composition  and density. The forests are of varying types greatly differing in nature,  intermixed, and 
interrupted by superior or inferior types. These show, much diversity in representation and  combination of the main species. The forests can be broadly classified as  follows:

1. The South Indian Moist deciduous which includes mixed forests,sal forests and  hilly Savannahs.
2. The South � Indian dry ever-green miscellaneous forests.

Fauna

The land fauna in Srikakulam District is very little. In the past, the District  must  have been the sort of several wild animals. Human habitation and the  indiscriminate  destruction of forests resulted in the disappearance of the many species. Among the  carnivore the tiger is almost extinct, but leopard, hyena and wolf are occasionally seen in the  forests. The Jackal fox, wild cats and dogs are other carnivorous animals found in the District. The  herbivorous  class is represented by the somber and spotted deer or chital, while wild goat,  bears are the  other common once. The black buck, the blue bull and the bison are conspicuously  absent in these parts. Among the birds, the peafowl,  Peacock, Jungle fowl, Pigeon, parrot, Myna partridges,  goose doves etc,., are common.

Places Of Interest

1. Srikakulam:

2. Arasavilli:

3. Srikurmam:

4. Salihundam:

5. Srimukhalingam:

6. Calingapatnam:

7. Kaviti:

8. Baruva:

9. Telineelapuram:

10. Mandasa:

11. Rajam:

12. Ponduru:

13. Sangam:

14. DANTHAPURI