DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 

State Capital

Hyderabad

Area of the State

2,75,100 Sq. Kms

Population (2001 Census)

7,62,10, 007

Male Population

3,85,27,413

Female Population

3,76,82,594

Density of Population 

277 persons per Sq. Km

Sex Ratio

978 (Females per 1000 Males)

Urban Percentage 

27.04

Districts (23) 

Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor, Ananthapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Ranga Reddy, Medak, Nizamabad, Karimanagar, Adilabad, Warangal, Khammam, Nalgonda and Hyderabad

Major cities

Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupathi, Warangal, Guntur, Kakinada, Nellore and Kurnool

Total No. of Households

1,70,04,305

Languages Spoken

Telugu, English, Urdu and Hindi  

Coastline length 

974 Kms

Major Rivers

Krishna, Godavari, Thungabadra

Religions followed

Hinduism, Islam and Christianity

CLIMATE

Maximum Temperature

44.8 °C during summers.

Minimum Temperature

11.3 °C during winters.

Annual Rainfall (Average)

940 mm

INFRASTRUCTURE:

Railway

Total Railway track length

5107 Kms.

Number of Railway Stations

620

Road

Total road network 

1,78,747 Kms.

Number of National Highways(12)

4,014kms

State Highways

8,763kms

Airways

International Airports

Hyderabad, Shamshabad

Domestic Airports

Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupathi (Smaller air fields also available)

Air Connections

                                                           International                             

From:
Hyderabad 

To:
Singapore, Sharjah, Kuwait, Muscat, Dubai, Malaysia, Germany and Malaysia

                                                            National                                    

From:
Hyderabad 

To:
Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Nagpur, Bhuvaneshwar, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Calcutta, and Kochi

Sea Ports

Major Sea Ports

Visakhapatnam,Gangavaram deep water port under development

Minor Sea ports

Kakinada, Krishnapatnam, and
Machilipatnam.

Communication

Number of Post Offices 

16,190

Number of Telegraph Offices 

118

Number of Telephone Exchanges 

3,341