- Srikakulam District is the extreme Northeastern District of Andhra Pradesh situated within the geographic co-ordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ of Northern latitude and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ of Eastern longitude.
- The District is skirted to a distance by Kandivalasagedda, Vamsadhara and Bahuda at certain stretches of their courses while a line of heights of the great Eastern Ghats run from North East.
- Vizianagaram District flanks in the south and west while
- Orissa bounds it on the north
- Bay of Bengal on the East .
- The total area of the District is 5837 Sq. Km.
- population of 2537593 persons according to the 2001 census.
| Srikakulam District Population as per 2001 Sensus (Collector’s Office srikakulam) | |||||
| Category | Total Population | Male | Female | % male | % Female |
| All | 25,37,593 | 12,60,020 | 12,77,573 | 49.65% | 50.35% |
| S.C’s | 2,29,609 | 113730 | 115879 | 9.02% | 9.07% |
| S.T’s | 1,51,249 | 75284 | 75965 | 5.97% | 5.94% |
| Minorites | 44,223 | 21706 | 23641 | 1.73% | 1.88% |
- The District derived its name .. from Srikakulam as its headquarters town. Srikakulam District was carved out in 1950 August 15 ... by bifurcating it from Visakhapatnam District, it remained unaffected in its territorial jurisdiction for quite some time. But in November, 1969 the District lost 63 Villages from Saluru Taluk and 44 Villages from Bobbili Taluk on account of their transfer to the then newly constituted Gajapathinagaram Taluk of Visakhapatnam District. Again in May, 1979, the District had undergone major territorial changes on account of the formation of new District with head quarters at Vizianagaram which involved transfer of Salur, Bobbili, Parvathipuram and Cheepurupalli Taluks to the new District.
- 1) Srikakulam -- 117,320
- 2) Amadalavalasa --- 37,931
- 3) Ichapuram ---- 32,662
- 4) Palasa-Kasibugga --- 49,899
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Srikakulam District Divisions & Their Mandals (Collector’s Office srikakulam)
Tekkali Division – 12 mandals.
1.Icchapuram ,
2.kaviti,3.Kanchili ,
4.Sompeta.
5.Mandasa.
6. Palasa,
7.Vajrapu Kotturu,
8.Nandigam,
9.Tekkali,
10.SanthaBommali,
11.KotaBommali,
12.Jalumuru.-
Srikakulam Division – 13 mandals
13.Polaki,
14Narasannapeta,
15.Gara,
16.Srikakulam,
17.Etcherla,
18.Ponduru,
19.Laveru,
20.Ranastalam,
21GanguvariSigadam,
22.Amadalavalasa,
23.Burja,
24.Saravakota,
25.L.N.Peta
Palakonda Division – 13 mandals
26.Palakonda,
27.veeraghattam,
28.Bhamini,
29.vangara,
30.kotturu,
31.Regidi Amadalavalasa,
32.hiramandalam,
33.Rajam,
34.Sarubujjili,
35.SanthaKaviti,
36.Pathapatnam,
37.Meliyaputti,
38.Seethampeta.
- 1) Rajam --- 23,424
- 2) Sompeta --- 17,423
- Know about Srikakulam
- Boundaries :
- Geographical Area : 5837 sq. km.
- Population: 2.75 millions
- Road: It is well connected by road with all the important places in the State.
- The district is long 192kms. This is higher than the other districts. Cold climate also is more when compared to other districts. Summer is from February to June middle. Then southwest monsoon enters and continues till the middle of October. The weather is pleasant from December to February.
- Climate: tropical
- Temperature Range (deg C):
- * Summer : Max 33, Min 25
- * Winter : Max 28, Min 19
- Rainfall: 1086 m.m
- The Temple of Sun God is located at Arasavilli which is 3.5 kms away from Srikakulam town. Dating back to 7th century, the temple is the only Sun God temple in Southern India and was constructed by a Kalinga king. The Sun God "Sri Suryanarayana Swami" is most worshipped in Andhra Pradesh and tourists from all over the world visits the temple every year. The temple is located at Arasavilli, a village in Srikakulam district. One can reach Arasavilli from almost any where in Srikakulam. One can hire a bus to reach the temple, but hiring an auto-rickshaw is comfortable and can be reached within 10 minutes from the Srikakulam town.
- The Historic Temple at the Arasavilli, built 3000 years ago, is where the Lord Sri Suryanarayana temple is located, resembles the rich cultural heritage Srikakulam holds. Popularly called the God of Health.
- is another temple in Srikakulam which is believed to have been built in the 9th Century. This holy place resides on the left bank of Vamsadhara. This is a group of 3 temples built by the Eastern Ganga Kings in the 10th century AD. The deities are Mukhalingeswara, Bhimeswara and Someswara. All these temples show evidence of the Orissa style of architecture (Indo - Aryan style). The Mukhalinga temple is a veritable art gallery. The temple entrances are marvels in themselves.There is a plethora of sculptural work and perforated windows. The Bhimeswara temple lacks such grand splendour. Someswara temple is rich in sculptural work.
- It is located at a distance of 15kms from Srikakulam town. It is in the Gara mandalam on northeast. The only one temple of Srikurmanatha temple in the country is here. The sculpture of the temple is wonderful. The Vishnu temple here is architecturally unique. Here the rock edicts of 11 A.D. are available. Sri Simhachala Devastanam adopted this temple for improvement.
- On the right bank of the river Vamsadhara, about 16 kms. from Srikakulam town, there are a number of Buddhist stupas and a huge monastic complex on a hillock amidst scenic surroundings. You can see a mahastupa, votive stupas, platforms and viharas. There's distinct evidence of the presence of the Vajrayana cult. The statues of Tara and Marichi were discovered at this site. From here, Buddhism spread to Sumatra and other Far-eastern countries. Salipataka and Salipetaka appear to be the early forms of the name of modern Salihundam.
- It is 25kms from Srikakulam. A old light house is standing here. At present weather research center, Cyclone warning center are working here. The confluence of Vamsadhara is an attractive site.
- It is about 5kms from Tekkali. Sri Endala Mallikarjuna Swamy is the deity. On Maha Sivaratri and Kartika Mondays large gathering devotees worship this deity.
- It is in Tekkali division, 65kms distance of Srikakulam. There is a bird sanctuary here. Winter migration birds from Russia, Sibarian cranes, block here. They build nest on the tamarind trees here and migrate to Russia in summer.
- It is 56kms from Srikakulam. Nagavali, Swarnam Mukhi and Vegavati confluence takes place here. So it is called Sangam. One of the five lingas Sangameswara is here. On Maha Sivaratri thousands of devotees through here.
- It is 26kms from Sompet and at foot points of Mahendragiri. Mahendra giri is the highest mountain range in South India. Mahasivaratri is celebrated with fanfare here. Here is the temple of Varaha Swamy.
- It is 21kms from Srikakulam. It is famous for fine Khadi. With eye extracting designs they are women on hand spun spindles.
- It is 40kms away from Srikakulam. The king of Bobbili Tandra papa Rayudu at one time stage here. This place is linked with name of the valiant.
- Located towards the north of the district - close to Orissa. Palasa is famous for Cashew Nuts.
- It is 109Km from Srikakulam town. Baruva, a fishing and coastal port, is set amidst lush coconut groves and paddy fields. The famous temples are of Sri Kotilingeswara Swamy and Janardanaswamy.
- It is located at a distance of 13kms from Ichapuram and Sompet. The coastal belt around Kaviti has extensive plantations of coconut, cashew and jack. The area is delightfully scenic. Here are the deities of Chintamani Ammavaru and Sri Sita Rama Swamy.
- Srikakulam has a number of Banks that help in accelerating the businesses in the region.
- State Bank of India
- Andhra Bank
- Union Bank of India
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