State
SOUTH
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Richest temple — Tirupati | Shrimp export capital | Visakhapatnam port and steel
52.2M
Population
Census-based
162,975 km²
Area
Survey of India
67.4%
Literacy
Census 2011
6
Major Cities
Listed below
Leadership & Administration
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu (CM)
CapitalAmaravati
RegionSouth India
StatusState
Notable Companies / HQs
RINL (Vizag Steel HQ)
HPCL Visakh Refinery
Dr. Reddy's (plants)
About This Page
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and Survey of India (see footer). DRISHTI intentionally does not
display GDP, growth-rate, or per-capita-income figures on state
pages, since these change constantly and cannot be verified as
current without a live government API — showing stale numbers as
if live would be misleading. Use the State News
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Major Industries
Agriculture
Mining
Pharmaceuticals
IT
Ports
Aquaculture
Major Cities
🏙 Visakhapatnam
🏙 Vijayawada
🏙 Guntur
🏙 Tirupati
🏙 Kurnool
🏙 Kakinada
Sector Notes
India's largest shrimp and aquaculture exporter. Tirupati temple — world's richest.