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Geographical Profile

Item Unit of Measure Figure Source
Area
Sq.km.
5837.00
Census 2001
Population
In Thousands
2528.49
Male
In Thousands
1256.37
Female
In Thousands
1272.12
Urban
In Thousands
278.20
Rural
In Thousands
2250.28
Population Growth (decadal)
%
+8.93
Population Density (Person/Sq.Km)
Ratio
433
Literacy
%
55.94
Male
%
67.9
Female
%
44.19
Urbanisation
%
12.50
Census 1991
Workers as % of total population
%
48.64
Workers % of main Workers
Agriculture & allied activities
%
78.16
Mining & Quarrying
%
0.23
Mfg.(Non-household) industries
%
3.78
Household industries
%
2.32
Construction
%
0.58
Services
%
14.93
Forest Area as % of reporting area
%
12.16
1997-98
Gross irrigated area as % of gross cropped area
%
46.02
Value of output of major crops
Per capita food grain production
Kg.
143.03
Road Length per 100 sq.km.
Km.
83.26
1996-97
Railway route length per 100 sq.km.
Km.
3.31
Post offices per 100,000 persons
Ratio
24.00
Bank branches per 100,000 persons
Ratio
5.86
1994-95
Per capita bank deposits
Rs.
1229.49
Per capita bank credit
Rs.
777.08
Per capita bank credit to agriculture
Rs.
214.98
Per hs.bank credit to agriculture
Rs.
1241.00
Per ha. bank credit to SSIs
Rs.
60.10
Per capita bank credit to Industries
Rs.
261.34







Major Crops 2006-10 

Crop
Area as % of District total
Quantity

(In Thousand Tonnes)

Source
Rice
46.52
281
1997-98
Jowar
0.25
N
"
Cotton *
0.25
2
"
Turmeric
N
1
"
Arhar
0.5
1
"
Chillies
0.75
6
"
Sugar cane
1.24
342
"
Sesame
1.49
1
"
* (Lint ‘000 bales of 170 Kgs) N=Negligible



Srikakulam Mandals

Mandal Code
Mandal Name
Mandal Code
Mandal Name
Mandal Code
Mandal Name
1
Veeraghattam
14
Bhamini
27
Tekkali
2
Vangara
15
Kothuru
28
Kotabommali
3
Regidiamadala Valasa
16
Hiramandalam
29
Santha Bommali
4
Rajam
17
Sarubujjili
30
Nandigam
5
Ganguvari Singadam
18
Amadalavalasa
31
Vajrapu Kothuru
6
Laveru
19
Srikakulam
32
Palasa
7
Ranastalam
20
Gara
33
Mandasa
8
Hetcherla
21
Polaki
34
Sompeta
9
Ponduru
22
Narasannapeta
35
Kanchili
10
Santhakaviti
23
Jalumuru
36
Kaviti
11
Burja
24
Saravakota
37
Ichchapuram
12
Palakonda
25
Pathapatnam
13
Seethampeta
26
Meliaputti

 




Medical

  • The district headquarters hospital is the biggest hospital with 400 bed strength.
  • A medical college for this district is under construction in this town
  • There is a dental college for the district is in this town at Chaparam NH5 road.
  • There is a homeo medical hospital and an Ayurvedic hospital
  • Five maternity/community health centers: one under municipality & four under voluntary organizations
  • Many private hospitals, clinics and nursing homes are present.

Judicial

  •  Of 19 courts in the District, only two are present in the town: a District court and a Municipal Bench court. About 75 lawyers and one law college are present in the municipal area.

Police

  • There are Three police stations in the town: 1-Town, 2-Town, and Mahila Police Station. There is one rural police-station at Peddapadu, which serves Arikakulam Mandalam. All the district police officers reside in the town.

Parks in Srikakulam Town

  • 1.Gandhi park .. Palakonda road opposite DM&HO office
  • 2.Santhinagar park .. Santhinagar
  • 3.River view Park .. Gudiveedhi
  • 4.Indira Gandhi Park .. Gunapalem
  • 5.HousingBoard colony Park .. Oldsrikakulam.
  • 6.Chinnabaratam veedhi park
  • 7.PSN colony park
  • 8.Hudco colony park