About Andhra Pradesh - India

About Andhra Pradesh

The State Andhra Pradesh was formed in 1956 by the state Reorganisation act, is the fifth largest state of india. located in Deccan Plateau in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. The twin city Hyderabad & Secunderbad being the captial of this state and the language telugu the official language.

The State is bounded by Maharashtra & orissa States in the North, Tamilnadu in the South and Andhra Pradesh in West, Bay of Bengal by East & has the longest coastline of 972 km. The State extends to an area of about 2,76,754 sq. km divided in to 24 Districts.

Districts of Andhra Pradesh

1. Adilabad District
2. Anantapur District
3. Chittoor District
4. Kadapa District (Cuddapah)
5. East Godavari District
6. Guntur district
7. Hyderabad District
8. Karimnagar District
9. Khammam District
10. Krishna District
11. Kurnool District
13. Mahbubnagar District
14. Medak District
15. Nalgonda District
16. Nellore District
17. Nizamabad District
18. Prakasam District
19. Ranga Reddy District
20. Srikakulam District
21. Visakhapatnam District
22. Vizianagaram District
23. Warangal District
24. West Godavari District

 

History of Andhra Pradesh

Historically the earliest mention of the Andhras appeared in the Aitareya Brahmana (B.C.800). It was called Dakshina Padh during those days. Historians felt that Andhras, Pulindas, Sabaras, and many other sects lived in Dakshina Padh. But it is only in the Mauryan age that one gets historical evidence of the Andhras as a political power in the southeastern Deccan. Megasthenese, who visited the Court of Chandragupta Maurya (B.C.322--297), mentioned that Andhra country had 30 fortified towns and an army of 1,00,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry and 1,000 elephants. Buddhist books reveal that Andhras established their kingdoms on the Godavari belt at that time. Asoka referred in his 13th rock edict that Andhras were his subordinates.

Major Cities of Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad - The city is nearly 400 years old and is noted for its natural beauty, mosques and minarets, bazaars and bridges, hills and lakes.
Rajahmundry - The biggest town in East Godavari district.
Tirupati - Tirupati is famous for the Venkateswara temple in the sacred Tirumala hills.
Vijayawada - The city surrounded by hills on three sides, with the swiftly flowing waters of the Krishna river.
Visakhapatnam - The port city with the biggest ship building yard in India.

How to reach Andhra Pradesh

Air transport
Andhra Pradesh is well connected with air transport from all countries with international airports in Hyderabad and from all major cities in india to well known cites in Andhra Pradesh few wel known cities with airport are Tirupati, Vishakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Vijaywada.
• Emirates
• KLM
• Lufthansa,
• Malaysia Airlines
• Oman Air
• Qatar Airways,
• Saudi Arabian Airlines,
• Singapore Airlines
• Srilankan Airlines.

Some of the Airlines services avialable (international)

Air India , India's prime international carrier. Though this is an international carrier, you can often get good rates on the domestic leg of its international flights
Air India Express, is the low-cost version of Air-India- offers the lowest fares on key domestic routes like Mumbai-Chennai, (as compared to even Air Deccan) and the lowest rates on major international destinations like Dubai, Singapore, etc. (at almost half the price as compared other airlines like Jet Airways and Air Sahara). This has been found to have been better than Air Deccan in terms of comfort, time of departure and most importantly, pricing.
Air Sahara, full service airline with decent coverage.
Alliance Air - Feeder airline for Indian. Has a spotty safety record. It will soon cease to exist and service taken over by its parent company "Indian".
Jagson Airlines service mostly in North India.
Jet Airways , full service airline with very good coverage. Now services London (LHR) directly from Delhi and Mumbai.
Kingfisher Airlines, full service, but with low fares. The service on this is excellent. On flights to Bangalore (its home base) depending on when you book, you can get prices comparable to Air Deccan or SpiceJet. Same prices for foreigners and Indians.
Paramount Airways - feeder airline, service only in South India. Although the airline is headquartered in Coimbatore, the main hub is at Chennai.
Visa Airways - feeder airline, currently flies Mumbai-Nashik, Mumbai-Pune and Mumbai-Kandla (Feb 2007) only. They plan to expand operations as a regional airline in South India as well.
IndiGo Airlines - low cost airline. Connects the major cities and plans to fly to Jaipur and Goa.

Some of the Airlines services avialable (Domestic)

SpiceJet Airlines , low cost airline, the closest competitor to Air Deccan in terms of fares. If you are willing to shell out a bit more to arrive on time, consider Spice over Air Deccan.
Air Deccan , low cost carrier, the 2nd largest in India (after Indian) connects various cities and small towns. Usually have unbeatable prices but delay of an hour or so is routine (although this situation has improved lately). To cut costs and keep prices low food and beverages (including water) are for sale, not complimentary. They aim for a "quick turnaround", which means that they at times neglect to clean the planes between flights. Same prices for foreigners and Indians.
Go Air low cost
SpiceJet Airlines , low cost airline, the closest competitor to Air Deccan in terms of fares. If you are willing to shell out a bit more to arrive on time, consider Spice over Air Deccan.

Rail transport
Andhra Pradesh is connected thru Train Transport to and from all major cities in india operated by indianrailways.

Water transport
Andhra Pradesh has 1 major port in Vishakhapatnam and few other minor ports in the costal region of few of them are Kakinada, Machilipatnam, Bheemunipatnam, Krishnapatnam, Vadarevu and Kalingapatnam Etc.

By Road transport
Andhra Pradesh has excellent road network connecting all major cites like Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Vishakpatnam, tirupathi, Vijayawada, Warangal Etc. The public tansport in Andhra Pradesh is managed by APSTRC (Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation).