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{{Short description|New district in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Alluri Sitharama Raju district
| other_name = Alluri district, ASR district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Andhra Pradesh|District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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|photo1a = Lambasinghi on a cloudy day.jpg
|photo1b = Entrance to Borra caves from above 01.jpg
|photo2a = Coffee plantation in Araku Valley 02.jpg
|photo2b = Chintapalle Waterfalls.jpg
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| image_caption = Clockwise from T
top left: Eastern Ghats at [[Lambasingi]], [[Borra Caves]], [[Chintapalle, Visakhapatnam district|Chintapalle]] Falls, Coffee plantations at [[Araku Valley]]
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| map_caption = Location of Alluri district in Andhra Pradesh
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| year_start = 
| established_title = First formed
| established_date = 4 April 2022
| established_date2 = 31 December 2025 ([[Polavaram district]])
| established_title2 = Reorganized
| founder = [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Paderu]]
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg}} [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Andhra|Uttara Andhra]]
| parts_type = Administrative divisions
| parts = {{bulleted list|
| [[List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh|1 revenue divisions]]
| [[List of mandals of Andhra Pradesh|11 mandals]]
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| leader_title = [[District magistrate (India)|District collector and magistrate]]
| leader_name = A.S. Dinesh Kumar {{small|IAS}}
| leader_title1 = [[Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name1 = Amit Bardar {{small|IPS}}
| leader_title2 = [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 01 constituency
| leader_title3 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Assembly constituencies]]
| leader_name3 = [[List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|2 constituencies]]
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| utc_offset = +05:30
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| named_for = [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]]
| website = {{URL|https://allurisitharamaraju.ap.gov.in/}}
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
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'''Alluri Sitharama Raju district''', also known as '''Alluri district'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh government may bifurcate newly-formed Alluri Sitarama Raju district |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2022/apr/06/andhra-pradeshgovernmentmay-bifurcate-newly-formed-alluri-sitarama-raju-district-2438567.html |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> and by its initials as '''ASR district''',<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 June 2022 |title=Coastal Andhra Pradesh to witness intense heatwave during next three days; mercury may touch 47°C |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/coastal-andhra-pradesh-to-witness-intense-heatwave-during-next-three-days-mercury-may-touch-47c/article65488135.ece |access-date=3 June 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> is a district in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The headquarters of the district is located at [[Paderu]]. Named after [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]], a revolutionary in the [[Indian independence movement]] who hailed from the region. The district is known for its scenery and lies in the [[Eastern Ghats]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Apparasu |first=Srinivasa Rao |date=3 January 2023 |title=Andhra Pradesh: Hamlet nestled in Eastern Ghats a popular winter getaway |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/andhra-pradesh-hamlet-nestled-in-eastern-ghats-a-popular-winter-getaway-101672685841015.html |access-date=26 September 2024 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gopal |first=B. Madhu |date=17 October 2022 |title=Andhra Pradesh: As winter nears, Lambasingi beckons tourists |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/as-winter-nears-lambasingi-beckons-tourists/article66022076.ece |access-date=26 September 2024 |work=The Hindu |language= |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Etymology==
[[File:Alluri Sita Rama Raju statue.jpg|thumb|A statue of [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]]|left]]

This district is named after [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]], a revolutionary in the Indian independence movement who came from the region.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=8 August 2021 |title=Call to draw inspiration from Alluri |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/call-to-draw-inspiration-from-alluri/article35806018.ece |access-date=26 September 2024 |work=The Hindu |language= |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=G. Janardhana |date=4 April 2022 |title=Andhra district named after Alluri, his memorials in neglect |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2022/Apr/04/andhra-district-named-after-alluri-his-memorials-in-neglect-2437679.html |access-date=26 September 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |language=}}</ref>

== History ==
In July 2019, on the occasion of Alluri Sitarama Raju's 122nd birth anniversary, state Tourism Minister [[Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao|Avanthi Srinivasa Rao]] said a newly formed district would be named after Alluri Sitarama Raju.<ref name="nee1">{{cite web |date=5 July 2019 |title=New district will be named after Alluri: Minister |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/jul/05/new-district-will-be-named-after-alluri-minister-1999664.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028054433/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/jul/05/new-district-will-be-named-after-alluri-minister-1999664.html |archive-date=28 October 2019 |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
The district was proposed on 26 January 2022 by the [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]'s government as part of a reorganisation of all the existing 13 districts in the state to form 26 districts in total. Final notification was issued by the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] on 3 April 2022 and the district was effective from 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters of the district is located at [[Paderu]]. It was formed from [[Paderu revenue division]] of [[Visakhapatnam district]] and [[Rampachodavaram revenue division]] of [[East Godavari district]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Raghavendra|first=V.|date=26 January 2022|title=With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/with-creation-of-13-new-districts-ap-now-has-26-districts/article38327788.ece|url-status=live|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126110443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/with-creation-of-13-new-districts-ap-now-has-26-districts/article38327788.ece|archive-date=26 January 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=30 March 2022|title=New districts to come into force on April 4|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/new-districts-to-come-into-force-on-april-4/article65274658.ece|access-date=31 March 2022|website=[[The Hindu]]|language=en}}</ref>

On December 31st 2025, Rampachodavaram division was carved out of this district and formed as a new district named '''[[Polavaram district]]'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves formation of two new districts, headquarters status for Madanapalle|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2025/Dec/30/andhra-pradesh-cabinet-approves-formation-of-two-new-districts-headquarters-status-for-madanapalle |date=30 December 2025 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en }}</ref>

==Geography==
The district is bordered to the north by [[Malkangiri district]] and [[Koraput district]] in [[Odisha]], to the west by [[Polavaram district]], to the south by [[Anakapalli district]], and to the east by [[Vizianagaram district]] and [[Parvathipuram Manyam district]]s.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

== Administrative divisions ==
The district has one revenue division, namely [[Paderu revenue division|Paderu]], which is further subdivided into a total of 11 mandals, each administered by a Tahsildar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2022 |title=కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం |url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/ap-top-news/general/2501/122062849 |access-date=31 March 2022 |website=[[Eenadu.net]] |language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jonathan |first=P. Samuel |date=2022-09-07 |title=Andhra Pradesh: Cabinet clears investment proposals worth ₹1.25 lakh crore |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-cabinet-clears-investment-proposals-worth-125-lakh-crore/article65862971.ece |access-date=2022-09-13 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AP Issues GO Creating Polavaram District With Rampachodavaram as Headquarters
|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/ap-issues-go-creating-polavaram-district-with-rampachodavaram-as-headquarters-1927331|date=30 December 2025 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en }}</ref>

=== Mandals ===
There are 11 mandals located in [[Alluri Sitharama Raju district]], which are under [[Paderu revenue division]], are listed below.

{{Div col}}

*[[Paderu revenue division]]
# [[Ananthagiri mandal, ASR district|Ananthagiri]]
# [[Araku Valley mandal|Araku Valley]]
# [[Chintapalli mandal|Chinthapalli]]
# [[Dumbriguda mandal|Dumbriguda]]
# [[Ganagaraju Madugula mandal|Ganagaraju Madugula]]
# [[Gudem Kotha Veedhi mandal|Gudem Kotha Veedhi]]
# [[Hukumpeta mandal|Hukumpeta]]
# [[Koyyuru mandal|Koyyuru]]
# [[Munchingiputtu mandal|Munchingiputtu]]
# [[Paderu mandal|Paderu]]
#[[Peda Bayalu mandal|Pedabayalu]]
{{Div end}}

== Cities and towns ==
There are no cities or towns in the district. Major villages are Araku and Padern
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Major villages in Alluri Sitharama Raju District
!S.No.
!Name
!Civic status
!Revenue<br />division
!Population<br />(2011 census)
|-
| 1
| [[Araku]]
| Gram Panchayat
| [[Paderu revenue division|Paderu]]
| 56,674
|-
| 2
| [[Paderu]]
| Gram Panchayat
| [[Paderu revenue division|Paderu]]
| 20,760
|}

== Demographics ==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Alluri Sitarama Raju district (2011)<ref name="religion"/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|97.32}}
{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|1.55}}
{{bar percent|[[Andhra Muslims|Islam]]|green|0.71}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.42}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
}}
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Alluri Sitarama Raju district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value1 = 70.27 |color1 = steelblue
|label2 = [[Odia language|Odia]] |value2 = 11.43 |color2 = saddlebrown
|label3 = [[Koya language|Koya]] |value3 = 7.63 |color3 = teal
|label4 = [[Kuvi language|Kuvi]] |value4 = 7.09 |color4 = lightskyblue
|label5 = [[Konda language (Dravidian)|Konda]] |value5 = 2.02 |color5 = lightblue
|label6 = Others |value6 = 1.56 |color6 = grey
|thumb=right}}
The district when it was created in 2022 had a population of 953,960, of which 37,973 (3.98%) live in urban areas based on 2011 census data. Alluri Sitarama Raju district has a sex ratio of 1046 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 42.34%.<ref name="census1">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Visakhapatnam |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/122/download/138/DH_2011_2813_PART_A_DCHB_VISAKHAPATNAM.pdf|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref><ref name="census2">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – East Godavari |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/158/download/282/DH_2011_2814_PART_A_DCHB_EAST_GODAVARI.pdf|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 2.49% and 82.67% of the population respectively.<ref name="demographics">{{Cite web |title=Demography Sri Alluri Sitharamaraju District |url=https://allurisitharamaraju.ap.gov.in/demography/}}</ref> The tribals are a mix of peoples: [[:te:బగత_ప్రజలు|Bhagatha]], Konda Dora, [[Khonds|Khond]], [[Konda Reddis|Konda Reddy]], Konda Kapu, [[Koya (tribe)|Koya]], Parang Proja, Valmiki, Kotia, Nooka Dora, Goudu, Mali and Gadaba.

The vast majority of people are [[Hindus|Hindu]], with small minorities of Christians and Muslims.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11363/download/14476/DDW28C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

At the time of creation of the district in 2022, 70.27% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 11.43% [[Odia language|Odia]], 7.63% [[Koya language|Koya]], 7.09% [[Kuvi language|Kuvi]] and 2.02% [[Konda language (Dravidian)|Konda]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

== Politics ==
There is one parliamentary and 3 assembly constituencies in Alluri Sitharama Raju district. The parliamentary constituency is {{bulleted list
|[[Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
}}
The assembly constituencies are<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/Right%20to%20Infn.Act/annex1.htm|title=District-wise Assembly-Constituencies|work=ceoandhra.nic.in}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!Name
!style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for<br/>([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!Parliament
|-
|28
|[[Araku Valley (Assembly constituency)|Araku Valley]]
|[[Adivasi|ST]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Araku Lok Sabha constituency|Araku]]
|-
|29
|[[Paderu (ST) (Assembly constituency)|Paderu]]
|[[Adivasi|ST]]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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Saileshchauhan at 17:42, 16 March 2026