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| name = Eluru District
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| image_alt = A montage of images related to Eluru District
| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: [[Polavaram Project]], Abhaya Buddha Statue in Eluru, Eluru Railway Station, South Gopuram of Dwaraka Tirumala Temple, Papikondalu Hills, Kolleru Lake.
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="sakshi-1"/><ref name="ganapavaram">AP GO Number 158, Part-I, Extraordinary dated 16-Feb-2023 for GO MS No:54, Revenue (Lands IV), dated 16-02-2023</ref>
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 4 April 2022
| established_title1 = Restructured
| established_date1 = 16 February 2023
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Eluru]]
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| leader_title = [[District magistrate (India)|District collector]]
| leader_name = K. Vetri Selvi. I A S <ref>{{Cite web |title=Eluru District {{!}} Andhra Pradesh Rice Bowl {{!}} India |url=https://eluru.ap.gov.in/ |access-date=2025-11-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| postal_code = 534 XXX <ref>[https://indiapincodes.net/Andhra-pradesh/West-godavari/ Pincode List]</ref>
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India|AP-37 (former)]] {{avoid wrap|AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203234146/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2019 |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 January 2019 |location=Vijayawada}}</ref>}}
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'''Eluru district''' is a [[district]] in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. [[Eluru]] is its administrative headquarters. It is formed from from erstwhile West Godavari and Krishna districts on 4 April 2022. It was restructured on 16 February 2023 with the transfer of Ganapavaram mandal to [[West Godavari district]]

== History ==
[[Eluru District]] history has shared common history with [[West Godavari district]], The [[Eastern Chalukyas]] ruled coastal Andhra from 700 to 1200, with Vengi, near [[Pedavegi]] village, as their capital. Historical pieces of evidence are found at the villages, Pedavegi and Guntupalli (Jilakarragudem). Eluru then became a part of the [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)|Kalinga]] Empire until 1471. Later it fell into the hands of the Gajapati Empire. In 1515, [[Krishnadevaraya]] captured it. After the fall of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], it was taken by the Sultan of [[Golconda Fort]], Kutub Shah. Eluru District was formed with [[Eluru]] as its headquarters on 4th April 2022.<ref name="sakshi-1">{{Cite web|date=2022-04-03|title=AP: కొత్త జిల్లాల స్వరూపమిదే.. పెద్ద జిల్లా ఏదంటే?|url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/andhra-pradesh/area-and-population-new-districts-ap-1446058|access-date=2022-04-03|website=Sakshi|language=te}}</ref><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 news|date=26 January 2022|title=AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260122/ap-issues-draft-gazette-notification-inviting-objections-to-having-26.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129231708/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260122/ap-issues-draft-gazette-notification-inviting-objections-to-having-26.html|archive-date=29 January 2022|access-date=11 February 2022|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=((Staff Reporter)) |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 |work=The Hindu |date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922110047/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/new-districts-to-come-into-force-on-april-4/article65274658.ece |archive-date=22 September 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref><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 |url-status=live |access-date=31 March 2022|website=[[Eenadu.net]] |language=te |archive-date=17 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017133352/https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/ap-top-news/general/2501/122062849}}</ref> Ganapavaram mandal was shifted to West godavari district on 16 February 2023.<ref name="restructure-2023">{{Cite web |date=Feb 16, 2023 |title= No 158: West Godavari district- transfer of Ganapavaram mandal from Eluru revenue division, Eluru district to Bhimavaram revenue division, West Godavari district - final notification |url=https://apegazette.cgg.gov.in/uploadGazette_view?filePath=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL2FwZWdhemV0dGUuY2dnLmdvdi5pbi9zZWFyY2hBbGxHYXpldHRlcyIsImlhdCI6MTc3MTU2MTIyOSwic3ViIjoiL1VwbG9hZHMvQVBHQVpFVFRFL2dhemV0dGVzLzE2NzY1NDc4MDcyNjAucGRmIn0.2hb6jGoOu1PRzEnghYZfG6JvhnbaRni3p8q1fvnsnDE |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=AP e-gazette |language=en}}</ref>

== Geography ==
The district occupies an area of {{Convert|6,579|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="sakshi-1"/><ref name="ganapavaram"/> The district is bounded by [[Khammam district]] and [[Polavaram district]] on the north, [[West Godavari district]] and [[Konaseema district|Konnasemma District]] on the south. The [[Godavari River]] separates [[East Godavari district]] on east and Tammileru River and [[Kolleru Lake]] separates it from [[Krishna district]] and [[NTR district]] on the west.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

== Topography ==

=== Rivers and waterbodies ===
The district is primarily served by the major river [[Godavari River|Godavari]] and three tributaries: [[Yerrakaluva]], [[Tammileru]], and [[Ramileru]]. Additionally, a freshwater lake flows through the district, serving as a crucial water source. Recently, the [[Government of India]] initiated the [[Polavaram Project]], a water reservoir with the potential to store up to 194.6 TMC<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinakar |first=Lanka |date=2022-03-22 |title=Polavaram is lifeline of Andhra; stop political blame game |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2022/Mar/22/polavaram-is-lifelineof-andhra-stoppolitical-blame-game-2433189.html |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> of water. This project aims to provide a significant water source for other parts of Andhra Pradesh, with the capacity to divert water<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-28 |title=Chandrababu Naidu vows to bring Godavari water to Rayalaseema |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidu-vows-to-bring-godavari-water-to-rayalaseema/article68002143.ece |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> to drought-prone areas such as Rayalaseema and other districts through the [[Buckingham Canal]]. Originally constructed by the [[British Raj|British]], the Buckingham Canal is now part of India's Inland Waterway project,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-29 |title=New Act seeks to develop inland waterways in AP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/new-act-seeks-to-develop-inland-waterways-in-ap/articleshow/106364049.cms |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> designed to facilitate civilian and goods transportation, potentially reducing transportation costs and improving connectivity through waterways.

=== Climate ===
The region has a [[tropical]] climate similar to the rest of the [[Coastal Andhra]] region. The summers (March–June) are hot and dry while the winters are fairly cold. The rainy season (July–December) is often the best time for tourist visits, as fields are brilliantly green with paddy crops, rivers flowing with monsoon water, and a relatively cool climate. The region has long been home to the Indian nobles due to its climate and fertile soil, and several [[zamindar]] large mansions are scattered around the Godavari area.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

== Demographics ==
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|title=Religions in Eluru district as of 2025 based on 2011 census<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>
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{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|3.35}}
{{bar percent|[[Andhra Muslims|Islam]]|green|3.21}}
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At the time of its establishment in 2022, based on [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], the district has a population of 1,937,695. Women number 969,945, making up 50.05% of the district’s population. About 1,618,288 people (80.70%) live in rural areas. The urban population is 384,370 (19.84%), spread across four towns. Scheduled Castes number 424,446 (21.90% of the district), while Scheduled Tribes total 121,311 (6.26% of the district).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eluru district - demography |url=https://eluru.ap.gov.in/demography/ |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Eluru district}}</ref>

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| caption = Languages of Eluru district as of 2025 based on 2011 census<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>
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| label2 = [[Koya language|Koya]]
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== Politics ==
There are one parliamentary and seven assembly constituencies in Eluru district. The parliamentary constituencies are {{bulleted list
|[[Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
|[[Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency]] partially
}}
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 Serial No.
!Name
!style="font-size:100%"|Reserved for Status
|-
|63
|[[Unguturu (Assembly constituency)|Unguturu]]
|None
|-
|64
|[[Denduluru (Assembly constituency)|Denduluru]]
|None
|-
|65
|[[Eluru (Assembly constituency)|Eluru]]
|None
|-
|67
|[[Polavaram (Assembly constituency)|Polavaram]]
|[[Adivasi|ST]]
|-
|68
|[[Chintalapudi (Assembly constituency)|Chintalapudi]]
|[[Dalit|SC]]
|-
|70
|[[Nuzvid (Assembly constituency)|Nuzvid]]
|None
|-
|73
|[[Kaikalur (Assembly constituency)|Kaikalur]]
|None
|}

== Administrative divisions ==

The district is divided into 3 revenue divisions: [[Eluru revenue division|Eluru]], [[Jangareddygudem revenue division|Jangareddygudem]], and [[Nuzividu revenue division|Nuzividu]], which are further subdivided into a total of 27 mandals, each headed by a sub-collector.<ref name="sakshi-1"/><ref name="restructure-2023"/>

=== Mandals ===
The list of 27 mandals in Eluru district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Gopi Dara|date=Nov 12, 2022 |title=Andhra Pradesh: 3 mandals to be shifted to other divisions {{!}} Vijayawada News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-3-mandals-to-be-shifted-to-other-divisions/articleshow/95466172.cms |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|style=width: ; font-style: ;|
# [[Eluru revenue division]]
## [[Bhimadole mandal|Bhimadole]]
## [[Denduluru mandal|Denduluru]]
## [[Eluru mandal|Eluru]]
## [[Kaikalur mandal|Kaikalur]]
## [[Kalidindi mandal|Kalidindi]]
## [[Mandavalli mandal|Mandavalli]]
## [[Mudinepalli mandal|Mudinepalli]]
## [[Nidamarru mandal|Nidamarru]]
## [[Pedapadu mandal|Pedapadu]]
## [[Pedavegi mandal|Pedavegi]]
# [[Jangareddygudem revenue division]]
## [[Buttayagudem mandal|Buttayagudem]]
## [[Dwaraka Tirumala mandal|Dwaraka Tirumala]]
## [[Jangareddygudem mandal|Jangareddygudem]]
## [[Jeelugu Milli mandal|Jeelugu Milli]]
## [[Kamavarapukota mandal|Kamavarapukota]]
## [[Koyyalagudem mandal|Koyyalagudem]]
## Kukunuru
## [[Polavaram mandal|Polavaram]]
## [[T. Narasapuram mandal|T. Narasapuram]]
## [[Velairpadu mandal|Velairpadu]]
# [[Nuzvid revenue division]]
## [[Agiripalli mandal|Agiripalli]]
## [[Chatrai mandal|Chatrai]]
## [[Chintalapudi mandal|Chintalapudi]]
## [[Lingapalem Mandal|Lingapalem]]
## [[Musunuru mandal|Musunuru]]
## [[Nuzvid mandal|Nuzvid]]
}}

== Cities and towns ==
{{Static row numbers}}
{| class="wikitable static-row-numbers"
|+'''Largest cities or towns in Eluru District''' As per the [[List of cities in Andhra Pradesh|2011 Census]]
!Name of the City
!Revenue Division
!2011 Census Population
|-
|[[Eluru]]
|[[Eluru revenue division|Eluru]]
|231,250
|-
|[[Nuzvidu]]
|[[Nuzvid revenue division|Nuzvidu Division]]
|58,590
|-
|[[Jangareddygudem]]
|[[Jangareddygudem revenue division|Jangareddygudem Division]]
|48,994
|-
|[[Chintalapudi, Eluru district|Chintalapudi]]
|[[Nuzvid revenue division|Nuzvidu Division]]
|25,952
|-
|[[Kaikaluru]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Eluru revenue division|Eluru Division]]
|21,292
|-
|[[Unguturu, Eluru district|Unguturu]]
|14,280
|-
|[[Bhimadole]]
|13,669
|-
|[[Mudinepalli]]
|6463
|-
|[[Chatrai]]
|[[Nuzvid revenue division|Nuzvidu Division]]
|4613
|}
{{Static row numbers}}
{| class="wikitable static-row-numbers"
|+Municipal Bodies in Eluru District
!Municipal Body
!Civic Status of town
!Establishment year
|-
|[[Eluru]]
|Municipal Corporation
|2005
|-
|[[Nuzvid]]
|Municipality Grade – 3
|1983
|-
|[[Jangareddygudem]]
|Municipality Grade – 3
|2011
|}

==Economy==
The woolen pile carpet industry in Eluru produces eco-friendly carpets.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nagaraja|first1=G|title=Handmade carpet industry in doldrums|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/handmade-carpet-industry-in-doldrums/article5808247.ece|access-date=26 November 2015|work=The Hindu|date=20 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=encyclo>{{cite book|last1=Sajnani|first1=Manohar|title=Encyclopaedia of tourism resources in India|date=2001|publisher=Kalpaz Pub.|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-7835-018-9|page=66|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nxtnsT8CdZ4C&q=Eluru&pg=PA66|access-date=26 November 2015}}</ref>

== Culture and tourism ==
[[File:Buddha Statue at Eluru.jpg|thumb|199x199px|Buddha Park at Eluru]]
There are many landmarks and tourism destinations in the district. Eluru is the largest city of the district with many destinations related to [[Buddhists]] and [[Archeologists|Archeological]] importance such as ''Guntupalli Caves'' near the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guntupalli caves are selected as India's top 30 heritage sites |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/google-world-wonders-project-archaeological-survey-of-india-asi-ministry-of-culture-heritage-monuments-maps-cultural-institute/1/344632.html}}</ref> Eluru city hosts a 74-foot high Buddha statue in the heart of the city. Some of the religious destinations include, [[Dwaraka Tirumala]] known with the name as ''Chinna Tirumala'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Lord Venkateswara Temple |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151026/nation-current-affairs/article/lord-rides-suryaprabha-vahana-chinna-tirumala}}</ref> and [[Veerabhadra Temple, Pattiseema]].
[[File:Devotees near entrance of Dwaraka Tirumala temple.jpg|alt=|thumb|199x199px|[[Dwaraka Tirumala]] Temple devotees]]
[[File:Caves on Dhammalingesvarasvami Hill 03.JPG|thumb|199x199px|Caves on Dhammalingesvarasvami Hill at [[Guntupalle, Eluru district|Guntupalle]]]]

== Notable people ==


* [[Sekhar Kammula]], film director
* [[Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu]], Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
* [[L. V. Prasad]], Indian film producer, actor, director, cinematographer and businessman
* [[Duvvuri Subbarao]], former Reserve Bank Governor
* [[Silk Smitha]], Actress<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-09-23 |title=Silk Smitha's death continues to be a mystery even after 24 years |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/silk-smithas-death-continues-to-be-a-mystery-even-after-24-years/articleshow/78274181.cms |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* [[Naga Shaurya]], Actor<ref>{{Cite news |title=Oohalu Gusagusalade |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-naga-shaurya-5-best-performances-of-the-actor-that-one-shouldnt-miss/photostory/73488277.cms?picid=73488351 |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* [[Baladitya (actor)]], Actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baladitya - Photos, Videos, Birthday, Latest News, Height In Feet - FilmiBeat |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/baladitya.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.filmibeat.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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===Bibliography===
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* {{Cite book |title=Socio economic survey 2022–23 |last=DOP |publisher=Government of AP |year=2023 |url=https://apfinance.gov.in/downloads/FINALBOOKSES-2023FINAL.pdf |access-date=24 April 2023 |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328171215/https://apfinance.gov.in/downloads/FINALBOOKSES-2023FINAL.pdf |url-status=dead }}
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