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Andhra Pradesh

Map of Andhra Pradesh
 
Population
(million)
(2001)
GSDP (current prices (Rs’000 million)
(2005-06)
Per capita Income (Rs)
(2005-06)
Growth rate for Real GSDP 2000 - 2006 (%) Big towns (No.) Urban population
(%)
Distribution of Households
(%)
Rich Middle Class Poor
75.72 2258.9 25,820 6.4 32 27.5
8.3 64.6 27.1
 
Economic Activity
 
Andhra Pradesh Pie Charts
Black Arrow Economic Activity: Manufacturing - 15.1%; Services - 58.7%; Agriculture – 26.2%
Black Arrow State Priority Areas: Food processing; Software; Financial services; Electronics; Power; Textiles; Tourism
Black Arrow Investment Strengths: Reform-oriented state, improved governance and administration; fourth largest market in the nation; relatively high purchasing power. In the southern region, Andhra Pradesh is the state with most improved human potential.
Black Arrow Investment Weakness: State Finances under pressure, deficient power supply and low literacy.
 
  Value   Value
Physical infrastructure      
Per capita power supply (2005-06) - KWH 684 Villages electrified % 100
    Power surplus % -1.1
Telecom density (2002) 5 Cell phones / 1000 persons   71
Road length km / 1000 sq. km area (2002) 713 Surfaced roads % (2001) 89.9
Registered Vehicles/million population 642.5 Non Transport
vehicles/million population
(2003)
577.1
No. of ports 13 Railway track length km/’000
sq km (2003-04)
18.9
Airports 8 Irrigated farming % (2003) 37.6
Quality of Governance      
Average annual enterprise growth (1998-2005) % 2.4    
% of state GDP spent on important growth items 1.5    
Labour Infrastructure      
Average annual employment growth (1998-2005) (%) 2.4 Man days lost in labour
disputes ‘000 (2001)
1048.5
Social Infrastructure      
Literacy rate (%) 60.5 Urban population % 27.5
Perceptions of Investors      
Physical infrastructure 3 Quality of Governance      1
Labour 4 Social Infrastructure      5