Alluri Sitharama Raju district Alluri district | |
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    Top: Eastern Ghats atLambasingi,Borra Caves,Chintapalle Falls,Godavari atPapikonda National Park, Coffee plantations atAraku Valley | |
 Interactive map of Alluri Sitharama Raju district | |
| Coordinates:18°05′N82°40′E / 18.08°N 82.67°E /18.08; 82.67 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Uttara Andhra |
| First formed | 4 April 2022 |
| Bifurcated to form Polavaram district | 31 December 2025 |
| Founded by | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Named after | Alluri Sitarama Raju |
| Headquarters | Paderu |
| Administrative divisions | |
| Government | |
| • District collector and magistrate | A.S. Dinesh KumarIAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Amit BardarIPS |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 01 constituency |
| • Assembly constituencies | 2 constituencies |
| Demographics | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | allurisitharamaraju |
Alluri Sitharama Raju district, also known asAlluri district[2] and by its initials asASR district,[3] is a district in the Indian state ofAndhra Pradesh. The headquarters of the district is located atPaderu. Named afterAlluri Sitarama Raju, a revolutionary in theIndian independence movement who hailed from the region. The district is known for its scenery and lies in theEastern Ghats.[4][5]
This district is named afterAlluri Sitarama Raju, a revolutionary in the Indian independence movement who came from the region.[6][7]
In July 2019, on the occasion of Alluri Sitarama Raju's 122nd birth anniversary, state Tourism MinisterAvanthi Srinivasa Rao said a newly formed district would be named after Alluri Sitarama Raju.[8]The district was proposed on 26 January 2022 by theY. 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 theGovernment of Andhra Pradesh on 3 April 2022 and the district was effective from 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters of the district is located atPaderu. It was formed fromPaderu revenue division ofVisakhapatnam district andRampachodavaram revenue division ofEast Godavari district.[9][10]
On December 31st 2025, Rampachodavaram division was carved out of this district and formed as a new district namedPolavaram district.[11]
The district is bordered to the north byMalkangiri district andKoraput district inOdisha, to the west byPolavaram district, to the south byAnakapalli district, and to the east byVizianagaram district andParvathipuram Manyam districts.[citation needed]
The district is divided into one revenue division, namelyPaderu, which is further subdivided into a total of 11 mandals, each administered by a Tahsildar.[12][13][14]
The list of 11 mandals in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, divided into 1 revenue division, is given below.
| S.No. | Name | Civic status | Revenue division | Population (2011 census) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araku | Gram Panchayat | Paderu | 56,674 |
| 2 | Paderu | Gram Panchayat | Paderu | 20,760 |
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 97.32% | |||
| Christianity | 1.55% | |||
| Islam | 0.71% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.42% | |||
| Distribution of religions | ||||
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%.[17][18] Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 2.49% and 82.67% of the population respectively.[1] The tribals are a mix of peoples:Bhagatha, Konda Dora,Khond,Konda Reddy, Konda Kapu,Koya, Parang Proja, Valmiki, Kotia, Nooka Dora, Goudu, Mali and Gadaba.
The vast majority of people areHindu, with small minorities of Christians and Muslims.[15]
At the time of creation of the district in 2022, 70.27% of the population spokeTelugu, 11.43%Odia, 7.63%Koya, 7.09%Kuvi and 2.02%Konda as their first language.[16]
There is one parliamentary and 3 assembly constituencies in Alluri Sitharama Raju district. The parliamentary constituency is
The assembly constituencies are[19]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Parliament |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Araku Valley | ST | Araku |
| 29 | Paderu | ST |
