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Andhra Pradesh is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of 162,975 km² (approx. 800/sq mi) and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants (As of 2011 Census of India), with the state capital being Amaravati and Largest city in the state is Visakhapatnam. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east.

On 23^th April 2015, the Andhra Pradesh government had declared Amaravati as its capital.

The literacy Rate of Andhra Pradesh in 2011 is 67.41%. As per the 2011 Census, the literacy rate among males was 74.80% and 60% among females in Andhra Pradesh.

Telugu is the official language of the Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 22 languages under schedule 8 of the constitution of India.

The forest cover in Andhra Pradesh in 2015 as percentage of total geographical area is 17.72%. The total forest cover recorded in Andhra Pradesh is 29,137.40 sq. km.

The state of Andhra Pradesh was formed on 1^st November 1956. Through the States Reorganization Act of 1956, the state of Hyderabad was split up, and its Telugu speaking districts (constituting Telangana) joined with the Andhra state.