Andhra Pradesh is called the "Rice Bowl of India" is a state in southern India.Andhra Pradesh is the 4th largest state in India by area and population It is bordered by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, Orissa in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the East, Tamil Nadu to the south and Karnataka to the west. . It is the largest and most populous state in Southern India. Two major rivers, the Godavari and the Krishna run across the state. Historically this land was known as Andhraapatha, Andhra Desa, Andhraavani, Andhra mandalamu, Andhra vishaya.



Andhra Pradesh(AP) can be devided into three regions, namely Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema and Telangana. Andhra Pradesh has 23 districts: Adilabad, Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa, East Godavari, Guntur, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Krishna, Kurnool, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore, Nizamabad, Prakasam, Rangareddy, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Warangal and West Godavari.

Telugu is the regional and official language of the state, spoken by (84.86%)of the population. Telugu is the second largest spoken language in India. The major linguistic minority groups in the state include the speakers of Urdu (7.86%) and Hindi (2.65%).