Flourishing literary works in the district

Flourishing literary works in the district:

What is the first poem in Telugu? the answer, the Addanki inscription ordered by pandarangadu in 848 A.D. was confirmed by the historians. Pandarangadu was the commander-in-chief of Ganga Vijayaditya, the Chalukya king who ruled the Addanki area. He had donated some land of Dharamavaram in Addanki mandal to Aditya Bhattaraka and the inscription was given in that occasion. This inscription was a poem in Taruvoja Chandassu. This inscription is now available in the Egmore museum in Chennai. A pillar was constructed in Addanki at the place where the original was found. The writers of this district got a duplicate of the inscription and installed it on the pillar.

The second poem was also found in this district only. Erranna, one of the three poets who translated Mahabharata into Telugu, belongs to Addanki and it shows the strong basics of Telugu poem this district had. While traveling in the streets of Addanki, Kavisarvabhomudu Srindahudu also dictated quick poetry. Bhattabanudu, Addanki Gangadhara Kavi, Narayana Teerdhulu etc. were also belonging to Addanki.

Development of the district:

As per the statistics declared by the government in the year 1977-78, the average per capital income of the district was rs. 1099. In same year the average per capital income of the state was rs.1018, which means if the average of the state is 100, that of this district is 108. At that time this district was in 7th rank.

The average per capital income of the district between 8 years, that is from 1993-94 to 2000-01, was arrived as the average of the per capital income calculated on the fixed rates as on 1993-94 and the per capital income calculated by the interim rate. The average per capital income of the district  thus arrived was rs. 12,372 and that of the state was rs. 13, 239. That means if the average of the state is 100 that of the district will be 93. As per the fixed rates, average of the district is rs. 8778, whereas that of the state is rs. 9679. It is in 14th rank. This survey reveals that during the last three decades this district, which had more average than the state in 1977-78, is lagging behind.

Profession:

Agriculture, Hand loom, Fishing and Labour in the Construction of buildings.