Araku Valley
Hill Station in Andhra Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Araku Valley is a hill station in Alluri Sitharama Raju district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, lying 111 km west of Visakhapatnam city. It is a valley in the Eastern Ghats inhabited by different tribes, mainly Araku Tribes.
lambasingi Valley | |
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Hill Station | |
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| Nickname: Andhra Kashmir | |
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| Coordinates: 18.3333°N 82.8667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Alluri Sitharama Raju district |
| Elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 56,674 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 531 149 |
| Telephone code | 08936 |
| Vehicle Registration | AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1] |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Araku Valley |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Araku |
Araku is located in the Eastern Ghats about 114 kilometres (71 mi) from Visakhapatnam, close to the Odisha state border. The Anantagiri and Sunkarimetta Reserved Forest, which are part of Araku Valley, are rich in biodiversity and are mined for bauxite.[2] Galikonda hill rising to a height of 5,000 feet (1,500 m) is amongst the highest peaks in Andhra Pradesh. The average rainfall is 1,700 millimetres (67 in), the bulk of which is received during June–October.[3] The altitude is about 1300 m above the sea level. The valley spreads around 36 km. [4]
Coffee was introduced in Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh in 1898 by British in Pamuleru valley in East Godavari district. Subsequently, it spread over to Araku Valley in the early 19th century. After independence, the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department developed coffee plantations in the valley.[5] In 1956, Coffee Board appointed Andhra Pradesh Girijan Cooperative Corporation Limited (GCC) for promoting coffee plantations in the valley through local tribal farmers.[clarification needed] In 1985, the plantations were handed to A.P. Forest Development Corporation and GCC promoted Girijan Coop. Plantation Development Corporation (GCPDC) exclusively to develop coffee plantations in tribal areas. All the plantations developed by GCC and GCPDC were handed over to the tribal farmers at two acres per family.[6] Apiculture farms have been widely spread in Araku, several types of flavoured honey is being made commercially.(Araku is famous for bamboo chicken)
Araku is connected through both rail and road to Visakhapatnam. Araku railway station is located on the Kothavalasa-Kirandul railway line of Visakhapatnam division of the East Coast Railway, on the Indian Railways network. RTC Buses to Visakhapatnam every half an hour.
Many Telugu films including Happy Days, Katha, Darling, Life Is Beautiful, Parugu[7] and RRR[8] were shot in Araku.[citation needed]
Tree houses at the Araku Valley hill station in Andhra Pradesh
A view of a passing train in foreground and the valley in background
Araku Valley view in January 2013
A local church entrance at Araku Valley
Tribal Museum, Araku Valley
Inside Tribal Museum, Araku Valley
Coffee Museum, Araku Valley
An old church at Sunkara Metta village in the eastern ghats
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