Krishna district

Krishna district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Ghantasala stupa Vijayawada Airport Machilipatnam beach
Location of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates (Machilipatnam): 16°11′40″N 81°8′58″E / 16.19444°N 81.14944°E / 16.19444; 81.14944
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Kosta Andhra
Headquarters	Machilipatnam
Administrative divisions	03 revenue divisions 26 mandals
Government
• District collector and magistrate	P Raja Babu IAS
• Superintendent of Police	P. Joshua IPS
• Lok Sabha constituencies	01 constituency
• Assembly constituencies	07 constituencies
Area [1]
• Total	3,773 km2 (1,457 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1][2]
• Total	1,735,079
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	73.74%
• Sex ratio	996
Vehicle registration	AP-16 (former) AP–39, AP–40 (from 30 January 2019)[3]
Major highways	NH-216
Website	krishna.ap.gov.in

Krishna district is a district in the coastal Andhra Region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is surrounded on the East by Bay of Bengal, West by Guntur, Bapatla and North by Eluru and NTR districts and South again by Bay of Bengal.^[4]