<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions . (June 2012) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions . (June 2012) </Td> </Tr> <P> Andhra Pradesh is a state in the southern part of India . It was created on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act . Andhra Pradesh is bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, Karnataka to the west, Maharashtra to the north - west, Orissa to the north - east, Chhattisgarh to the north and Tamil Nadu to the south . The state covers an area of 106,195 sq mi (275,045 km2), or 5.83% of the total geographical area of India . It comprises 23 districts . Telugu is the primary official language of Andhra Pradesh and spoken as a native language by about 83.88% of the people . Other ethnic minorities in the state as of 2001 are Urdu people (8.63%), Tamil people (1.01%), Kannada people (0.80%), Marathi people (0.70%) and Odia people (0.44%). </P> <P> The Telugu people form the dominant ethnic group in Andhra Pradesh, making up to 83.88% (As per 2001 census) of the total population of the state . They are the native speakers of the Telugu language . Telugu is one of the official languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Andhra Pradesh . </P>

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