[4][5] This district is named after Alluri Sitarama Raju, a revolutionary in the Indian independence movement who came from the region.

[6][7] In July 2019, on the occasion of Alluri Sitarama Raju's 122nd birth anniversary, state Tourism Minister Avanthi Srinivasa Rao said a newly formed district would be named after Alluri Sitarama Raju.

[citation needed] At the time of the 2011 census, the district had a population of 953,960, of which 37,973 (3.98%) live in urban areas.

Alluri Sitarama Raju district has a sex ratio of 1046 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 42.34%.

[16][17] The list of 22 mandals in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.