Industrial

The handloom sector is a small scale industry and next to agriculture by the number of people depend on it. Venkatagiri and Patur are important handloom centres in the district noted for their traditional handcrafted fine cotton and silk sarees embrodied with pure zari.
The following are major industries located in Nellore District
SHAR (SriHarikota High Altitude Range) located in Sriharikota, Nellore Dt.
Kovur Thermal Power Plant ( defunct)
Nellore Nippo Batteries factory.
Acqua and fisheries throughout the district
Mica Mines in Gudur and Sydapuram mandals.
work in progress Adidas Apache in Tada, Nellore dt.
Krishnapatnam Thermal Station.
Krishnapatnam Port trust.
Krishnapatnam is a major port and market center situated at a distance of 20 km. The port is hoped to become a world-class deep water port. Iron ore and granite are being exported from KrishnaPatnam to other countries like China.One Railway line links it with Vekatachalam on main railway line. Tadais at a distance of 80 km from Nellore with new industrial ventureslike the Adidas factory and Tata\'s Leather park.
Projects in progress: An International Leather park will startworking soon at Krishnapatnam. A railway line is being constructed fromKrishnapattanam to Obulavari palle to link up this port with MumbaiRailway line. Construction of two Ultra Mega Power Projects with thecapacity of 4000 MW each at Krishnapatnam is going on. Recently Centralgovernment gave clearance to IFFCO fertilizer factory at Regadi Chelikanear Nellore. Central government is also planning to setup a \'PetroChemical Terminal\' at Krishnapatnam. Air Deccan is going to setup anairport near Nellore city. Construction work of two textile parks atMenakur near Venmkatgiri/Nayudupet will start soon.