Ananthapuramu District, Andhra Pradesh

Ananthapuramu District is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is situated about 380 km from Amaravati, the state capital of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Ananthapuramu. Telugu is the main language spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 19,130 km², including 18,753.11 km² of rural area and 376.89 km² of urban area.

List of Mandals in Ananthapuramu District

Ananthapuramu District is divided into 32 Mandals for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 506 villages under these mandals. The table below lists each mandal along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.MandalVillagesArea (km²)
1Anantapur Rural 18277.89
2Anantapur Urban 3—
3Atmakur 8310.68
4Beluguppa 14328.75
5Bommanahal 16302.53
6Brahmasamudram 13294.70
7Bukkaraya Samudram 14265.59
8D.Hirehal 18337.32
9Garladinne 18294.14
10Gooty 24309.39
11Gummagatta 11223.56
12Guntakal 19401.99
13Kalyanadurg 16491.41
14Kambadur 12393.85
15Kanekal 17400.81
16Kudair 13391.76
17Kundurpi 10294.18
18Narpala 12272.31
19Pamidi 22291.03
20Peddapappur 17227.71
21Peddavaduguru 24294.39
22Putlur 17342.16
23Rapthadu 11266.50
24Rayadurg 15342.21
25Settur 10326.73
26Singanamala 22319.51
27Tadipatri 27361.04
28Uravakonda 22393.32
29Vajrakarur 16400.15
30Vidapanakal 14376.05
31Yadiki 14341.27
32Yellanur 19303.80

Population of Ananthapuramu District

As per the Census 2011, Ananthapuramu District has a total population of 40,81,148 people, consisting of 20,64,495 males and 20,16,653 females. There are 9,68,160 households in the district with an average population density of 213 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population40,81,14829,35,43711,45,711
Male Population20,64,49514,89,1575,75,338
Female Population20,16,65314,46,2805,70,373
Total Households9,68,1607,00,3662,67,794
Population Density213 / km²157 / km²3,040 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 23,10,960 literate people and 4,45,956 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 5,83,135 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,54,127 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)4,45,9563,23,8841,22,072
Literate Population23,10,96015,46,3947,64,566
Illiterate Population17,70,18813,89,0433,81,145
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population5,83,1354,75,9291,07,206
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,54,1271,26,36227,765

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.