Anantapur | |
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| Ananthapuramu | |
 Clock tower at Anantapur | |
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| Coordinates:14°40′48″N77°35′56″E / 14.68°N 77.599°E /14.68; 77.599 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Anantapuramu |
| Government | |
| • Body | Anantapur Municipal Corporation,Anantapur–Hindupur Urban Development Authority |
| Area | |
• Total | 105.98 km2 (40.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 340,613 |
| • Rank | [126th] in India ,[10th] in Andhra Pradesh |
| • Density | 3,213.9/km2 (8,324.1/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Telephone code | 08554 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-02 |
| Website | anantapur |
Anantapur, officiallyAnanthapuramu,[8] is a city inAnantapur district of theIndian state ofAndhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Anantapurumandal and also the divisional headquarters ofAnantapur revenue division.[9] The city is located onNational Highway 44. Anantapur was the headquarters of theDatta Mandalam (Rayalaseema districts of Andhra Pradesh andBellary district ofKarnataka) in 1799, and was also a location of strategic importance for theBritish Indian Army during theSecond World War. The GDP of Anantapur City is $ 1.728 Billion.[10]
Anantapur is located at14°41′N77°36′E / 14.68°N 77.6°E /14.68; 77.6.[11] It has an average elevation of 335 m (1,099 ft). It is located at a distance of 484 km fromVijayawada, 148 km fromKurnool and 210 km fromBengaluru which is the closest international airport.
Anantapur has asemi-arid climate, with hot and dry conditions for most of the year. Summer start in late February and peak in May with average high temperatures around the 37 °C (99 °F) range. Anantapur gets pre-monsoon showers starting as early as March, mainly through north-easterly winds blowing in fromKerala. Monsoon arrives in September and lasts until early November with about 250 mm (9.8 in) of precipitation. A dry and mild winter starts in late November and lasts until early February; with little humidity and average temperatures in the 22–23 °C (72–73 °F) range. Total annual rainfall is about 22 in (560 mm).
| Climate data for Anantapur (1991–2020, extremes 1946–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.1 (97.0) | 39.4 (102.9) | 41.8 (107.2) | 43.2 (109.8) | 44.1 (111.4) | 43.1 (109.6) | 38.8 (101.8) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.2 (102.6) | 36.8 (98.2) | 33.8 (92.8) | 44.1 (111.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) | 34.5 (94.1) | 38.1 (100.6) | 39.8 (103.6) | 39.4 (102.9) | 35.7 (96.3) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.4 (90.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 34.4 (93.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.7 (90.9) | 30.2 (86.4) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.4 (77.7) | 23.8 (74.8) | 28.3 (82.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.1 (66.4) | 22.4 (72.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.1 (79.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 20.1 (68.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 22.2 (72.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 13.4 (56.1) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.3 (66.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.0 (48.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) | 0.8 (0.03) | 4.6 (0.18) | 24.5 (0.96) | 58.9 (2.32) | 68.1 (2.68) | 65.6 (2.58) | 91.2 (3.59) | 137.1 (5.40) | 111.7 (4.40) | 28.5 (1.12) | 8.5 (0.33) | 601.9 (23.70) |
| Average rainy days | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 35.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 35 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 54 | 47 | 42 |
| Source 1:India Meteorological Department[12][13][14] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)[15] | |||||||||||||
Anantapur has been ranked 31st best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India.[16]
As of 2011[update] census, Anantapur city has a population of 340,613. The sex ratio was 995 females per 1000 males and 9% of the population was under 6 years old.[17] Effective literacy is 82%, male literacy is 89% and female literacy is 75%.Telugu is the official and widely spoken language, in addition to it Urdu, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil languages are also spoken by significant minorities in the city.[18]
Civic administration
Anantapuru Municipal Corporation is the civic body ofAnantapuru.
Public utilities
Anantapuru Drinking Water Supply Project andSri Sathya Sai Central Trust have also step forward in supplying clean water and concentrated mainly on eradicating fluorosis.[19] The corporation supplies chlorinated water to the city from the summer storage tank located in the town.[20]
Anantapur is well connected to the nearby major cities withNational Highway 44 andNational Highway 205 ofNational Highway network of India. The NH–44 connects it to Bangalore, which is towards south and Hyderabad, towards north, andNH 205 connects it toChennai viaRenigunta.[21] TheAndhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Anantapur bus station.[22] The city has a total road length of 298.12 km.[23]
Anantapur provides rail connectivity for the city and is classified as anA–category station inGuntakal railway division ofSouth Central Railway zone.The nearest International airport isKempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru which is 190 kilometers away.[24]
There are a few notable people from the town with their contributions to various fields such aspolitics,film industry and other areas.Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the formerPresident of India and the firstChief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, andPaidi Lakshmayya was the firstmember of Parliament fromAnantapur's Lok Sabha Constituency.Kallur Subba Rao was an Indian freedom activist and was the first speaker of Andhra Assembly, as well asKadiri Venkata Reddy, who was an Indian film director, writer and also a producer.Sathya Sai Baba, was aHinduspiritual leader;Bellary Raghava was an Indian playwright, thespian and film actor.
Millets such as,Jowar, Bajra, Ragi are the food grains which are mostly used in food items. Peanuts are also popular and used in everyday food like chutney, Chikki and enjoyed as snack with boiled or spicy roasted peanuts.[25]
Neighbourhoods and landmarks in and around the city are - Clock tower, Sapthagiri circle,ISKCON temple,[26] the railway station area, bus station, Srikantam circle,Government Hospital, Court Road etc.Major landmark of city is railway overbridge near Clock tower connecting Newtown constructed in late 1960.[27] As part of connecting heart of city with NH44 this landmark is in demolition and closed till new four-lane flyover is functional.[28]
The primary andsecondary education is imparted by government, aided and private schools of theSchool Education Department of the state.[29][30] The mediums of instruction that are followed by different CBSE schools like Kendriya Vidyalaya and Montessori Elite EM School, State boardEnglish mediums andTelugu mediums.
Anantapur is an important education centre of thedistrict which has many schools, colleges and universities. Prominent institutions and universities include,Sri Krishnadevaraya University,JNTU Anantapur,Sri Sathya Sai University,Central University of Andhra Pradesh,Government Medical College,Arts College, PVKK Institute of Technology, Central university of Andhra Pradesh[CUAP], Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute of Technology, Anantha Lakshmi Institute of Technology and Science, Sri Venkateswara institute of Technology and etc.
Anantapur has many sports facilities and hosted theIrani Cup in 1963–64 when Rest of India scored their lowest total of 83 against the thenRanji trophy winners Bombay, played at the Sanjeeva Reddy stadium. Several Ranji trophy matches and other regional tournaments forbasketball, badminton, etc. have been hosted in Anantapur.
The Anantapur Sports Village (ASV), located alongside theNational Highway 7. TheAnantapur Cricket Ground sits within a 40-acre (160,000 m2) complex which is managed by the Rural Development Trust (RDT).[31] In October 2010,Rafael Nadal opened the Rafael Nadal Tennis School, which hosts district, state and national-level tournaments, as well as laying equal emphasis on the children's education andtennis training.There are several Indoor Stadiums for Basketball and Badminton under local bodies which conducts District, State and National Competitions. There are many coaching class for taekwondo and Karate. There are also coaching centres for swimming which conduct district competitions.[32][33]
There are four temples under the management of Endowments Department.[34]
And there are several important Temples which became good landmarks such as
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