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Anantapur is located at {{Coord|14.68|N|77.6|E}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Anantapur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Anantapuramu]. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 3 September 2013.</ref> It has an average elevation of {{cvt|335|m}}. It is located at a distance of 484 km from [[Vijayawada]], 148 km from [[Kurnool]] and 210 km from [[Bengaluru]] which is the closest international airport. | Anantapur is located at {{Coord|14.68|N|77.6|E}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Anantapur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Anantapuramu]. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 3 September 2013.</ref> It has an average elevation of {{cvt|335|m}}. It is located at a distance of 484 km from [[Vijayawada]], 148 km from [[Kurnool]] and 210 km from [[Bengaluru]] which is the closest international airport. | ||
=== Climate | == Demographics == | ||
{{As of|2011}} 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.<ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove>{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above | publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India | access-date=26 March 2012}}</ref> Effective literacy is 82%, male literacy is 89% and female literacy is 75%. [[Telugu language|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://data.gov.in/dataset-group-name/census-digital-library|title=Census Digital Library|newspaper=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India|access-date=2017-02-13|language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Governance == | |||
'''Civic administration''' | |||
[[Anantapuramu Municipal Corporation|Anantapuru Municipal Corporation]] is the civic body of [[Anantapuramu district|Anantapuru]]. | |||
'''Public utilities''' | |||
''Anantapuru Drinking Water Supply Project'' and ''Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust'' have also step forward in supplying clean water and concentrated mainly on eradicating fluorosis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anantapur Drinking Water Supply Project Anantapur Drinking Water Supply Project|url=http://www.srisathyasai.org.in/pages/service_projects/anantapur.htm|website=Srisathyasai.org.in|access-date=27 February 2016}}</ref> The corporation supplies chlorinated water to the city from the summer storage tank located in the town.<ref name=tank>{{cite news|title=Commissioner inspects summer storage tanks|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Commissioner-inspects-summer-storage-tanks/article16596612.ece|access-date=27 February 2016|work=The Hans India|date=15 May 2009|location=Anantapur|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804091127/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Commissioner-inspects-summer-storage-tanks/article16596612.ece|archive-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> | |||
== Transport == | |||
[[File:Sapatgiri Circle.jpg|thumbnail|Saptagiri Circle]] | |||
Anantapur is well connected to the nearby major cities with [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]] and [[National Highway 205 (India)|National Highway 205]] of [[National Highway (India)|National Highway network of India]]. The NH–44 connects it to Bangalore, which is towards south and Hyderabad, towards north, and [[NH 205]] connects it to [[Chennai]] via [[Renigunta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf|title=NH wise Details of NH in respect of Stretches entrusted to NHAI|access-date=4 July 2008|publisher=[[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225142615/http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf|archive-date=25 February 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] operates bus services from Anantapur bus station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Stations in Districts |url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation |access-date=9 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |archive-date=22 March 2016 }}</ref> The city has a total road length of 298.12 km.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp|title=DETAILS OF ROADS IN EACH ULB OF ANDHRA PRADESH|access-date=4 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801101300/http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp|archive-date=1 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
{{rws|Anantapuram}} provides rail connectivity for the city and is classified as an ''A–category'' station in [[Guntakal railway division]] of [[South Central Railway zone]]. | |||
The nearest International airport is [[Kempegowda International Airport]], Bengaluru which is 190 kilometers away. | |||
== Culture == | |||
There are a few notable people from the town with their contributions to various fields such as [[politics]], [[film industry]] and other areas. [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] was the former [[President of India]] and the first [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]], and [[Paidi Lakshmayya]] was the first [[member of Parliament]] from [[Anantapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anantapur's Lok Sabha Constituency]]. [[Kallur Subba Rao]] was an Indian freedom activist and was the first speaker of Andhra Assembly, as well as [[Kadiri Venkata Reddy]], who was an Indian film director, writer and also a producer. [[Sathya Sai Baba]], was a [[Hindu]] [[spiritual leader]]; [[Bellary Raghava]] was an Indian playwright, thespian and film actor. | |||
=== Cuisine === | |||
[[Millets]] such as, [[Jowar]], [[Pearl millet| Bajra]], [[Finger Millet| 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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sarma|first1=G. v Prasada|title=Plan to encourage millet consumption |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Plan-to-encourage-millet-consumption/article14429649.ece|access-date=14 October 2016|work=The Hindu |date=18 June 2016|language=en-IN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804085126/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Plan-to-encourage-millet-consumption/article14429649.ece|archive-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> | |||
== Climate == | |||
Anantapur has a [[semi-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 {{convert|37|C|F|abbr=on}} range. Anantapur gets pre-[[monsoon]] showers starting as early as March, mainly through north-easterly winds blowing in from [[Kerala]]. Monsoon arrives in September and lasts until early November with about {{convert|250|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation. A dry and mild winter starts in late November and lasts until early February; with little humidity and average temperatures in the {{convert|22|-|23|C|F}} range. Total annual rainfall is about {{convert|22|in|mm|abbr=on}}. | Anantapur has a [[semi-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 {{convert|37|C|F|abbr=on}} range. Anantapur gets pre-[[monsoon]] showers starting as early as March, mainly through north-easterly winds blowing in from [[Kerala]]. Monsoon arrives in September and lasts until early November with about {{convert|250|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation. A dry and mild winter starts in late November and lasts until early February; with little humidity and average temperatures in the {{convert|22|-|23|C|F}} range. Total annual rainfall is about {{convert|22|in|mm|abbr=on}}. | ||
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=== Cityscape === | === Cityscape === | ||