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'''Anantapur''', officially '''Anantapuramu''',<ref>{{cite web|title=About Anantapuramu Municipal Corporation {{!}} Anantapuramu Municipal Corporation|url=http://anantapur.cdma.ap.gov.in/|website=anantapur.cdma.ap.gov.in|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603191051/http://anantapur.cdma.ap.gov.in/|archive-date=3 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a city in [[Anantapur district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal headquarters of Anantapuru [[Tehsil|mandal]] and also the divisional headquarters of [[Anantapur revenue division]].<ref name=map>{{cite web |title= anantapuramu District Mandals|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf |publisher=Census of India|access-date=19 January 2015|pages=395, 435|format=PDF}}</ref> The city is located on [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway]]. It was also the headquarters of the ''Datta Mandalam'' ([[Rayalaseema]] districts of Andhra Pradesh and [[Bellary]] district of [[Karnataka]]) in 1799. It was also a position of strategic importance for the [[British Indian Army]] during the [[Second World War]].

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 356&nbsp;km from [[Hyderabad]], 484&nbsp;km from [[Vijayawada]], 148 km from Kurnool and 210 km from Bangalore which is the closest international airport.

{{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 | format=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>

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&nbsp;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>

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.

[[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>

The primary and [[secondary education]] is imparted by government, aided and private schools of the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319051231/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref> The mediums of instruction that are followed by different schools are [[English language|English]] mediums and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] mediums.

Anantapur is an important education centre of the [[district]] 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, Anantapuramu|Government Medical College]], [[Arts College]], [[Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute of Technology]], PVKK Institute of Technology etc.

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