anantapur (formally:anantapuramu[3]) is a town in anantapur district of the indian nation of andhra pradesh. it's far the mandal headquarters of anantapur mandal and additionally the divisional headquarters of anantapur revenue department.[4] the town is positioned on countrywide toll road 44. it was also the headquarters of the datta mandalam (rayalaseema districts of andhra pradesh and bellary district of karnataka) in 1799. it become also a function of strategic significance for the british indian army all through the second world struggle.
geography
anantapur is positioned at 14.68°n 77.6°e.[5] it has an average elevation of 335 m (1,099 toes). it's miles placed at a distance of 356 km from hyderabad and 484 km from vijayawada.
demographics
as of 2011 census, anantapur has a populace of 262,340. the intercourse ratio become 995 women in line with one thousand men and 9% of the population was beneath six years vintage.[8] effective literacy is 82%, male literacy is 89% and lady literacy is seventy five%. telugu is the official and broadly spoken language. whereas urdu,[9] kannada and english are the minority languages spoken inside the city.[10]