List of cities in Andhra Pradesh

This article is about list of cities in Andhra Pradesh state of India. The statistical data is based on 2011 Census of India, conducted by The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Cities statistics

As per 2011 Census of India, Towns with population of 1,00,000 and above are called Cities.[1] The state of Andhra Pradesh has a total of 31 cities, including the state capital, Amaravati.[2] These cities include, 14 municipal corporations, 16 municipalities.[3] All the thirteen district headquarters of the state are classified as cities and are having municipal corporation status. Visakhapatnam is the most populous city with a population of 2,110,988 and Chilakaluripet is the least populous with a population of 101,550. Srikakulam is the least populated municipal corporation with a population of 125,939.[3] Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada are the two metropolitan cities in the state.[4] In terms of area, Visakhapatnam is the largest corporation with an area of 681.96 km2 (263.31 sq mi), followed by the state capital, Amaravati. Proddatur is the smallest municipality, with an area of 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi). Among the corporations, Eluru is the smallest corporation with an area of 14.55 km2 (5.62 sq mi).[3]

List of cities

Note:

S.No. Name District Type Population
(2011)[8][3]		 Area
(sq.km.)[3]		 Ref
1 Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam M.Corp 20,35,922 540.00 [3]
2 Vijayawada Krishna M.Corp 10,34,358 61.88 [9]
3 Guntur Guntur M.Corp 7,43,354 168.41 [10][11]
4 Nellore Nellore M.Corp 6,00,869 150.48 [12]
5 Kurnool Kurnool M.Corp 4,24,920 49.73 [13]
6 Kadapa Kadapa M.Corp 3,43,054 164.08 [14]
7 Rajahmundry East Godavari M.Corp 3,41,831 44.50
8 Kakinada East Godavari M.Corp 3,12,538 30.51
9 Tirupati Chittoor M.Corp 2,87,482 27.44
10 Eluru West Godavari M.Corp 2,83,648 14.50 [15]
11 Anantapur Anantapur M.Corp 2,61,004 47.50
12 Vizianagaram Vizianagaram M 2,28,025 27.90 [7]
13 Ongole Prakasam M.Corp 2,04,746 25.00 [16]
14 Nandyal Kurnool M 2,00,746 19.00 [17]
15 Machilipatnam Krishna M 1,69,892 26.67 [7]
16 Adoni Kurnool M 1,66,537 32.71 [18]
17 Tenali Guntur M 1,64,937 15.12
18 Proddatur Kadapa M 1,62,717 7.12
19 Chittoor Chittoor M.Corp 1,53,766 69.75 [19]
20 Hindupur Anantapur M 1,51,835 24.06 [20]
21 Bhimavaram West Godavari M 1,42,280 25.60 [21]
22 Madanapalle Chittoor M 1,35,669 14.20 [22]
23 Guntakal Anantapur M 1,26,270 40.87 [23]
24 Srikakulam Srikakulam M.Corp 1,25,939 20.89 [7][24]
25 Dharmavaram Anantapur M 1,21,874 40.50
26 Gudivada Krishna M 1,18,167 12.67
27 Narasaraopet Guntur M 1,16,250 7.65 [25]
28 Tadipatri Anantapur M 1,08,171 7.46 [26]
29 Tadepalligudem West Godavari M 1,03,906 20.71
30 Amaravati ‡ Guntur N/A 1,03,000 217.23 [27][28]
31 Chilakaluripet Guntur M 1,01,398 18.13

Sources:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Census Data 2011 / Metadata". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Vadlapatla, Sribala (11 August 2015). "Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development". The Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Kalavalapalli, Yogendra (4 September 2015). "Andhra Pradesh ready to build metro rail in Vijayawada and Vizag with JICA help". Livemint. Hyderabad. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Abbreviations used". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Masula to remain a municipality". Hyderabad. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Masula, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram upgraded into corporations". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts".
  9. ↑ "All you need to know about Andhra Pradesh's new capital - Vijaywada". DNA India. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "The Case of Guntur, India" (PDF). DReAMS - Development of Resources and Access to Municipal Services. p. 1. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Guntur city population is 7,43,354 as per 2011 Census". The Hindu. Guntur. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Integrated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management Project" (PDF). Swachha Andhra Corporation. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 20/4. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Municipal Information". official website of Kurnool Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Kadapa Municipal Corporation at a Glance" (PDF). Kadapa Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Eluru Municipal Corporation Population". Eluru Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "About Ongole". Ongole Municipal Corporation. 17 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Nandyal Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Municipal Information". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "Chittoor Municipal Corporation". Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  20. ↑ "Anantapur Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Administration". Bhimavaram Municipality. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  22. ↑ "Madanapalli Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  23. ↑ "Guntakal Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  24. ↑ "Srikakulam Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  25. ↑ "Narasaraopet Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  26. ↑ "Tadipatri Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  27. ↑ "Declaration of A.P. Capital City Area (Revised)". Andhra Patrika. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "CRDA eyes CSR funds to push job potential in capital city". Times of India. Guntur. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  29. ↑ "Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards". citypopulation.de.
  30. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Municipal Development Project" (PDF). Municipal Development Project. Government of Andhra Pradesh. pp. 18–24. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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