Anantapur district

Anantapur district
Anantapur district
District of Andhra Pradesh
	Anantapuramu district
	Bugga Ramalingeswara temple in Tadipatri
	Etymology: Telugu: Anantasagara (Big Tank)
	Coordinates: 14°40′41″N 77°36′25″E / 14.678°N 77.607°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Rayalaseema
Established	1882
Reorganised	4 April 2022
Named for	Big Tank
Headquarters	Anantapur
Administrative Divisions	3 Revenue divisions; 31 Mandals;
Government
• District collector	M.Gauthami
• Lok Sabha	Lok Sabha list
• Assembly	Assembly list
Area
• Total	10,205 km2 (3,940 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,241,105
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
• Sex ratio	977 (females per 1,000 males)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Literacy
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number	515xxx
Area codes	+91–8554
ISO 3166 code	IN-AP
Vehicle registration	AP-02 (former) AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)
Website	ananthapuramu.ap.gov.in

Anantapur district, officially Anantapuramu district,^[4] is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located in Anantapur city. It is one of the driest places in South India.^[5] In the year 2022, as part of re-organisation of districts, Sri Sathya Sai district was carved out.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Here's how new ap map looks after districts reorganisation". 3 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ "District Census Hand Book - Anantapur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^ "Anantapur district to be renamed Anantapuram". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "Anantapur Assembly Constituency : Triangular contest on the cards". thehansindia.com. 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[apreorg-2022-1] "Here's how new ap map looks after districts reorganisation". 3 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

[demographics-2] "District Census Hand Book - Anantapur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[3] "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

[4] "Anantapur district to be renamed Anantapuram". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[5] "Anantapur Assembly Constituency : Triangular contest on the cards". thehansindia.com. 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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