# List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population

This article is about the list of most populated cities in Andhra Pradesh state of India as per the 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 the 2011 Census of India, towns with population of 100,000 and above are called "cities".
Visakhapatnam is the most populated city, with a population of 2,278,000 after the merger of surrounding towns into Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (VMC) and it being upgraded to Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). There have been proposals to merge some nearby villages to Vijayawada, Kakinada, and Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporations.
Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, and Tirupati are being developed as smart cities by Government of India under Smart Cities Mission.
In 2021 Mangalagiri and Tadepalli Municipalities and villages in mandals were merged to form Mangalagiri-Tadepalli.
The cities written in bold are the headquarters of their respective district.
| S.no. | City | District | Population 2011 Census | Population 2001 Census | Municipality formation | Number of wards |
| 1 | Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | 2,881,686 | 1,345,938 | 1865 | 98 |
| 2 | Vijayawada | NTR | 1,034,358 | 900,061 | 1888 | 64 |
| 3 | Guntur | Guntur | 743,880 | 514,461 | 1866 | 57 |
| 4 | Nellore | SPSR Nellore | 594,783 | 404,775 | 1866 | 54 |
| 5 | Kurnool | Kurnool | 457,633 | 269,122 | 1866 | 52 |
| 6 | Kakinada | Kakinada | 384,128 | 335,299 | 1866 | 50 |
| 7 | Rajamahendravaram | East Godavari | 376,333 | 374,721 | 1865 | 50 |
| 8 | Kadapa | YSR | 344,893 | 148,039 | 1868 | 50 |
| 9 | Mangalagiri-Tadepalli | Guntur | 315,323 | 244,990 | 2021 | 50 |
| 10 | Tirupati | Tirupati | 295,323 | 244,990 | 1886 | 50 |
| 11 | Anantapuram | Anantapuram | 267,161 | 243,143 | 1869 | 50 |
| 12 | Ongole | Prakasam | 252,739 | 153,829 | 1876 | 50 |
| 13 | Vizianagaram | Vizianagaram | 228,720 | 176,023 | 1888 | 50 |
| 14 | Eluru | Eluru | 218,020 | 215,804 | 1866 | 50 |
| 15 | Proddatur | YSR | 217,895 | 150,309 | 1915 | 41 |
| 16 | Nandyal | Nandyal | 211,424 | 154,324 | 1899 | 42 |
| 17 | Adoni | Kurnool | 184,625 | 146,458 | 1865 | 42 |
| 18 | Madanapalle | Annamayya | 180,180 | 107,449 | 1961 | 35 |
| 19 | Machilipatnam | Krishna | 169,892 | 179,353 | 1866 | 50 |
| 20 | Tenali | Guntur | 164,937 | 153,756 | 1912 | 40 |
| 21 | Chittoor | Chittoor | 160,722 | 152,654 | 1917 | 50 |
| 22 | Hindupur | Sri Sathya Sai | 151,677 | 125,074 | 1920 | 38 |
| 23 | Srikakulam | Srikakulam | 147,372 | 117,320 | 1856 | 50 |
| 24 | Bhimavaram | West Godavari | 146,961 | 142,064 | 1948 | 39 |
| 25 | Tadepalligudem | West Godavari | 130,348 | 102,622 | 1958 | 40 |
| 26 | Guntakal | Anantapuram | 126,270 | 117,103 | 1948 | 37 |
| 27 | Dharmavaram | Sri Sathya Sai | 121,874 | 103,357 | 1964 | 40 |
| 28 | Gudivada | Krishna | 118,167 | 113,054 | 1937 | 39 |
| 29 | Narasaraopet | Palnadu | 117,489 | 95,349 | 1915 | 38 |
| 30 | Kadiri | Sri Sathya Sai | 110,512 | 89,235 | 1963 | 36 |
| 31 | Tadipatri | Anantapuram | 108,421 | 86,843 | 1920 | 36 |
| 32 | Chilakaluripet | Palnadu | 101,398 | 91,656 | 1964 | 38 |
This is a 2011 population census of M / M.Corp + O.G.of cities. (M - Municipality, M.Corp - Municipal corporation, O.G. - Out growth)
* Kurnool includes Kallur Village which was merged into Kurnool Municipal Corporation.
* Guntur includes ten villages, namely Adavitakkellapadu, Ankireddypalem, Gorantla, Chowdavaram, Etukuru, Nallapadu, Pedakakani, Pedapalakaluru, and Pothuru, which were merged into Guntur Municipal Corporation.

## See Also

* List of urban agglomerations in Andhra Pradesh
* List of cities in India by population
* List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh