Anantapur

Anantapur, officiallyAnantapuramu,is a city inAnantapur districtof theIndian stateofAndhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Anantapurumandaland also the divisional headquarters ofAnantapur revenue division.The city is located onNational Highway. It was also the headquarters of theDatta Mandalam(Rayalaseemadistricts of Andhra Pradesh andBellarydistrict ofKarnataka) in 1799. It was also a position of strategic importance for theBritish Indian Armyduring theSecond World War. The GDP of Anantapur City is $ 1.728 Billion.
Anantapur is located at14°41′N77°36′E﻿ / ﻿14.68°N 77.6°E﻿ /14.68; 77.6.It has an average elevation of 335 m (1,099 ft). It is located at a distance of 484 km fromVijayawada, 148 km fromKurnooland 210 km fromBengaluruwhich is the closest international airport.
Anantapur has asemi-aridclimate, with hot and dry conditions for most of the year. Summer start in late February and peak in May with average high temperatures around the 37 °C (99 °F) range. Anantapur gets pre-monsoonshowers starting as early as March, mainly through north-easterly winds blowing in fromKerala. Monsoon arrives in September and lasts until early November with about 250 mm (9.8 in) of precipitation. A dry and mild winter starts in late November and lasts until early February; with little humidity and average temperatures in the 22–23 °C (72–73 °F) range. Total annual rainfall is about 22 in (560 mm).
Anantapur has been ranked 31st best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India.
As of 2011census, 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.Effective literacy is 82%, male literacy is 89% and female literacy is 75%.Teluguis 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.
Civic administration
Anantapuru Municipal Corporationis the civic body ofAnantapuru.
Public utilities
Anantapuru Drinking Water Supply ProjectandSri Sathya Sai Central Trusthave also step forward in supplying clean water and concentrated mainly on eradicating fluorosis.The corporation supplies chlorinated water to the city from the summer storage tank located in the town.
Anantapur is well connected to the nearby major cities withNational Highway 44andNational Highway 205ofNational Highway network of India. The NH–44 connects it to Bangalore, which is towards south and Hyderabad, towards north, andNH 205connects it toChennaiviaRenigunta.TheAndhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporationoperates bus services from Anantapur bus station.The city has a total road length of 298.12 km.
Anantapuramprovides rail connectivity for the city and is classified as anA–categorystation inGuntakal railway divisionofSouth Central Railway zone.
The nearest International airport isKempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru which is 190 kilometers away.
There are a few notable people from the town with their contributions to various fields such aspolitics,film industryand other areas.Neelam Sanjiva Reddywas the formerPresident of Indiaand the firstChief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, andPaidi Lakshmayyawas the firstmember of ParliamentfromAnantapur's Lok Sabha Constituency.Kallur Subba Raowas an Indian freedom activist and was the first speaker of Andhra Assembly, as well asKadiri Venkata Reddy, who was an Indian film director, writer and also a producer.Sathya Sai Baba, was aHinduspiritual leader;Bellary Raghavawas an Indian playwright, thespian and film actor.
Milletssuch as,Jowar,Bajra,Ragiare 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.
Neighbourhoods and landmarks in and around the city are - Clock tower, Sapthagiri circle,ISKCONtemple,the railway station area, bus station, Srikantam circle,
Government Hospital, Court Road etc.
Major landmark of city is railway overbridge near Clock tower connecting Newtown constructed in late 1960.As part of connecting heart of city with NH44 this landmark is in demolition and closed till new four-lane flyover is functional.
The primary andsecondary educationis imparted by government, aided and private schools of theSchool Education Departmentof the state.The mediums of instruction that are followed by different CBSE schools like Kendriya Vidyalaya and Montessori Elite EM School, State boardEnglishmediums andTelugumediums.
Anantapur is an important education centre of thedistrictwhich 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,Arts College, PVKK Institute of Technology, Central university of Andhra Pradesh[CUAP] etc.
Anantapur has many sports facilities and hosted theIrani Cupin 1963–64 when Rest of India scored their lowest total of 83 against the thenRanji trophywinners Bombay, played at the Sanjeeva Reddy stadium. Several Ranji trophy matches and other regional tournaments forbasketball, badminton, etc. have been hosted in Anantapur.
The Anantapur Sports Village (ASV), located alongside theNational Highway 7. TheAnantapur Cricket Groundsits within a 40-acre (160,000 m) complex which is managed by the Rural Development Trust (RDT).In October 2010,Rafael Nadalopened the Rafael Nadal Tennis School, which hosts district, state and national-level tournaments, as well as laying equal emphasis on the children's education andtennistraining.
There are several Indoor Stadiums for Basketball and Badminton under local bodies which conducts District, State and National Competitions. There are many coaching class for taekwondo and Karate. There are also coaching centres for swimming which conduct district competitions.
There are four temples under the management of Endowments Department.
And there are several important Temples which became good landmarks such as