important cities and towns are: Kakinada , Warangal , Guntur , Rajahmundry , Tirupati , Srikakulam , Machilipatnam , Tenali , Ongole , Kurnool , Anantapur , Karimnagar , Nizamabad , Nirmal , Nellore , Bhimavaram , Narsapuram and Eluru . [ edit ] Demographics | Total Hindu 89% Muslim 9.16%