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

A City is defined by the Census of India as Towns with population of 1,00,000 and above are called cities.[1] As of 2011 census of India, the state of Andhra Pradesh has a total of 31 cities.[2] These cities include, 16 municipal corporations, 14 municipalities and the state capital. All the thirteen district headquarters of the state are classified as cities, of which 10 are municipal corporations and 3 are municipalities. 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. Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada are the two metropolitan cities in the state. 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).

List of cities

Note:

Rank Name District Type Population
(2011)		 Area Ref
1 Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam M.Corp 1,897,823 681.96 [4]
2 Vijayawada Krishna M.Corp 1,048,240 61.88 [5]
3 Guntur Guntur M.Corp 743,354 168.41 [6][7]
4 Nellore Nellore M.Corp 499,575 48.39 [8][9]
5 Kurnool Kurnool M.Corp 424,920 49.73 [10]
6 Rajahmundry East Godavari M.Corp 419,818 44.50 [11][12]
7 Tirupati Chittoor M.Corp 374,260 27.44 [13]
8 Kadapa Kadapa M.Corp 341,823 164.08 [14]
9 Kakinada East Godavari M.Corp 312,255 30.51 [15]
10 Anantapur Anantapur M.Corp 268,503 47.50
11 Vizianagaram Vizianagaram M.Corp 228,025 57.01 [16][17]
12 Eluru West Godavari M.Corp 217,876 14.50 [18]
13 Ongole Prakasam M.Corp 202,826 25.00 [19]
14 Nandyal Kurnool M 200,746 19.00 [20]
15 Machilipatnam Krishna M.Corp 169,892 26.67 [21][17]
16 Adoni Kurnool M 166,537 32.71 [22]
17 Tenali Guntur M 164,937 15.11 [23][24]
18 Proddatur Kadapa M 162,816 7.12 [25]
19 Chittoor Chittoor M.Corp 153,766 69.75 [26]
20 Hindupur Anantapur M 151,835 24.06 [27]
21 Bhimavaram West Godavari M 142,280 25.60 [28]
22 Madanapalle Chittoor M 135,669 14.20 [29]
23 Srikakulam Srikakulam M.Corp 125,939 20.89 [30][17]
24 Guntakal Anantapur M 126,270 40.87 [31]
25 Dharmavaram Anantapur M 121,874 40.50
26 Gudivada Krishna M 118,167 12.67
27 Narasaraopet Guntur M 116,250 7.65 [32]
28 Tadpatri Anantapur M 108,171 7.46 [33]
29 Tadepalligudem West Godavari M 103,906 20.71
30 Amaravati ‡ Guntur N/A 103,000 217.23 [34][35]
31 Chilakaluripet Guntur M 101,398 19.28

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. ↑ "Abbreviations used". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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  6. ↑ "The Case of Guntur, India" (PDF). DReAMS - Development of Resources and Access to Municipal Services. p. 1. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Guntur city population is 7,43,354 as per 2011 Census". The Hindu (Guntur). 26 May 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Melly Maitreyi, M.L. (19 October 2015). "CII to help Nellore in becoming smart". The Hindu (Hyderabad/Nellore). Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Name of the Region/ULB" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Municipal Development Project. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 21. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Municipal Information". official website of Kurnool Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "22 villages may be included in Rajahmundry soon". The New Indian Express (Rajahmundry). 11 February 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation Enlarged with 21 Gram Panchayats". Tgnns.com. Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "City profile". Tirupati Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Brief about Kadapa Municipal Corporation". www.cdma.gov.in. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "Kakinada Municipal Corporation - General Information". Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Basic Information of Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 "Masula, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram upgraded into corporations". The Hindu (Vijayawada). 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "Eluru Municipal Corporation Details". Eluru Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "About Ongole". Ongole Municipal Corporation. 17 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Nandyal Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Basic Information of Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "Municipal Information". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  23. ↑ "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 14, 46. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "About Tenali url=http://www.vgtmuda.gov.in/innerpages/aboutvgtm.aspx". VGTM Urban Development Authority.
  25. ↑ "Proddatur Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  26. ↑ "Chittoor Municipal Corporation". Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  27. ↑ "Anantapur Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  28. ↑ "Administration". Bhimavaram Municipality. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  29. ↑ "Madanapalli Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  30. ↑ "Srikakulam Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  31. ↑ "Guntakal Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  32. ↑ "Narasaraopet Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  33. ↑ "Tadipatri Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  34. ↑ "Declaration of A.P. Capital City Area (Revised)". Andhra Patrika. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  35. ↑ "CRDA eyes CSR funds to push job potential in capital city". Times of India (Guntur). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  36. ↑ "Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards". citypopulation.de.
  37. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Municipal Development Project" (PDF). Municipal Development Project. Government of Andhra Pradesh. pp. 18–24. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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