Anantapur district

Ananthapuramu district
Ananthapuramu district
Bugga Ramalingeswara temple in Tadipatri
Etymology: Telugu: Anantasagara (Big Tank)
Map
Coordinates: 14°40′41″N 77°36′25″E / 14.678°N 77.607°E / 14.678; 77.607
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionRayalaseema
Established1882
Reorganised4 April 2022
Named forBig Tank
HeadquartersAnantapur
Administrative Divisions
Government
 • District collectorM.Gauthami
 • Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha list
 • Assembly
Area
 • Total10,205 km2 (3,940 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Total2,241,105
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
 • Sex ratio
977 (females per 1,000 males)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Literacy
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number
515xxx
Area codes+91–8554
ISO 3166 codeIN-AP
Vehicle registrationAP-02 (former) AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[3]
Websiteananthapuramu.ap.gov.in

Anantapur district, officially Ananthapuramu 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]

  1. ^ a b c "Here's how new ap map looks after districts reorganisation". 3 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  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. ^ "Ananthapuramu district".
  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.