Gooty

Gooty
Town
Gooty Fort
Gooty is located in Andhra Pradesh
Gooty
Gooty
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°07′16″N 77°38′02″E / 15.121°N 77.634°E / 15.121; 77.634
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictAnantapur
Area
 • Total34.84 km2 (13.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total48,658
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
Vehicle registrationAP
Websitegooty.cdma.ap.gov.in/en
Gooty Fort far view

Gooty (/ˈɡʊθɪ/ GUUTH-ee; Telugu: గుత్తి, transliterated as Guththi) is a town in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gooty mandal in Anantapur revenue division.[3][4] The town is renowned for the Gooty hill fort.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook – Chittoor" (PDF). Census of India. p. 15,192. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Anantapur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. p. 375. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Historic Gooty fort in need of renovation". The Hindu. Anantapur. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Archeological Survey of India". Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.