ANANTAPUR

'Anantapuram' (Anantapuram in vernacular) is a city (population: 466,359) and a municipal corporation in Anantapur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of the Anantapur District, and is the second largest district in India after Ladhak (district in the state of Kashmir). Anantapur is the hometown of former President of the Republic of India, Shri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Anantapuram city

Education

Money/Economy/Health

Sports

Major Factories

Major Hospitals

Dentists

Stay in Anantapur

Transportation

References

External links

Geography

Anantapuram is located at ^[1]. It has an average elevation of 335 metres (1099 feet).

Demographics

As of 2006 India census^[2], Anantapuram has a population of 360,951(agglomeration 466,359). Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Anantapur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Anantapuram city

The city of Anantapuram has a population of 360,951 (agglomeration 466,359) as per the 2006 census. It is a fast growing city that has been upgraded to a city with a population of around 5 Lakhs (=500,000).

Education

Anantapuram is an important education center. Hereunder are some of educational institutions in and around the city:
#SV Degree & PG college
#Govt Arts College (Autonomous)
#Government Medical College
#Sri Krishnadevaraya University
#JNTU Engineering College (Autonomous)
#Police Training College
#Sri Satya Sai Educational Institutions
#Sri Krishnadevaraya Engineering College (University Campus)
#Govt Polytechnic College
#Moula Ali Engineering College
#SSBN PG College (Autonomous)
#INTELL Engineering College
#INTELL M.C.A College
#CMI Degree College
#PVKK PG College
#Sri Vani PG College
#Kasturba College of Physiotheraphy
#CVLNR PG College
#Sri Balaji pg collge
#Besant PG College
#Corporate Colleges like Nalanda, Chaitanya, Narayana etc
#Gates Institute of Technology,(Gooty,50 km away from Anantapur)
#Sri Krishnadevaraya Engineering College, Gooty
Government Arts College Anantapuram, established in the year 1916, is affectionately known as The Grand Old Lady of Rayalaseema. The college is the biggest in four Rayalaseema districts and second biggest in the State in terms of student-intake and infrastructure. This is where India’s former President, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, served as lecturer and another, Dr. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy was a student. Sri Damodaram Sajeevaiah and Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy, former Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, also were students of the college. The college boasts a long list of high profile alumni, including, Dr U.R. Rao, former Chairman, ISRO and Y. Venugopala Reddy, the present Governor of Reserve Bank of India.

Money/Economy/Health

Being a District headquarters, Anantapur is a financial centre. Jewellery, Gold business and cinema seem to have a special place.
Most nationalised banks have branches in Anantapur. Some of these banks have ATM and locker facilities. Following is a list of some banks in Anantapur:

# State Bank of India (ATM)
#Andhra Bank (ATM)
#Syndicate Bank (ATM)
#HDFC Bank (ATM)
#Indus Ind Bank (ATM)
#ICICI Bank (ATM)
#UTI Bank (ATM)
#Karur Vysya Bank (ATM)
#Vijaya Bank
#Bank of Baroda (ATM)
#Indian Overseas Bank (ATM)
#Canara Bank [ATM]
#State bank of Hyderabad ATM
#Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank
#City Union Bank (ATM)
#UCO Bank (ATM)
#Corporation Bank (ATM)
#Indian Bank
#ING Vysya Bank (ATM)
#DCCB Bank
#Karnataka Bank
#Bank Of India

Sports

Anantapur has many sports facilities and has played host to Irani cup in 1963-64 when Rest of India scored their lowest total of 83 against the then Ranji trophy winners Bombay played at Sanjeeva Reddy stadium. Several Ranji trophy matches and other regional tournamants for basketball, bll badminton, etc. have been hosted in Anantapur. Hereunder are some notable sports facilities:
# RDT (Rural Development Trust) developed RDT Sports center Stadium for Ranji Trophy
#Sri Neelam Sanjeeava Reddy Stadium at Police Training College
#Sri Krishnadevaraya University Stadium

Major Factories

# Saptagiri Camphors Pvt Ltd (Largest Camphor factory in India)
#Anantha PVC Pipes (Nandi brand pipes)
#Zenith Hardware Industries Pvt Ltd
#SIFLON DRUGS Pvt Ltd
#A.P.Lightings (currently closed due to labour issues)
#Hema Industries

Major Hospitals

# Anantapur Government General Hospital (500 beds)
#Anantapur Orthopaedic Center
#Meda Nursing Home
# Divya Sree Nursing Home
#Jeevana Jyothi Hospital

Dentists

#Anantapur Dental Clinic
#Sree Ramavadootha Speciality Dental Clinic
#Sree sai sapthagiri dental hospital run by Dr.T.MADAN MOHAN RAo

Stay in Anantapur

# SRS Regency (
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★ )- Kamala Nagar
#Hotel Saptagiri (
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★ )- Saptagiri circle
#Hotel Sri Balaji - Saptagiri circle
#Hotel Nama Residency - Subhash Road
#Hotel Sampoorna - Railway Feeder Road
#Hotel Bheema - Railway Feeder Road
#Prashanthi Lodge - Rajiv Gandhi Circle
#Hotel Hari priya - Rajiv Gandhi Circle
#Hotel Amaravathi - Raju Road
#Hotel Swagath - Railway Feeder Road
'Places of interest around Anantapur'
# Lepakshi Temple (is renowned as the repository of the best mural paintings of the Vijayanagar Kings. Lepakshi consists of three shrines dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and 'Virabhadra'). The temple is decorated with superbly sculptured pillars on which are carved life-size representations of musicians and dancers in various poses displaying spirit and vigour. One can also see the world's largest Nandi (stone sculpture of the bull which Lord Shiva rides and the gate keeper of the Shiva)
#Puttaparthi, Prasanthi Nilayam (Home of Sri Satya Sai and to many facilities such as super speciality hospital, educational institutions, founded by Sri Satya Sai)
#Thimmamarri manu (A large Banyan tree spread over five acres of land near Kadiri. This tree was recorded as the biggest tree in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1989)
# Kadiri Narasimha Swamy Temple. Famous for the idol sweating and known across many districts in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
# Venkateswara Swamy Temple & Shiva Temple in Tadipatri. Architectural beauty.
# Hanuman temple, Kasapuram
# Nallamma swamy Temple in km.25 in Anantapur.village of Kanam Palli

Transportation

Anantapur City is well connected to most major cities in India by the National Highways 7 and 205.
Anantapur also has direct train connection to Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Pune, Vishakapatnam, etc.
Puttaparthi which is 80 kms south of Anantapur is the nearest airport with scheduled air services while Bangalore, 210 Km away has an international airport and is well connected to rest of India.
Auto-rickshaws, taxis and city buses are available for local transportation within Anantapur. Rental bicycles are also available.

References

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1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Anantapur
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External links

★ Travel Information of Anantapur and its nearby places

★ Information from AP Government websites

★ District - Anantapur

★ Sri Krishnadevaraya University Website

★ Sri Krishnadevaraya University Website

★ JNTU college of Engineering, Anantapur

★ About TADPATRI