Anantapur
Anantapur | |
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UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
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Telephone code | 08554 |
Vehicle registration | AP-02 |
Website | anantapur |
Anantapur, officially Anantapuramu,
Geography
Anantapur is located at 14°41′N 77°36′E / 14.68°N 77.6°E.
Climate
Anantapur has a
Climate data for Anantapuram (1981–2010, extremes 1946–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 36.1 (97.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
41.8 (107.2) |
43.2 (109.8) |
44.1 (111.4) |
43.1 (109.6) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.9 (100.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
44.1 (111.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.4 (102.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.7 (96.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.3 (0.05) |
0.4 (0.02) |
9.4 (0.37) |
18.9 (0.74) |
53.0 (2.09) |
59.9 (2.36) |
66.0 (2.60) |
91.3 (3.59) |
133.6 (5.26) |
95.5 (3.76) |
38.7 (1.52) |
9.1 (0.36) |
577.2 (22.72) |
Average rainy days | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 34.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
37 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 43 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[11][12][13] |
Demographics
As of 2011[update] census, Anantapur city has a population of 340,613. The sex ratio was 995 females per 1000 males and 9% of the population was under 6 years old.[14] Effective literacy is 82%, male literacy is 89% and female literacy is 75%. Telugu is the official and widely spoken language, in addition to it Urdu, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil languages are also spoken by significant minorities in the city.[15]
Governance
Civic administration
Public utilities
Anantapuru Drinking Water Supply Project and Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust have also step forward in supplying clean water and concentrated mainly on eradicating fluorosis.[16] The corporation supplies chlorinated water to the city from the summer storage tank located in the town.[17]
Transport
Anantapur is well connected to the nearby major cities with
Anantapuram provides rail connectivity for the city and is classified as an A–category station in Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone. The nearest International airport is Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru which is 190 kilometers away.
Culture
There are a few notable people from the town with their contributions to various fields such as
Cuisine
Cityscape
Neighbourhoods and landmarks in and around the city are - Clock tower, Sapthagiri circle,
Education
The primary and secondary education is imparted by government, aided and private schools of the School Education Department of the state.[25][26] The mediums of instruction that are followed by different CBSE schools like Kendriya Vidyalaya and Montessori Elite EM School, State board English mediums and Telugu mediums.
Anantapur is an important education centre of the
Sports
Anantapur has many sports facilities and hosted the
The Anantapur Sports Village (ASV), located alongside the National Highway 7. The Anantapur Cricket Ground sits within a 40-acre (160,000 m2) complex which is managed by the Rural Development Trust (RDT).[27] In October 2010, Rafael Nadal opened the Rafael Nadal Tennis School, which hosts district, state and national-level tournaments, as well as laying equal emphasis on the children's education and tennis training. There are several Indoor Stadiums for Basketball and Badminton under local bodies which conducts District, State and National Competitions. There are many coaching class for taekwondo and Karate. There are also coaching centres for swimming which conduct district competitions.[28][29]
Temples
There are four temples under the management of Endowments Department.[30]
- Sri Kasivisweswara & Kodanda Rama Swamy Temples
- Sri Virupakeshwara & Obuleswara Swamy Temple
- Sri Peta Basaveswara Swamy Temple
- Sri Rama Swamy temple
And there are several important Temples which became good landmarks such as
- ISKCON temple
- Sri Mounagiri Kshetram (39ft height Monolithic Hanuman statue)
- Shivakoti temple
- Harihara Temple
- Sri Anjanayaswamy Temple
Hospitals
- MGB Clinics
- KIMS- Saveera hospital
- Anantapur Government hospital
- Super Specialty hospital
See also
- Havaligi
- List of Urban Agglomerations in Andhra Pradesh
- List of municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh
- List of tourist attractions in Anantapur district
References
- ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations and UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015" (PDF). Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Ramachandra-nagar
- ^ Alamuru
- ^ ,,Aladahalli
- ^ Akuledu
- ^ Anantapur Pin Code List
- ^ "About Anantapuramu Municipal Corporation | Anantapuramu Municipal Corporation". anantapur.cdma.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "anantapuramu District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 395, 435. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Anantapuramu. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Station: Anantapur Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 47–48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Anantapur Climatological Table 1981–2010". India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Census Digital Library". Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Anantapur Drinking Water Supply Project Anantapur Drinking Water Supply Project". Srisathyasai.org.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Commissioner inspects summer storage tanks". The Hans India. Anantapur. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "NH wise Details of NH in respect of Stretches entrusted to NHAI" (PDF). National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ^ "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "DETAILS OF ROADS IN EACH ULB OF ANDHRA PRADESH". Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Sarma, G. v Prasada (18 June 2016). "Plan to encourage millet consumption". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "ISKCON Temple ISKCON Temple". Andhra Pradesh Tourism. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Anantapur City History". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Anantapur City Development". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ The pride of Anantapur Archived 23 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sportstaronnet.com (21 March 2009). Retrieved on 3 September 2013.
- ^ Rafa Nadal Foundation – Tennis. ATP World Tour. Retrieved on 3 September 2013.
- ^ Welcome to the 'Nadal Tennis School'. NDTV.com Photo Gallery. Retrieved on 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Trust Boards Abstract". AP Temples Portal, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
External links
- Anantapuramu travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Anatapur district