Template:More citations needed
| Guntakal | |
|---|---|
|
[[File:|250x250px|frameless|center]] | |
| Settlement type | City |
| Country | India |
| State | |
| District | |
| Subdivision | |
Guntakal is a City in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Guntakal mandal in Guntakal revenue division.It is also the headquarters of the Guntakal Railway Division in South Central Railway.[1][2]
History
Anantapur district was carved out of Bellary district in 1882.[3]
Geography
Guntakal is located at Template:Coord.[4] It has an average elevation of Template:Convert.
Demographics
As per provisional data of 2011 census, Guntakal municipality had a population of 126,479, out of which males were 62,695 and females were 63,784. The literacy rate was 75.70 per cent.[5] Telugu is the official and widely spoken language. Urdu and Kannada are also spoken widely.[6][7][8][9]
Transport
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Guntakal bus station.[10] The National Highway 67 passes through the town.[11] State Highway 26 connects Guntakal with Uravakonda.
Railways
Guntakal railway station is a 6 point junction and divisional headquarters since 1953 and is one of the most profitable division in Indian Railways. It has lines branching out to Mumbai, Vascodagama, Hyderabad, Howrah, Bangalore, and Chennai. It is the second largest division in S.Co.R in route km. It is an 'A' category railway station and numerous trains pass through it daily. Starting from Rajadhani express to Duronto express, all the trains stop at Guntakal and it is a serving station for Bellary. Diesel & Electric Loco Shed are located near by railway station
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by the government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. Railway high school and SJP Govt school are government schools, and KC. Narayana, Rotary, and St. Peters, are private schools.[12][13] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.
See also
- List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population
- List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh
- Revenue divisions and mandals in Anantapur district
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcensus - ↑ Anantapur District Mandals. Census of India. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ Ananthapuramu District. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Guntakal. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ↑ Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ↑ Census Digital Library. Retrieved 12 Oct 2016.
- ↑ Urdu in Andhra Pradesh. Language in India. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ Linguistic Survey of India. DSAL - The Record News. Government of India.
- ↑ A catalogue of the Telugu books in the library of the British museum, Barnett, L. D.. The British Museum.
- ↑ Bus Stations in Districts. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ National Highways in A.P. AP Online Portal. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ School Education Department. School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal. www.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
Template:Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh Template:Anantapur district