This article is about the list of most populated cities in Andhra Pradesh state of India as per the 2011 Census of India, conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
Cities statistics
As per the 2011 Census of India, towns with population of 100,000 and above are called "cities".[1]
Visakhapatnam is the most populated city, with a population of 2,278,000 after the merger of surrounding towns into Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (VMC) and it being upgraded to Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). There have been proposals to merge some nearby villages to Vijayawada, Kakinada, and Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporations.[2][3][4]
Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, and Tirupati are being developed as smart cities by Government of India under Smart Cities Mission.[5][6]
In 2021 Managaliri and Tadepalli Municipalities and villages in mandals were merged to form Mangalagiri-Tadepalli.[7]
The cities written in bold are the headquarters of their respective district.
| S.no. | City | District | Population 2011 Census |
Population 2001 Census |
Municipality formation |
Number
of wards[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | 1,881,686 | 1,345,938 | 1865 | 98 |
| 2 | Vijayawada | NTR | 1,034,358 | 900,061 | 1888 | 64 |
| 3 | Guntur | Guntur | 743,354 | 514,461 | 1866 | 57 |
| 4 | Nellore | SPSR Nellore | 547,621 | 404,775 | 1866 | 54 |
| 5 | Kurnool | Kurnool | 457,633 | 269,122 | 1866 | 52 |
| 6 | Kakinada | Kakinada | 384,128 | 335,299 | 1866 | 50 |
| 7 | Rajamahendravaram | East Godavari | 376,333 | 374,721 | 1865 | 50 |
| 8 | Kadapa | Kadapa | 344,893 | 148,039 | 1868 | 50 |
| 9 | Mangalagiri-Tadepalli | Guntur | 315,323 | 244,990 | 2021 | 50 |
| 10 | Tirupati | Tirupati | 295,323 | 244,990 | 1886 | 50 |
| 11 | Anantapuram | Anantapuram | 267,161 | 243,143 | 1869 | 50 |
| 12 | Ongole | Prakasam | 252,739 | 153,829 | 1876 | 50 |
| 13 | Vizianagaram | Vizianagaram | 228,720 | 176,023 | 1888 | 50 |
| 14 | Eluru | Eluru | 218,020 | 215,804 | 1866 | 50 |
| 15 | Proddatur | Kadapa | 217,895 | 150,309 | 1915 | 41 |
| 16 | Nandyal | Nandyal | 211,424 | 154,324 | 1899 | 42 |
| 17 | Adoni | Kurnool | 184,625 | 146,458 | 1865 | 42 |
| 18 | Madanapalle | Annamayya | 180,180 | 107,449 | 1961 | 35 |
| 19 | Machilipatnam | Krishna | 169,892 | 179,353 | 1866 | 50 |
| 20 | Tenali | Guntur | 164,937 | 153,756 | 1912 | 40 |
| 21 | Chittoor | Chittoor | 211,153 | 198,115 | 1917 | 50 |
| 22 | Hindupur | Sri Sathya Sai | 151,677 | 125,074 | 1920 | 38 |
| 23 | Srikakulam | Srikakulam | 147,372 | 117,320 | 1856 | 50 |
| 24 | Bhimavaram | West Godavari | 146,961 | 142,064 | 1948 | 39 |
| 25 | Tadepalligudem | West Godavari | 130,348 | 102,622 | 1958 | 40 |
| 26 | Guntakal | Anantapuram | 126,270 | 117,103 | 1948 | 37 |
| 27 | Dharmavaram | Sri Sathya Sai | 121,874 | 103,357 | 1964 | 40 |
| 28 | Gudivada | Krishna | 118,167 | 113,054 | 1937 | 39 |
| 29 | Narasaraopet | Palnadu | 117,489 | 95,349 | 1915 | 38 |
| 30 | Kadiri | Sri Sathya Sai | 110,512 | 89,235 | 1963 | 36 |
| 31 | Tadipatri | Anantapuram | 108,421 | 86,843 | 1920 | 36 |
| 32 | Chilakaluripet | Palnadu | 101,398 | 91,656 | 1964 | 38 |
This is a 2011 population census of M / M.Corp + O.G.of cities. (M - Municipality, M.Corp - Municipal corporation, O.G. - Out growth)
- Kurnool includes Kallur Village which was merged into Kurnool Municipal Corporation.[9][10]
- Guntur includes ten villages, namely Adavitakkellapadu, Ankireddypalem, Gorantla, Chowdavaram, Etukuru, Nallapadu, Pedakakani, Pedapalakaluru, and Pothuru, which were merged into Guntur Municipal Corporation.[11]
See also
- List of urban agglomerations in Andhra Pradesh
- List of cities in India by population
- List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh
Notes
References
- ↑ Census Data 2011 / Metadata. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ Greater Rajahmundry: Revised Master Plan for Kakinada also ready, Rajahmundry, Greater. Greater Rajahmundry(2017-03-16). Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ↑ Greater Vijayawada likely to include only 29 villages | Vijayawada News - Times of India. The Times of India(Dec 28, 2019). Retrieved 2020-08-28.
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- ↑ Cities Profile of Round 1 Smart Cities :: SMART CITIES MISSION, Government of India. smartcities.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Barely a city now, Amaravati tops smart city spend | Amaravati News - Times of India. The Times of India(Jan 25, 2020). Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ↑ AP: Merger of villages to boost Mangalagiri as model town. Times of India(4 January 2021).
- ↑ Municipal Corporations | Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration. cdma.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ↑ KURNOOL MUNICIPAL CORPORATION STATUS REPORT({Template:Date).
- ↑ Kallur gram panchayat's merger with KMC okayed | Hyderabad News - Times of India. The Times of India(Feb 9, 2002). Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ↑ Corporation News - Corporation Update from all over India(2013-11-26). Retrieved 2020-09-08.