Anantapur District

Anantapur (officially:Anantapuramu) is a city in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Anantapurmandal and also the divisional headquarters of Anantapur revenue division.The city is located on National Highway 44. It was also a position of strategic importance for the British Indian Army during the Second World War

Anantapur district was formed in 1882 when it was seperated from bellary district. Sir Thomas Munro was the first Collector. Today Anantapura district is divided into 5 revenue Divisions and these divisional are further divided into 63 mandals. It is the largest district in the Andhra Pradesh and is spread over an expencive area of about 19,100 Sq. Km. The following six rivers flow within the district.

• Penna
• Swarnamukhi
• Papagni
• Chithravathi
• Vedavathi
• Thadakaleru

General Information
District Population	3,183,781
Area	19,130 Sq.KM
Literacy	42.18%
Climate	Tropical
Temperature	Summer: 30°C. - 40°C Winter: 20°C. - 27°C.Tropical
Clothing	Light Cottons
Languages Spoken	Telugu , English, Hindi
Best Period to Visit	September to February
Rainfall	Seasonal
Location	Summer: 30°C. - 40°C Winter: 20°C. - 27°C.
Rivers	Penna, Chithravathi, Vedavathi or Hagari, Papagni
Sex Ratio	1000:952
STD Code	08554