List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh

Last updated September 06, 2022

The article lists census towns in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The statistical data is based on 2011 Census of India , conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India .

Census town

A census town is one which has urban characteristics but is not notified as a statutory town.^[1] These towns should have a minimum population of 5,000, at least 75% of male working population is employed outside the agricultural sector and minimum population density of 400 persons per km².^[2]^[3]

Statistics

As of 2011^[update] census of India, the state of Andhra Pradesh has a total of 104 census towns in 13 districts. Guntur district has the least with only 1.^[4] Kanuru of Krishna district is the most populated and Arempudi of East Godavari district is the least populated census towns of the state. In terms of area, Podili of Prakasam district has the largest area of 43.88 km² (16.94 sq mi) and Modameedipalle of Kadapa district is the smallest with an area of 0.90 km² (0.35 sq mi).

Notes

Gooty and Kalyandurg of Anantapur district, Sullurpeta of Nellore district, Palakonda of Srikakulam district and Nellimarla of Vizianagaram district were upgraded as municipalities.^[5]
Dowleswaram, Hukumpeta and Katheru of East Godavari district were merged into Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation.^[6]^[7]

List

S.No.	District	Census town	Population (2011)	Area	Total	Ref
1	Anantapur	Anantapur	15,247	21.30	7	^[8]
2		Kakkalapalle	30,128	16.01
3		Narayanapuram	14,227	9.90
4		Papampeta	13,850	3.78
5		Somandepalle	18,895	30.34
6		Uravakonda	35,565	30.28
7		Yenumalapalle	10,482	12.57
1	East Godavari	Arempudi	1,546	6.32	7	^[9]
2		Bandarulanka	11,470	4.97
3		Chidiga	6,365	1.90
4		Morampudi	15,346	7.54
5		Ramanayyapeta	28,369	9.99
6		Rampachodavaram	9,952	4.99
7		Suryaraopeta	24,112	9.20
1	Guntur	Vaddeswaram	6,275	3.30	1	^[10]
1	Kadapa	Chennamukkapalle	7,065	3.05	11	^[11]
2		Dommara Nandyala	8,337	12.68
3		Gopavaram	22,936	5.92
4		Mangampeta	5,175	5.10
5		Modameedipalle	11,397	0.90
6		Moragudi	6,812	4.64
7		Muddanur	9,775	17.87
8		Nagireddipalle	12,318	5.82
9		Rameswaram	19,483	13.94
10		Veparala	6,712	11.26
11		Yerraguntla	32,574	5.32
1	Krishna	Guntupalli	11,187	10.26	11	^[12]
2		Ibrahimpatnam	29,432	15.00
3		Kankipadu	14,616	3.37
4		Kanuru	49,006	9.02
5		Kondapalli	33,373	15.00
6		Nadim Tiruvuru	18,567	10.49
7		Poranki	25,545	11.78
8		Prasadampadu	13,941	2.40
9		Ramavarappadu	22,222	3.30
10		Tadigadapa	17,462	5.77
11		Yanamalakuduru	34,177	4.17
1	Kurnool	Banaganapalle	20,749	8.43	7	^[13]
2		Banumukkala	14,307	13.99
3		Bethamcherla	38,994	25.75
4		Mamidalapadu	26,694	9.15
5		Srisailam Project (RFC) Township	21,452	5.96
6		Ramapuram	6,614	7.84
7		Thummalamenta	12,373	23.80
1	Nellore	Buja Buja Nellore	10,927	2.81	5	^[14]
2		L.A. Sagaram	19,904	4.81
3		Tada Khandrika	6,123	6.88
4		Vinnamala	20,924	8.00
5		Yerrabalem	7,803	1.36
1	Prakasam	Chirala	30,858	23.70	9	^[15]
2		Cumbum	15,169	8.81
3		Giddaluru	35,150	20.94
4		Kanigiri	37,420	33.06
5		Mulaguntapadu	7,145	3.38
6		Pamur	20,000	16.15
7		Podili	31,145	43.88
8		Singarayakonda	19,400	11.20
9		Vetapalem	38,671	11.14
1	Srikakulam	Balaga	30,858	23.70	7	^[16]
2		Hiramandalam	6,603	2.55
3		Narasannapeta	26,280	5.18
4		Ponduru	12,640	11.07
5		Sompeta	18,778	11.10
6		Tekkali	28,631	13.58
7		Singupuram	12,273	20.00
1	Visakhapatnam	Bowluvada	5,001	6.89	12	^[17]
2		Chodavaram	20,251	16.88
3		Chintapalle	7,888	4.21
4		Gudivada	8,787	1.00
5		Kantabamsuguda	6,714	1.62
6		Mulakuddu	4,513	4.90
7		Nakkapalle	7,603	6.73
8		Narsipatnam	33,757	6.83
9		Peda Boddepalle	12,781	10.59
10		Payakaraopeta	27,001	2.59
11		Upper Sileru Project Site Camp	4,632	3.77
12		Yelamanchili	27,265	10.36
1	Vizianagaram	Cheepurupalle	14,847	3.48	9	^[18]
2		Chintalavalasa	5,921	3.59
3		Gajapathinagaram	5,687	1.04
4		Jarjapupeta	5,761	2.30
5		Kanapaka	5,960	5.30
6		Kothavalasa	14,321	7.60
7		Malicherla	33,757	6.83
8		Sriramnagar	18,893	7.72
9		Tummikapalle	4,911	2.95
1	West Godavari	Dwarakatirumala	5,543	2.18	5	^[19]
2		Gavaravaram	10,029	1.40
3		Sanivarapupeta	8,142	1.70
4		Satrampadu	6,393	1.40
5		Tangellamudi	8,250	4.80
Total					104

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