List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population

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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.

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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 Mangalagiri 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.CityDistrictPopulation
2011 Census		Population
2001 Census		Municipality
formation		Number

of wards [8]

1 Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam 2,881,6861,345,938186598
2 Vijayawada NTR 1,034,358900,061188864
3 Guntur Guntur 743,880514,461186657
4 Nellore SPSR Nellore 594,783404,775186654
5 Kurnool Kurnool 457,633269,122186652
6 Kakinada Kakinada 384,128335,299186650
7 Rajamahendravaram East Godavari 376,333374,721186550
8 Kadapa YSR 344,893148,039186850
9 Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Guntur 315,323244,990202150
10 Tirupati Tirupati 295,323244,990188650
11 Anantapuram Anantapuram 267,161243,143186950
12 Ongole Prakasam 252,739153,829187650
13 Vizianagaram Vizianagaram 228,720176,023188850
14 Eluru Eluru 218,020215,804186650
15 Proddatur YSR 217,895150,309191541
16 Nandyal Nandyal 211,424154,324189942
17 Adoni Kurnool 184,625146,458186542
18 Madanapalle Annamayya 180,180107,449196135
19 Machilipatnam Krishna 169,892179,353186650
20 Tenali Guntur 164,937153,756191240
21 Chittoor Chittoor 160,722152,654191750
22 Hindupur Sri Sathya Sai 151,677125,074192038
23 Srikakulam Srikakulam 147,372117,320185650
24 Bhimavaram West Godavari 146,961142,064194839
25 Tadepalligudem West Godavari 130,348102,622195840
26 Guntakal Anantapuram 126,270117,103194837
27 Dharmavaram Sri Sathya Sai 121,874103,357196440
28 Gudivada Krishna 118,167113,054193739
29 Narasaraopet Palnadu 117,48995,349191538
30 Kadiri Sri Sathya Sai 110,51289,235196336
31 Tadipatri Anantapuram 108,42186,843192036
32 Chilakaluripet Palnadu 101,39891,656196438

This is a 2011 population census of M / M.Corp + O.G.of cities. (M - Municipality, M.Corp - Municipal corporation, O.G. - Out growth)

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