List of urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh

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This article lists all the urban local bodies in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, including municipal corporations, municipalities and Nagar panchayats. According to the Directorate of Town and Country Planning under the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the state comprises 123 urban local bodies across its 26 districts. These include 17 municipal corporations, 77 municipalities, and 29 Nagar panchayats. [1] [2] [3]

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Based on available data, Bheemunipatnam is the oldest municipality in Andhra Pradesh and the second oldest in India, after Chennapatnam (modern-day Chennai). Currently, Bheemunipatnam is part of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). In the Rayalaseema region, Adoni, located in the Kurnool district, holds the distinction of being the oldest municipality, followed by Kurnool.

The hierarchy of Urban Local Bodies

  1. Urban Development Authority
  2. Municipal Corporation
  3. Municipality
    • Selection Grade Municipality
    • Grade - 1 Municipality
    • Grade - 2 Municipality
    • Grade - 3 Municipality
  4. Nagar Panchayat

Municipal corporations

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Municipal Corporations in Andhra Pradesh

The state of Andhra Pradesh comprises 18 municipal corporations across its 26 districts. The Guntur district has two municipal corporations whereas all other districts have one each. [4] Of the 17 corporations, 16 serve as district headquarters; the exception is the Mangalagiri-Tadepalli corporation. [5]

The cities of Vizianagaram, Machilipatnam and Srikakulam were upgraded to municipal corporations on 9 December 2015. [6] In March 2021 former municipalities of the Guntur district, Mangalagiri Municipality and Tadepalli Municipality, were merged into the Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation.

DistrictMunicipal CorporationsYear of Upgradation as

Municipal Corporation

Total
Anantapuram Anantapur Municipal Corporation 20041
Chittoor Chittoor Municipal Corporation 20121
East Godavari Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation 19941
Eluru Eluru Municipal Corporation 20051
Guntur Guntur Municipal Corporation 19942
Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation 2021
Kadapa Kadapa Municipal Corporation 20041
Kakinada Kakinada Municipal Corporation 20071
Krishna Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation 20151
Kurnool Kurnool Municipal Corporation 19941
Nellore Nellore Municipal Corporation 20041
NTR Vijayawada Municipal Corporation 19811
Prakasam Ongole Municipal Corporation 20121
Srikakulam Srikakulam Municipal Corporation 20151
Tirupati Tirupati Municipal Corporation 20071
Visakhapatnam,
Anakapalli 		Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation 19791
Vizianagaram Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation 20151
Nandyal Nandyal Municipal Corporation 1
Total18

Source: Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs

Municipalities

Municipalities in the state of Andhra Pradesh are categorised into four types. They are in the following hierarchy

  1. Selection Grade Municipality- 14
  2. Grade 1 Municipality- 15
  3. Grade 2 Municipality- 32
  4. Grade 3 Municipality- 18

Guntur district has the most municipalities with 12. [7] [4]

DistrictSelection Grade

Municipality

1st Grade

Municipality

2nd Grade

Municipality

3rd Grade

Municipality

Total
Alluri Sitarama Raju 0
Anakapalli Narsipatnam, Elamanchili 2
Anantapur Guntakal, Tadipatri Rayadurgam Gooty, Kalyandurgam 5
Annamayya Madanapalle Rayachoti Rajampeta 3
Bapatla Bapatla, Chirala

Addanki

Repalle 4
Chittoor Punganur Palamaner, Nagari, Kuppam 4
East Godavari Nidadavolu Kovvur 2
Eluru Jangareddygudem, Nuzvid 2
Guntur Tenali Ponnur 2
Kadapa Proddatur Pulivendula, Badvel Mydukur 4
Kakinada Samalkot, Peddapuram, Pithapuram, Tuni 4
Konaseema Amalapuram Ramachandrapuram, Mandapeta 3
Krishna Gudivada YSRTadigadapa Pedana 3
Kurnool Adoni Yemmiganur 2
Parvathipuram Manyam Parvathipuram Salur 2
Nandyal Nandyal Dhone, Nandikotkur, Allagadda Atmakur 5
Nellore Kavali Kandukur Atmakur 3
NTR Jaggaihpeta, Nandigama Kondapalli 3
Palnadu Narasaraopet Chilakaluripet, Macherla, Piduguralla, Sattenapalle, Vinukonda 6
Prakasam Markapur, Kanigiri 2
Sri Satyasai Dharmavaram, Hindupur, Kadiri, Puttaparthi.4
Srikakulam Amudalavalasa, Palasa-Kasibugga Ichchapuram 3
Tirupati Gudur, Srikalahasti Sullurpeta, Puttur, Venkatagiri, Naidupeta 6
Visakhapatnam 0
Vizianagaram Bobbili 1
West Godavari Bhimavaram, Tadepalligudem Narasapuram, Palakollu, Tanuku 5
Total1415321878

Source: Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs

Nagar panchayats

The state of Andhra Pradesh has a total of 29 nagar panchayats.

Prakasam district has the most nagar panchayats of four.

DistrictNagar panchayatsTotal
Annamayya Pileru, B.Kothakota2
Parvathipuram Manyam Palakonda 1
Vizianagaram Nellimarla, Rajam 2
Konaseema Mummidivaram 1
Kakinada Gollaprolu, Yeleswaram 2
West Godavari Akividu 1
Eluru Chintalapudi 1
Krishna Vuyyuru 1
NTR Tiruvuru 1
Palnadu Dachepalle, Gurazala 2
Prakasam Chimakurthy, Darsi, Giddaluru, Podili 4
Nellore Allur, Buchireddypalem 2
Kurnool Gudur 1
Nandyal Bethamcherla 1
Anantapur Pamidi 1
Sri Satyasai Madakasira, Penukonda 2
Kadapa Jammalamadugu, Yerraguntla, Kamalapuram 3
Total30

Municipalities formation year

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

constitution

1SrikakulamSrikakulam1856
2Bheemunipatnam Merged with GVMC Visakhapatnam1861
S.NoMunicipality NameDistrictYear of

constitution

1AdoniKurnool1865
2RajahmundryEast Godavari1865
3VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam1865
S.NoMunicipality NameDistrictYear of

constitution

1GunturGuntur1866
2KurnoolKurnnol1866
3NelloreNellore1866
4MachilipatnamKrishna1866
5KakinadaKakinada1866
6EluruEluru1866
S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1KadapaKadapa1868
2AnantapuramAnantapuram1869
3OngolePrakasam1876
4TirupatiTirupati1886
5VizianagaramVizianagaram1888
6VijayawadaNTR1888
7NandyalNandyal2000
S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1TenaliGuntur1912
2ProddaturKadapa1915
3PeddapuramKakinada1915
4PithapuramKakinada1915
5NarasaraopetPalnadu1915
6ChittoorChittoor1915 
7PalakolluWest Godavari1919
8HindupuramSri Sathya Sai1920
9TadipatriAnantapuram1920
10GudivadaKrishna1937

Above 28 are the municipalities formed before Independence.

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1GuntakalAnantapuram1948
2AmalapuramKonaseema1948
3BhimavaramWest Godavari1948
4ChiralaBapatla1948
5SaluruParvathipuram Manyam1950
6BapatlaBapatla1951
7GudurTirupati1951
8BobbiliVizianagaram1956
9NarsapurWest Godavari1956
10RepalleBapatla1956
11MandapetaKonaseema1958
12SamalkotaKakinada1958
13TadepalligudemWest Godavari1958
14SrikalahastiTirupati1958
15ParvathipuramParvathipuram Manyam1959
16RamachandrapuramKonaseema1959
17TuniKakinada1959
18MadanapalliAnnamayya1961
19RayadurgamAnantapuram1963
20NidadavoleEast Godavari1964
21ChilakaluripetPalnadu1964
22PonnurGuntur1964
23MarkapuramPrakasam1964
24DharmavaramSri Sathya Sai1964
25KadiriSri Sathya Sai1964
26KovvurEast Godavari1965
27YemmiganurKurnool1965
28KavaliNellore1967
29Mangalagiri [Merged with MTMC]Guntur1969
30TanukuWest Godavari1979
31NuzvidEluru1983
32MacherlaPalnadu1983
33SattenapallePalnadu1984
34PedanaKrishna1985
35PunganurChittoor1985
36IchapuramSrikakulam1986
37AmadalavalasaSrikakulam1987
38KandukurNellore1987
39JaggaiahpetaNTR1988
40Palasa - KasibuggaSrikakulam2000

In 2005, the government of Andhra Pradesh upgraded 12 areas as municipalities.

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1RajamVizianagaram2005
2PidugurallaPalnadu2005
3VinukondaPalnadu2005
4DhoneNandyal2005
5JammalamaduguKadapa2005
6PulivendulaKadapa2005
7RajampetaAnnamayya2005
8RayachotyAnnamayya2005
9PalamaneruChittoor2005
10NagariChittoor2005
11PutturTirupati2005
12VenkatagiriTirupati2005
S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1BadvelKadapa2006
2Tadepalle [Merged with MTMC]Guntur2009

In 2011, the government of Andhra Pradesh upgraded 21 areas as municipalities.

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1NarsipatnamAnakapalli2011
2YelamanchiliAnakapalli2011
3GollaproluKakinada2011
4MummidivaramKonaseema2011
5YeleswaramKakinada2011
6Janga reddy gudemEluru2011
7NandigamaNTR2011
8TiruvuruNTR2011
9VuyyuruKrishna2011
10AddankiBapatla2011
11ChimakurthyPrakasam2011
12GiddalurPrakasam2011
13KanigiriPrakasam2011
14GootyAnantapur2011
15MadakasiraSri Satya Sai2011
16PuttaparthiSri Sathya Sai2011
17AllagaddaNandyal2011
18Atmakur - NNandyal2011
19Gudur - KKurnool2011
20NandikotkurNandyal2011
21MydukurKadapa2011

In 2012, 6 more Towns were upgraded as Municipal Bodies

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1KalyanadurgamAnantapur2012
2PamidiAnantapur2012
3YerraguntlaKadapa2012
4SullurupetaTirupati2012
5NaidupetaTirupati2012
6Atmakur - NNellore2012
S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1PalakondaParvathipuram Manyam2013
2NellimarlaVizianagaram2013

As of 2020, the government of Andhra Pradesh has upgraded 10 areas as Municipal Bodies.

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1KamalapuramKadapa2020
2BethamcherlaNandyal2020
3KuppamChittoor2020
4PenukondaSri Sathya Sai2020
5Buchireddy PalemNellore2020
6DarsiPrakasam2020
7DachepallePalnadu2020
8GuruzalaPalnadu2020
9KondapalliNTR2020
10AkiveeduWest Godavari2020

In 2021, the government of Andhra Pradesh created 1 municipal corporation and 1 Municipality.

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1Mangalagiri-TadepalliGuntur2021
2YSRTadigadapaKrishna2021

Source of Formation Year

http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ulbs/List%20of%20ULBs-27-2-2019.pdf Archived 17 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine

http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ULBS.html Archived 10 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine

Source:

Directorate of Town and Country Planning website. Archived 10 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine

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