List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population

This article is about the list of most populated cities in Andhra Pradesh state of India as per 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 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 2,335,922 after merger of surrounding towns of Bheemunipatnam and Anakapalle Municipalities into Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (VMC) and it was upgraded to Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). Proposals to merge some near by villages to Vijayawada, Kakinada, Tirupati and Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporations.[2][3]

Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, and Tirupati are being developed as Smart cities by Government of India under Smart Cities Mission.[4][5]

The cities written in bold are the headquarters of their respective district.

S.No. Name of the City District Area (Sq.km) Population
2011 Census		 Municipality
Formation		 Number

of wards[6]

1 Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam 681.96 2,091,811 1865 98
2 Vijayawada NTR 1,034,358 1888 64
3 Guntur Guntur 743,354[7] 1866 57
4 Nellore SPSR Nellore 404,775 1866 54
5 Rajamahendravaram East Godavari 269,122 1866 52
6 Kurnool Kurnool 335,299 1866 50
7 Kakinada Kakinada 374,721 1865 50
8 Tirupati Tirupati 244,990 1886 50
9 Kadapa YSR 148,039 1868 50
10 Eluru Eluru 243,143 1869 50
11 Vizianagaram Vizianagaram 176,023 1888 50
12 Anantapur Anantapur 215,804 1866 50
13 Nandyal Nandyal 211,424 1899 42
14 Ongole Prakasam 153,829 1876 50
15 Adoni Kurnool 146,458 1865 42
16 Madanapalle Annamayya 107,449 1961 35
17 Machilipatnam Krishna 179,353 1866 50
18 Tenali Guntur 153,756 1912 40
19 Proddatur YSR 150,309 1915 41
20 Chittoor Chittoor 152,654 1917 50
21 Hindupur Sri Sathya Sai 125,074 1920 38
22 Srikakulam Srikakulam 117,320 1856 50
23 Bhimavaram West Godavari 142,064 1948 39
24 Tadepalligudem West Godavari 102,622 1958 40
25 Guntakal Anantapuram 117,103 1948 37
26 Dharmavaram Sri Sathya Sai 103,357 1964 40
27 Gudivada Krishna 113,054 1937 39
28 Narasaraopet Palnadu 95,349 1915 38
29 Kadiri Sri Sathya Sai 89,235 1963 36
30 Tadipatri Anantapuram 86,843 1920 36
31 Mangalagiri Guntur 63,349 1969 35
32 Chilakaluripet Palnadu 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 Growths)

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Census Data 2011 / Metadata". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
    2. Rajahmundry, Greater (16 March 2017). "Greater Rajahmundry: Revised Master Plan for Kakinada also ready". Greater Rajahmundry. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
    3. Venu Lanka (28 December 2019). "Greater Vijayawada likely to include only 29 villages | Vijayawada News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
    4. "Cities Profile of Round 1 Smart Cities :: SMART CITIES MISSION, Government of India". smartcities.gov.in. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
    5. Umamaheswara Rao (25 January 2020). "Barely a city now, Amaravati tops smart city spend | Amaravati News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
    6. "Municipal Corporations | Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration". cdma.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
    7. "Guntur city population is 7,43,354 as per 2011 Census". The Hindu. 26 May 2013.
    8. Kurnool Municipal Corporation (6 October 2014). "KURNOOL MUNICIPAL CORPORATION STATUS REPORT". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    9. "Kallur gram panchayat's merger with KMC okayed | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 9 February 2002. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
    10. "Corporation News - Corporation Update from all over India" (PDF). 26 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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