List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population explained

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.

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 Managaliri 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.	City	District	Population 2011 Census	Population 2001 Census	Municipality formation	Number of wards^[8]
1	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	1,881,686	1,345,938	1865	98
2	Vijayawada	NTR	1,034,358	900,061	1888	64
3	Guntur	Guntur	743,880	514,461	1866	57
4	Nellore	SPSR Nellore	594,783	404,775	1866	54
5	Kurnool	Kurnool	457,633	269,122	1866	52
6	Kakinada	Kakinada	384,128	335,299	1866	50
7	Rajamahendravaram	East Godavari	376,333	374,721	1865	50
8	Kadapa	YSR	344,893	148,039	1868	50
9	Mangalagiri-Tadepalli	Guntur	315,323	244,990	2021	50
10	Tirupati	Tirupati	295,323	244,990	1886	50
11	Anantapuram	Anantapuram	267,161	243,143	1869	50
12	Ongole	Prakasam	232,739	153,829	1876	50
13	Vizianagaram	Vizianagaram	228,720	176,023	1888	50
14	Eluru	Eluru	218,020	215,804	1866	50
15	Proddatur	YSR	217,895	150,309	1915	41
16	Nandyal	Nandyal	211,424	154,324	1899	42
17	Adoni		184,625	146,458	1865	42
18	Madanapalle	Annamayya	180,180	107,449	1961	35
19	Machilipatnam	Krishna	169,892	179,353	1866	50
20	Tenali	Guntur	164,937	153,756	1912	40
21	Chittoor	Chittoor	160,722	152,654	1917	50
22	Hindupur	Sri Sathya Sai	151,677	125,074	1920	38
23	Srikakulam	Srikakulam	147,372	117,320	1856	50
24	Bhimavaram	West Godavari	146,961	142,064	1948	39
25	Tadepalligudem	West Godavari	130,348	102,622	1958	40
26	Guntakal	Anantapuram	126,270	117,103	1948	37
27	Dharmavaram	Sri Sathya Sai	121,874	103,357	1964	40
28	Gudivada	Krishna	118,167	113,054	1937	39
29	Narasaraopet	Palnadu	117,489	95,349	1915	38
30	Kadiri	Sri Sathya Sai	110,512	89,235	1963	36
31	Tadipatri	Anantapuram	108,421	86,843	1920	36
32	Chilakaluripet	Palnadu	101,398	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 growth)

• Kurnool includes Kallur Village which was merged into Kurnool Municipal Corporation.^{[9] [10]}
• Guntur includes ten villages, namely Adavitakkellapadu, Ankireddypalem, Gorantla, Chowdavaram, Etukuru, Nallapadu, Pedakakani, Pedapalakaluru, and Pothuru, which were merged into Guntur Municipal Corporation.^[11]

See Also

• List of urban agglomerations in Andhra Pradesh
• List of cities in India by population
• List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh

References

• https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/300517/ap-to-develop-14-smart-cities-across-state.html

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census Data 2011 / Metadata . The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 10 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070617234445/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm . 17 June 2007 .
2. Web site: Rajahmundry. Greater. 2017-03-16. Greater Rajahmundry: Revised Master Plan for Kakinada also ready. 2020-08-28. Greater Rajahmundry.
3. Web site: Venu Lanka. Dec 28, 2019. Greater Vijayawada likely to include only 29 villages Vijayawada News - Times of India. 2020-08-28. The Times of India. en.
4. Web site: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGSwwKD2Aa4/XjWP__GF17I/AAAAAAAAF3M/Q7-z3QXc2OwKgIxHzIIFLhCk41PazKfVACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/01.jpg.
5. Web site: Cities Profile of Round 1 Smart Cities :: SMART CITIES MISSION, Government of India. 2020-08-29. smartcities.gov.in.
6. Web site: Umamaheswara Rao. Jan 25, 2020. Barely a city now, Amaravati tops smart city spend Amaravati News - Times of India. 2020-08-29. The Times of India. en.
7. News: AP: Merger of villages to boost Mangalagiri as model town. Times of India. 4 January 2021 . 4 January 2021. Vijayawada.
8. Web site: Municipal Corporations Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration. 2021-03-21. cdma.ap.gov.in.
9. Kurnool Municipal Corporation. 2014-10-06. KURNOOL MUNICIPAL CORPORATION STATUS REPORT.
10. Web site: TNN. Feb 9, 2002. Kallur gram panchayat's merger with KMC okayed Hyderabad News - Times of India. 2020-09-08. The Times of India. en.
11. Web site: 2013-11-26. Corporation News - Corporation Update from all over India. 2020-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20131126163918/http://gunturcorporation.org/TownPlanning/gos/GO_279_12072012.pdf. 26 November 2013.