| Rajampet | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Nickname: | Kuwait of India |
| Anthem: | "Maa Telugu Thalliki" |
| Motto: | "Satyameva Jayathe" |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia |
| Coordinates: | 14.195°N 79.158°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rayalaseema |
| Subdivision Name3: | Annamayya district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Rajampet |
| Governing Body: | Rajampet Municipality |
| Leader Title2: | MLA |
| Leader Name2: | Akepati Amarnath Reddy |
| Leader Title3: | MP |
| Leader Name3: | P. V. Midhun Reddy |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 302 |
| Population Total: | 127,027 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 516115 |
| Area Code: | 08565 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | AP-04, AP-39 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Currency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Indian Rupee |
Rajampet is a town in Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Rayalaseema Region formed on the banks of Cheyyeru River. The town has an average elevation of .
Rajampet is an Assembly constituency, Lok Sabha constituency, Annamayya district, and a Forest Headquarters.[3] It is located in Rajampet mandal of Rajampeta revenue division. It is bordered by Tirupati to the south, Nellore to the east, Sri Sathya Sai to the west, and YSR district to the north.
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government aided and private schools of the School Education Department of the state Government of Andhra Pradesh. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.Rajampet has some of famous institution for ENGINEERING Annamacharya University (AITSPU),[4] Narayanadri Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) [5]
Rajampet is a municipality of area in Annamayya District (formerly Kadapa District). Rajampet was a gram panchayat before 2005 and upgraded to Nagar Panchayat on 2 April 2005 up to an area of 20.6km2 and in 2017 upgraded as municipality.[6] [7] It consists of 29 election wards.[8] In 2019 this town was upgraded into a Grade II Municipality which is headed by a Municipal Chairman and governed by a Municipal Commissioner.
Rajampet is a Lok sabha constituency since 1957 and it is a Lok Sabha constituency of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies from Andhra Pradesh in India and only one Parliamentary Constituency in the district.
Currently P.V Midhun Reddy Member of Parliament (India) of YSR Congress Party won from Rajampet (Lok Sabha constituency) from General elections held on 2019.
Meda Venkata Mallikarjuna Reddy is the present Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Rajampet Assembly constituency for the YSR Congress Party.[9]
Rajampet is the entranceway to the pilgrimage site of Tirumala.
• National Highway NH 716 : Chennai-Kurnool Green filed Corridor, passes through the town.
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Sri Annamayya Bus Station and from Town Old Bus Station to Major cities Kadapa, Tirupati, Nellore, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Chennai, Bengaluru, Anantapur, and to other towns and villages in the district.[10]