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  • Puttaparthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
  • Thimmamarri manu
  • Venkateswara Swamy Temple & Shiva Temple in Tadipatri
  • Hanuman temple, Kasapuram, Near to Guntakal
  • Belum Caves
  • Sri Nallalamma swamy Temple in the village Kanampalli
  • Buttre pally waterfall near kadiri
  • Lakshmi Narasimha swamy temple Pennaohbulam
  • Kadiri Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
  • Hazrat Baba Fakruddin Dargah in Penukonda
  • Devarakonda only hill in Anantapur
  • ISKCON temple
  • Temple of Lord Siva and Parvathi
  • Temple of Sri Subramanyeswara Swamy in Pampanuru


 
City : Anantapur
Location : South India
Language : Telugu English, Kannad.



About Anantapur

Anantapur is a city (population: 466,359) and a municipal corporation in Anantapur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of the Anantapur District, and is the second largest district in India after Ladakh (district in the state of Kashmir). Anantapur is the hometown of former President of the Republic of India, Shri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy.


Geography

Anantapuram is located at 14.68° N 77.6° E. It has an average elevation of 335 metres (1099 feet).

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Education

Anantapuram is an important education center. Hereunder are some of educational institutions in and around the city:
Sri Krishnadevaraya University
JNTU Engineering College
Govt Arts College (Autonomous)
SSBN PG College
Government Medical College
Kasturba College of Physiotheraphy
Ragavendra college of Pharmacy
Little flower group of schools and B.E.D college
Police Training College
Govt Polytechnic College

Government Arts College Anantapuram, established in the year 1916, is affectionately known as The Grand Old Lady of Rayalaseema. The college is the biggest in four Rayalaseema districts and second biggest in the State in terms of student-intake and infrastructure. This is where India’s former President, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, served as lecturer and another, Dr. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy was a student. Sri Damodaram Sajeevaiah and Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy, former Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, also were students of the college. The college boasts a long list of high profile alumni, including, Dr U.R. Rao, former Chairman, ISRO and Y. Venugopala Reddy, the present Governor of Reserve Bank of India.

Sports

RDT (Rural Development Trust) developed RDT Sports center Stadium for Ranji Trophy
Sri Neelam Sanjeeava Reddy Stadium at Police Training College
Sri Krishnadevaraya University Stadium
Police Parade ground.

Major Factories

L&T(BIRLASOFT) cement industry
PENNA Cement Industry
Saptagiri Camphors Pvt Ltd (Largest Camphor factory in India)
Anantha PVC Pipes (Nandi brand pipes)
Zenith Hardware Industries Pvt Ltd
SIFLON DRUGS Pvt Ltd A.P.Lightings (currently closed due to labour issues)
Hema Industries
M.G.Metallic Springs (P) Limited.

Transportation

Anantapur City is well connected to most major cities in India by the National Highways 7 and 205. Anantapur also has direct train connection to Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Pune, Vishakapatnam, etc. Puttaparthi which is 80 km south of Anantapur is the nearest airport with scheduled air services while Bangalore, 210 km away has an international airport and is well connected to rest of India.
Auto-rickshaws, taxis and city buses are available for local transportation within Anantapur.

 
 
 
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