Anantapur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Anantapur Metropolitan Region. The Anantapur city is located in Andhra Pradesh state of India.
The current estimate population of Anantapur city in 2024 is
369,000
, while Anantapur metro population is estimated at
482,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Anantapur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Anantapur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Anantapur city, we will update the same here in 2024.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Anantapur in 2011 is 261,004. Although Anantapur city has population of 261,004; its urban / metropolitan population is 340,613.
Anantapur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Anantapur city are 191,779 of which 103,160 are males while 88,619 are females. Average literacy rate of Anantapur city is 81.23 percent of which male and female literacy was 87.67 and 74.83 percent.
The sex ratio of Anantapur city is 996 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 900 per 1000 boys.
Anantapur Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Anantapur city & its Out Growth numbers 20,599 in which population of 85,406 resides. This is around 31.97% of total population of Anantapur city & its outgrowth which is 267,161.
Anantapur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Anantapur city with 77.16 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Anantapur with approximately 20.72 % following it.
In Anantapur city, Christinity is followed by 1.42 %, Jainism by 0.19 %, Sikhism by 0.10 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.39 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
77.16 %
206,134
Muslims
20.72 %
55,352
Christian
1.42 %
3,784
Sikh
0.10 %
272
Buddhist
0.01 %
36
Jain
0.19 %
513
Others
0.01 %
16
Not Stated
0.39 %
1,054
Anantapur Future Population 2021-2031
Anantapur
City
Metropolitan
2011
261,004
340,613
2021
339,000
442,000
2022
349,000
455,000
2023
359,000
468,000
2024
369,000
482,000
2025
380,000
496,000
2026
391,000
510,000
2027
402,000
525,000
2028
414,000
540,000
2029
426,000
556,000
2030
438,000
572,000
2031
451,000
589,000
Anantapur City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City + Out Growths
267,161
133,919
133,242
City Population
261,004
130,777
130,227
Literates
191,779
103,160
88,619
Children (0-6)
24,912
13,109
11,803
Average Literacy (%)
81.23 %
87.67 %
74.83 %
Sexratio
996
Child Sexratio
900
Anantapur Metropolitan Region
Anantapur city comes under Anantapur Metropolitan area.
Anantapur Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
340,613
171,568
169,045
Literates
242,240
131,842
110,398
Children (0-6)
33,918
17,871
16,047
Average Literacy (%)
78.98 %
85.78 %
72.16 %
Sexratio
985
Child Sexratio
898
Anantapur Metropolitan Areas
Anantapur, Anantapur, Kakkalapalle, Narayanapuram, Papampeta, and Raptadu (Part)