Annamayya district
Annamayya district one of the twenty-six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region. Rayachoti is the district administrative headquarters and Madanapalle is the largest city in the district. The district is named after the Annamacharya,[3] a 15th-century Hindu saint hailing from Tallapaka , Rajampeta and the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called sankirtanas in praise of the Lord Venkateswara. The district was formed from Madanapalle revenue division of Chittoor district and Rajampeta revenue division and a newly formed Rayachoti revenue division from Kadapa district.[4][5][6] Madanapalle revenue division is the largest Revenue Division in the district. The newly formed district has 64.53% literacy rate, which is lower than state literacy which stands at 67.35%.
Annamayya district | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Clockwise from top-left: Saumyanatha Temple in Rajampet, Ehsanulla Khan Warsi Dargah in Madanapalle,Dusk at Pileru, Paddy fields in Kosuvaripalle, View of Horsley Hills | |
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Coordinates: 14.05°N 78.75°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Formed | 4 April 2022 |
Founded by | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
Named for | Annamacharya |
Headquarters | Rayachoti |
Administrative Divisions | |
Government | |
• District collector | P.S.Girisha |
• District President | Gadikota Srikanth Reddy |
Area | |
• Total | 8,457 km2 (3,265 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,697,308 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Literacy | |
• Literates | 2667878 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Postal Index Number | 516XXX, 517XXX |
Website | https://annamayya.ap.gov.in/ |
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census Annamayya district had a population of 16,97,308. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2,28,501 (13.46%) and 62,475 (3.68%) of the population respectively.[1]: 80–84 [2]: 82–87
At the time of the 2011 census 81.91% of the population spoke Telugu, 16.40% Urdu and 1.04% Lambadi as their first language.[8]
Administrative divisions

The district has three revenue divisions, namely Rajampeta, Rayachoti and Madanapalle, each headed by a sub collector. Madanapalle is the largest Revenue Division in the district. These revenue divisions are divided into 30 mandals. The district consists of one Municipal corporation in Madanapalle and two municipalities in Rayachoti and Rajampet are the municipalities and municipal corporation.
Mandals
There are nine mandals in Rajampeta revenue division, 10 mandals in Rayachoti revenue division and 11 mandals in Madanapalle revenue division. The 30 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below.
Politics
There is only one parliamentary constituency and six assembly constituencies in Annamayya district.
The parliamentary constituencies are:
The assembly constituencies are:[9]
Education
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. District has some of famous institution for ENGINEERING Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences (AITS),[10] Narayanadri Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) [11]
Roadways
District is the entranceway to the pilgrimage site of Tirumala.
• NH 40 Chittoor-kurnool passes through the district
• National Highway NH 716 : Chennai-Kurnool Green filed Corridor, passes through the district.
• Proposed NH 370 Nellore to Anathapuram (Nellore–Rapur–Rajampet–Rayachoti–Kadiri–Anathapuram) is currently under planning passes through the district.
• district well connected to all major national highways NH 16, NH 75.
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Sri Annamayya Bus Station, Madanapalle Bus Station, Rayachoty Bus Station, Pileru Bus Station to Major cities Kadapa, Tirupati, Nellore, Kurnool, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Anantapur, and to other towns and villages in the district.[12]
Railways
District has two railway stations, which is a major station in the district that comes under the South Central Railway Zone of Guntakal railway division.
• Madanapalle Road Railway Station in the district is well connected to major cities from the Annamayya District through Guntakal-pakal-tirupati stretch.
• Rajampeta is also a railway station well connected to major cities from the Annamayya District .
• Very well railway connected to Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Guntakal, Hubli, Goa, Arakonam, Renigunta Junction, Kurnool, Kolhapur, Tirupati.
Airways
The nearest airports are:
• Kadapa Airport, located in Kadapa city 54 kilometres (34 mi) away from Rajampeta and Rayachoty.
• Tirupati International Airport, 66 kilometres (41 mi) Kms From Pileru And 125 kilometres (78 mi) Kms from Madanapalle.
• Local transport is available from the bus and railway stations to the airports.
Cities and towns
Rank | Division | Pop. | |||||||
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![]() Madanapalle ![]() Rayachoti |
1 | Madanapalle | Madanapalle Division | 1,80,180 | ![]() Rajampeta ![]() Pileru | ||||
2 | Rayachoti | Rayachoti Division | 98,299 | ||||||
3 | Rajampeta | Rajampeta Division | 57,227 | ||||||
4 | Pileru | Rayachoti Division | 51,489 | ||||||
5 | Railway Kodur | Rajampeta Division | 48,615 | ||||||
6 | B.Kothakota | Madanapalle Division | 26,191 | ||||||
7 | Nandalur | Rajampeta Division | 17,800 | ||||||
8 | Valmikipuram | Rayachoti Division | 17,535 | ||||||
9 | Galiveedu | Rayachoti Division | 16,344 | ||||||
10 | T. Sundupalle | Rajampeta Division | 15,015 |
References
- "District Census Hand Book - YSR" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- "District Census Hand Book - Chittoor" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- Apparasu, Srinivasa Rao (5 April 2022). "Andhra adds 13 new districts with aim to boost governance". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE". G.O.Rt.No.60, Revenue (Lands-IV), 25 [ 1 ] th January, 2022: 119. 25 January 2022.
- "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
- "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
- "Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences - Rajampet". www.aitsrajampet.ac.in.
- http://www.nist.ac.in
- ""Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.