Anantapur got its name from ‘Anaatasagaram’, a big tank, which means “Endless Ocean”. The villages of Anaantasagaram and Bukkarayasamudram were constructed by Anantaras Chilkkavodeya, the minister of Bukka-I, a Vijayanagar ruler.
Some authorities assert that Anaantasagaram was named after Bukka’s queen, while some contend that it must have been known after Anantarasa Chikkavodeya himself, as Bukka had no queen by that name.
Anantapur District was formed in the year 1882 having been separated from Bellary district. The district was situated between 76º 47′ and 78º 26’E, of the eastern longitudes and 13º 41′ and 15º 14’N, of northern latitudes.
The district is bounded on the north by the Kurnool District, on the southeast by Chittor District, on the east by YSR District, and on the west and southwest by Karnataka state.
The district has population of 40,83,315 as per the 2011 census which accounts for 4.82% of the total population of the State with 12.16% decadal growth.
Source: Bureau Of Economics
Item
|
Units
|
Figure
|
Source
|
Area
|
In 000 Sq. Km
|
19.1
|
Census 2011
|
Population
|
In Persons
|
40,83,315
|
“
|
Male
|
In Persons
|
20,64,928
|
“
|
Female
|
In Persons
|
20,18,387
|
“
|
Urban
|
In Persons
|
11,46,956
|
“
|
Rural
|
In Persons
|
29,36,359
|
“
|
Population Growth (decadal)
|
%
|
12.16
|
“
|
Population Density (Person/Sq.Km)
|
Ratio
|
213
|
“
|
Literacy
|
%
|
64.28
|
“
|
Male
|
%
|
74.09
|
“
|
Female
|
%
|
54.31
|
“
|
Urbanisation
|
%
|
28.09
|
“
|
Workers as % of total population
|
%
|
48.82
|
2001
|
Workers % of main Workers
|
%
|
82.76
|
“
|
Household industries
|
%
|
5.84
|
“
|
Area under Food & Non-Food crops
|
Area in Hectares
|
11,14,083
|
2012
|
Mining & Quarrying (Limestone – Top)
|
Qty in tonnes
|
13,76,672
|
“
|
Forest Area under the control of Forest Department
|
Area in Hectares
|
1,96,978
|
“
|
Gross irrigated area as % of gross cropped area
|
%
|
54.84
|
“
|
Value of output of major crops
|
%
|
–
|
“
|
Per capita food grain production
|
%
|
–
|
“
|
Road Length per 100 sq.km.
|
In Sq.km
|
120.96
|
“
|
Post offices per 100,000 persons
|
Ratio
|
23.09
|
“
|
Bank branches per 100,000 persons
|
Ratio
|
7.54
|
“
|
Population per bank
|
In Thousands
|
13.41
|
“
|
Per capita bank deposits
|
Rs. In Crores
|
21699.28
|
“
|
Per capita bank credit
|
In Rs.
|
17518.11
|
“
|
Per capita bank credit to agriculture
|
In Rs.
|
54.43
|
2010
|
Per ha. bank credit to agriculture
|
In Rs.
|
19.95
|
“
|
Per capita bank credit to Industries
|
In Rs.
|
7.19
|
“
|
Major Crops 2011-12
Crop
|
Area in hectares
|
Out-turn in tonnes
|
Source
|
Rice
|
48,668
|
1,20,073
|
2011-12
|
Maize
|
31,655
|
1,11,633
|
“
|
Bengal gram
|
68,483
|
38,008
|
“
|
Red gram(Tuar)
|
51,745
|
4,294
|
“
|
Groundnut
|
7,53,836
|
2,07,378
|
“
|
Sunflower
|
13,277
|
12,094
|
“
|
Banana (for harvest)
|
8,000
|
5,05,176
|
“
|
Mangoes
|
6,138
|
41,229
|
“
|
Mineral
|
Quantity (Tonnes)
|
Figure (‘000 Rs.)
|
Source
|
Limestone
|
13,76,672
|
1,76,393
|
2011-12
|
Quartz
|
1,70,044
|
27,937
|
“
|
Source: AP State Portal
