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Anantapur, India
Anantapur, IndiaAnantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Anantapur, city, southwestern Andhra Pradesh state, south-central India. The city is located in the Rayalaseema uplands region, about 80 miles (130 km) south-southwest of Kurnool and 120 miles (190 km) north of Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka state.

Anantapur lies on the main road between Hyderabad, Telangana state, (north) and Bengaluru. The city’s name is derived from Ananda, the name of the wife of the diwan (official) of the medieval Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar who built the city. The main campus of Sri Krishnadevaraya University (established 1981) is just south of Anantapur. In addition, colleges of science, arts, and engineering are located in the city, as is the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Temple (established 2008). Pop. (2001) 218,808; (2011) 261,004.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.