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About Anantapur

Anantapur is located at . It has an average elevation of 542 metres (1794 feet). India census, Anantapur had a population of 1,037,923. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Anantapur has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Anantapur, 12% of the population are under 6 years old. The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government-aided schools such as Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS), Government Junior College for Boys & Girls(GJCGB)and private schools like Sri Chaitanya Techno School etc., under the "School Education Department"of the state. The mediums offered are English & Telugu languages with Urdu language also available in some institutions since it was part or Andhra Pradesh till 2014 before bifurcation into Telangana State on June 2nd 2014..