In the 2011 Census of India, an urban agglomeration was defined as “An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths, or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census.”
List
Below is a list of urban agglomerations in the state of Andhra Pradesh, with a population of above 100,000 and above. This statistical data is based on the Census of India (2011).
Visakhapatnam
Vijayawada
Guntur
Nellore
Kurnool
Rajamahendravaram
Tirupati
Kakinada
Kadapa
Anantapuramu
Mangalagiri-Tadepalli
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Top 10 largest urban agglomerations in Andhra Pradesh
| S.No | Name | District | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | 2,035,922 |
| 2 | Vijayawada | NTR | 1,476,931 |
| 3 | Guntur | Guntur | 743,354 |
| 4 | Nellore | SPS Nellore | 558,548 |
| 5 | Kurnool | Kurnool | 484,327 |
| 6 | Rajamahendravaram | East Godavari | 476,873 |
| 7 | Tirupati | Tirupati | 461,900 |
| 8 | Kakinada | Kakinada | 443,028 |
| 9 | Kadapa | YSR | 344,893 |
| 10 | Anantapuramu | Anantapuramu | 340,613 |
| 11 | Mangalagiri-Tadepalli | Guntur | 330,613 |
| 12 | Eluru | Eluru | 250,834 |
| 13 | Vizianagaram | Vizianagaram | 239,909 |
| 14 | Tuni | Kakinada | 234,900 |
| 15 | Proddatur | YSR | 217,895 |
| 16 | Nandyal | Nandyal | 211,424 |
| 17 | Ongole | Prakasam | 208,344 |
| 18 | Adoni | Kurnool | 184,625 |
| 19 | Madanapalle | Annamayya | 180,180 |
| 20 | Chittoor | Chittoor | 175,647 |
| 21 | Machilipatnam | Krishna | 169,892 |
| 22 | Tenali | Guntur | 164,937 |
| 23 | Chirala | Bapatla | 162,471 |
| 24 | Hindupuram | Sri Sathya Sai | 151,677 |
| 25 | Srikakulam | Srikakulam | 147,015 |
| 26 | Bhimavaram | West Godavari | 146,961 |
| 27 | Tadepalligudem | West Godavari | 135,032 |
| 28 | Guntakal | Anantapuramu | 126,270 |
| 29 | Dharmavaram | Sri Sathya Sai | 121,874 |
| 30 | Gudivada | Krishna | 118,167 |
| 31 | Narasaraopeta | Palnadu | 117,489 |
| 32 | Kadiri | Sri Sathya Sai | 112,489 |
| 33 | Tadipatri | Anantapuramu | 108,171 |
| 34 | Chilakaluripeta | Palnadu | 101,398 |
