Guntakal

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Guntakal
Guntakal (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Andhra Pradesh
District : Anantapur
Location : 15 ° 10 ′  N , 77 ° 23 ′  E Coordinates: 15 ° 10 ′  N , 77 ° 23 ′  E
Height : 453 m
Residents : 126,270 (2011)
Guntakal train station
Guntakal train station

Guntakal is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh .

The city is part of the Anantapur district . Guntakal has the status of a municipality . The city is divided into 23 wards .

climate

Even in summer, the city has lower temperatures than the rest of the state, which has a tropical climate, due to its altitude.

Demographics

The city's population is 126,270 according to the 2011 census. Guntakal has a gender ratio of 1009 women per 1000 men and thus a rare excess of women for India. The literacy rate was 74.9% in 2011. Almost 71% of the population are Hindus , approx. 25% are Muslim and approx. 4% belong to another or no religion. 10.4% of the population are children under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

The city is connected to the national rail and road network via its own train station and a national highway.

Individual evidence

  1. www.census2011.co.in
  2. Guntakal Municipality City Population Census 2011–2019 | Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved October 7, 2019 .