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10 unusual facts about Anantapur


Andhra Pradesh cricket team

The team's home ground is the APCA-VDCA Stadium at Visakhapatnam, but some of their home matches are also played at Vijayawada and Anantapur.

Dodda Krishnaraja I

This division, and the resulting loss of revenue from the rich maidān region of Mysore, made Sadat-ulla Khan unhappy and, in collusion with the rulers of Kadapa, Kurnool, and Savanur and the Maratha Raja of Gutti, he decided to march against Dodda Krishnaraja.

Hindupur

It is situated at a distance of 108 km from Anantapur, the district headquarters, and 100 km from the city of Bangalore.

John Campbell of Stonefield

Forces under his command thereafter stormed the fort of Anantapur on the Malabar coast.

Mohammad Ismail

A philosophy student, he went on to receive a master's degree from Andhra University, then worked as a lecturer in philosophy at Kakinada, Anantapur and Vijayawada.

Naginayani Cheruvu Thanda

Naginayani Cheruvu Thanda is a village in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

P Chenna Reddy

Chenna Reddy (Dr. Pedarapu Chenna Reddy) born on 15 July 1959 at Anantapur.

Paritala Sunitha

Paritala Sunita is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh representing the Raptadu constituency of Anantapur.

Ramachandra Naidu Galla

He did his bachelors in Electrical Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur, then took a masters degree at the Regional Engineering College, Rourkela and a second masters degree at Michigan State University.

Social audit

Civil society organisations (CSOs), nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), political representatives, civil servants and workers of Dungarpur district of Rajasthan and Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh collectively organise such social audits to prevent mass corruption under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).


Badaganadu Brahmins

The mother tongue of Badaganadu community has been Kannada, and are largely spread around the northern parts of Karnataka, Bellary and Anantapur districts, Bangalore, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Chitradurga, Holenarasipura, Madhugiri, Tumkur and other parts of Karnataka.

Bangalore Rajdhani Express

Train service 22691/22692 has 11 halts in either direction at Sri Satya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam, Dharmavaram Junction, Anantapur, Raichur, Sedam, Secunderabad Junction, Kazipet Junction, Nagpur Junction, Bhopal Junction and Jhansi Junction.

E. S. S. Raman

In 2009, Raman was appointed the All India Congress Observer (Pre-Poll -2009) for Andhra Pradesh by Sonia Gandhi for three parliamentary constituencies and 21 assembly constituencies (Nandyal, Anantapur and Kurnool parliament constituencies); his observations proved nearly 100% successful and he was lauded for the same.

Kurli

Kurli, Andhra Pradesh, a village in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh state, India

Palkonda Hills

A westward extension of the range in Anantapur forms the Seshachalam Hills.