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."[1][2][3]
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).
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
|