List of urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh

This article lists all the urban local bodies, including municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The statistical data is based on the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Government of Andhra Pradesh. The state of Andhra Pradesh, with 26 districts, has a total of 125 urban local bodies. It includes 17 municipal corporations, 79 municipalities, and 30 nagar panchayats.[1][2][3]

  • According to available data, Bheemunipatnam is the oldest municipality in Andhra Pradesh and the second oldest municipality in India after Chennapatnam [Chennai]. Currently, Bheemunipatnam is a part of GVMC and Adoni in the Kurnool district and is the oldest municipality in Rayalaseema region, followed by Kurnool.

The hierarchy of Urban Local Bodies

  1. Urban Development Authority
  2. Municipal Corporation
  3. Municipality
    • Selection Grade Municipality
    • Grade - 1 Municipality
    • Grade - 2 Municipality
    • Grade - 3 Municipality
  4. Nagar Panchayat

Municipal corporations

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Municipal Corporations in Andhra Pradesh

The state of Andhra Pradesh has a total of 17 municipal corporations in 26 districts. The Guntur district has the most corporations, with two in total, whereas all other districts have one each. GVMC is the largest municipal corporation with greater status.[4] 16 corporations out of 17 are district headquarters, the one corporation that is not is Mangalagiri-Tadepalli.[5]

Note:

In March 2021 former municipalities of the Guntur district, Mangalagiri Municipality and Tadepalli Municipality, were merged to form Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation.

Urban Local Bodies in Andhra Pradesh
DistrictMunicipal CorporationsYear of Upgradation as

Municipal Corporation

Total
AnantapuramAnantapur Municipal Corporation20041
ChittoorChittoor Municipal Corporation20121
East GodavariRajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation19941
EluruEluru Municipal Corporation20051
GunturGuntur Municipal Corporation19942
Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation2021
KadapaKadapa Municipal Corporation20041
KakinadaKakinada Municipal Corporation20071
KrishnaMachilipatnam Municipal Corporation20151
KurnoolKurnool Municipal Corporation19941
NelloreNellore Municipal Corporation20041
NTRVijayawada Municipal Corporation19811
PrakasamOngole Municipal Corporation20121
SrikakulamSrikakulam Municipal Corporation20151
TirupatiTirupati Municipal Corporation20071
Visakhapatnam,
Anakapalli
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation19791
VizianagaramVizianagaram Municipal Corporation20151
Total17

Source: Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs

Municipalities

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Municipalities in the state of Andhra Pradesh are categorised into four types. They are in the following hierarchy

  1. Selection Grade Municipality- 14
  2. Grade 1 Municipality- 15
  3. Grade 2 Municipality- 32
  4. Grade 3 Municipality- 18

Guntur district has the most municipalities with 12.[7][4]


DistrictSelection Grade

Municipality

1st Grade

Municipality

2nd Grade

Municipality

3rd Grade

Municipality

Total
Alluri Sitarama Raju0
AnakapalliNarsipatnam, Elamanchili2
AnantapurGuntakal, TadipatriRayadurgamGooty, Kalyandurgam5
AnnamayyaMadanapalleRayachotiRajampeta3
BapatlaBapatla, Chirala

Addanki

Repalle4
ChittoorPunganurPalamaner, Nagari, Kuppam4
East GodavariNidadavoluKovvur2
EluruJangareddygudem, Nuzvid2
GunturTenaliPonnur2
KadapaProddaturPulivendula, BadvelMydukur4
KakinadaSamalkot, Peddapuram, Pithapuram, Tuni4
KonaseemaAmalapuramRamachandrapuram, Mandapeta3
KrishnaGudivadaYSRTadigadapaPedana3
KurnoolAdoniYemmiganur2
Parvathipuram ManyamParvathipuramSalur2
NandyalNandyalDhone, Nandikotkur, AllagaddaAtmakur5
NelloreKavaliKandukurAtmakur3
NTRJaggaihpeta , NandigamaKondapalli3
PalnaduNarasaraopetChilakaluripet,Macherla, Piduguralla, Sattenapalle, Vinukonda6
PrakasamMarkapur ,kanigiri2
Sri SatyasaiDharmavaram, Hindupur, Kadiri , Puttaparthi.4
SrikakulamAmudalavalasa, Palasa-KasibuggaIchchapuram3
TirupatiGudur, SrikalahastiSullurpeta, Puttur, Venkatagiri, Naidupeta6
Visakhapatnam0
VizianagaramBobbili1
West GodavariBhimavaram,TadepalligudemNarasapuram, Palakollu, Tanuku5
Total1415321878

Source: Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs

Nagar panchayats

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The state of Andhra Pradesh has a total of 29 nagar panchayats.

Prakasam district has the most nagar panchayats of four.

DistrictNagar panchayatsTotal
AnnamayyaPileru , B.Kothakota2
Parvathipuram ManyamPalakonda1
VizianagaramNellimarla, Rajam2
KonaseemaMummidivaram1
KakinadaGollaprolu, Yeleswaram2
West GodavariAkividu1
EluruChintalapudi1
KrishnaVuyyuru1
NTRTiruvuru1
PalnaduDachepalle, Gurazala2
PrakasamChimakurthy, Darsi, Giddaluru, Podili4
NelloreAllur, Buchireddypalem2
KurnoolGudur1
NandyalBethamcherla1
AnantapurPamidi1
Sri SatyasaiMadakasira, Penukonda, Puttaparthi3
KadapaJammalamadugu, Yerraguntla, Kamalapuram3
Total30

Municipalities formation year

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S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

constitution

1SrikakulamSrikakulam1856
2Bheemunipatnam Merged with GVMCVisakhapatnam1861
S.NoMunicipality NameDistrictYear of

constitution

1AdoniKurnool1865
2RajahmundryEast Godavari1865
3VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam1865
S.NoMunicipality NameDistrictYear of

constitution

1GunturGuntur1866
2KurnoolKurnnol1866
3NelloreNellore1866
4MachilipatnamKrishna1866
5KakinadaKakinada1866
6EluruEluru1866
S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1KadapaKadapa1868
2AnantapuramAnantapuram1869
3OngolePrakasam1876
4TirupatiTirupati1886
5VizianagaramVizianagaram1888
6VijayawadaNTR1888
7NandyalNandyal2000
S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1TenaliGuntur1912
2ProddaturKadapa1915
3PeddapuramKakinada1915
4PithapuramKakinada1915
5NarasaraopetPalnadu1915
6ChittoorChittoor2022 
7PalakolluWest Godavari1919
8HindupuramSri Sathya Sai1920
9TadipatriAnantapuram1920
10GudivadaKrishna1937

Above 28 are the municipalities formed before Independence.

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1GuntakalAnantapuram1948
2AmalapuramKonaseema1948
3BhimavaramWest Godavari1948
4ChiralaBapatla1948
5SaluruParvathipuram Manyam1950
6BapatlaBapatla1951
7GudurTirupati1951
8BobbiliVizianagaram1956
9NarsapurWest Godavari1956
10RepalleBapatla1956
11MandapetaKonaseema1958
12SamalkotaKakinada1958
13TadepalligudemWest Godavari1958
14SrikalahastiTirupati1958
15ParvathipuramParvathipuram Manyam1959
16RamachandrapuramKonaseema1959
17TuniKakinada1959
18MadanapalliAnnamayya1961
19RayadurgamAnantapuram1963
20NidadavoleEast Godavari1964
21ChilakaluripetPalnadu1964
22PonnurGuntur1964
23MarkapuramPrakasam1964
24DharmavaramSri Sathya Sai1964
25KadiriSri Sathya Sai1964
26KovvurEast Godavari1965
27YemmiganurKurnool1965
28KavaliNellore1967
29Mangalagiri [Merged with MTMC]Guntur1969
30TanukuWest Godavari1979
31NuzvidEluru1983
32MacherlaPalnadu1983
33SattenapallePalnadu1984
34PedanaKrishna1985
35PunganurChittoor1985
36IchapuramSrikakulam1986
37AmadalavalasaSrikakulam1987
38KandukurNellore1987
39JaggaiahpetaNTR1988
40Palasa - KasibuggaSrikakulam2000

In 2005, the government of Andhra Pradesh upgraded 12 areas as municipalities.

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1RajamVizianagaram2005
2PidugurallaPalnadu2005
3VinukondaPalnadu2005
4DhoneNandyal2005
5JammalamaduguKadapa2005
6PulivendulaKadapa2005
7RajampetaAnnamayya2005
8RayachotyAnnamayya2005
9PalamaneruChittoor2005
10NagariChittoor2005
11PutturTirupati2005
12VenkatagiriTirupati2005
S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1BadvelKadapa2006
2Tadepalle [Merged with MTMC]Guntur2009

In 2011, the government of Andhra Pradesh upgraded 21 areas as municipalities.

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1NarsipatnamAnakapalli2011
2YelamanchiliAnakapalli2011
3GollaproluKakinada2011
4MummidivaramKonaseema2011
5YeleswaramKakinada2011
6Janga reddy gudemEluru2011
7NandigamaNTR2011
8TiruvuruNTR2011
9VuyyuruKrishna2011
10AddankiBapatla2011
11ChimakurthyPrakasam2011
12GiddalurPrakasam2011
13KanigiriPrakasam2011
14GootyAnantapur2011
15MadakasiraSri Satya Sai2011
16PuttaparthiSri Sathya Sai2011
17AllagaddaNandyal2011
18Atmakur - NNandyal2011
19Gudur - KKurnool2011
20NandikotkurNandyal2011
21MydukurKadapa2011

In 2012, 6 more Towns were upgraded as Municipal Bodies

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1KalyanadurgamAnantapur2012
2PamidiAnantapur2012
3YerraguntlaKadapa2012
4SullurupetaTirupati2012
5NaidupetaTirupati2012
6Atmakur - NNellore2012
S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1PalakondaParvathipuram Manyam2013
2NellimarlaVizianagaram2013

In 2020 Government of Andhra Pradesh has upgraded 10 areas as Municipal Bodies

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1KamalapuramKadapa2020
2BethamcherlaNandyal2020
3KuppamChittoor2020
4PenukondaSri Sathya Sai2020
5Buchireddy PalemNellore2020
6DarsiPrakasam2020
7DachepallePalnadu2020
8GuruzalaPalnadu2020
9KondapalliNTR2020
10AkiveeduWest Godavari2020

In 2021, the government of Andhra Pradesh will create 1 municipal corporation and 1 Municipality.

S.No.Municipality NameDistrictYear of

Constitution

1Mangalagiri-TadepalliGuntur2021
2YSRTadigadapaKrishna2021

Source of Formation Year

http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ulbs/List%20of%20ULBs-27-2-2019.pdf Archived 17 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine

http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ULBS.html Archived 10 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine

Source:

Directorate of Town and Country Planning website. [1] Archived 10 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine

See also

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References

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  7. ^ "Dachepalli, Gurazala in Palnadu district get municipality status". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 January 2020.