Rayadurgam is a town in

Anantapur District Anantapur district, officially Ananthapuramu district, is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located in Anantapur city. It is one of the driest places in South ...

in the Indian state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

. It is governed by a municipal council. Rayadurgam is known for its production of textile goods and textile manufacturing industry. Rayadurgam is in Southern India about from

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

. Rayadurgam is now slowly developing with proper transportation, modern amenities. Rayadurgam is well connected with other cities in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka through well infrastructure of NH 544DD Highway. The nearest airport is Ballari Airport in

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followed by

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and

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. Rayadurgam also has a train station with major stations nearby such as

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Gooty Gooty ( ; Telugu: గుత్తి, transliterated as Guththi) is a town in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gooty mandal in Anantapur revenue division. The town is renowned for the Gooty ...

Anantapur Anantapur, officially Anantapuramu, is a city in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Anantapuru Tehsil, mandal and also the divisional headquarters of Anantapur revenue division. The city ...

Demographics

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, the town had a population of . The total population constitute, males, females and children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 69.60% with literates, significantly lower than the national average of 73.00%..Telugu is the official language in Rayadurgam. Kannada and Urdu are also widely spoken here.

Governance

Civic administration

Rayadurgam municipality is the civic body of the town. It was constituted on 1 October 1963. It is classified as a ''Second grade municipality'' and the jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of with 31 election wards.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu and Urdu.

Transport

Rayadurgam Junction railway station falls under the jurisdiction of

Hubli railway division Hubballi railway division is one of the three railway divisions under the jurisdiction of South Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It was formed on 5 November 1951 and its headquarter is located at Hubli, Hubballi in the state of Karnat ...

South Western Railway Zone The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 19 Indian Railways, railway zones of Indian Railways, headquartered at Hubballi in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Karnataka. SWR was created from carving out the routes ...

References

{{Anantapur district Cities and towns in Anantapur district Mandal headquarters in Anantapur district