List of urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh

This article lists all the urban local bodies in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, including municipal corporations, municipalities and Nagar panchayats. According to the Directorate of Town and Country Planning under the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the state comprises 123 urban local bodies across its 26 districts. These include 17 municipal corporations, 77 municipalities, and 29 Nagar panchayats.[1][2][3]

Based on available data, Bheemunipatnam is the oldest municipality in Andhra Pradesh and the second oldest in India, after Chennapatnam (modern-day Chennai). Currently, Bheemunipatnam is part of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). In the Rayalaseema region, Adoni, located in the Kurnool district, holds the distinction of being the oldest municipality, 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

Municipal Corporations in Andhra Pradesh

The state of Andhra Pradesh comprises 18 municipal corporations across its 26 districts. The Guntur district has two municipal corporations whereas all other districts have one each.[4] Of the 17 corporations, 16 serve as district headquarters; the exception is the Mangalagiri-Tadepalli corporation.[5]

The cities of Vizianagaram, Machilipatnam and Srikakulam were upgraded to municipal corporations on 9 December 2015.[6] In March 2021 former municipalities of the Guntur district, Mangalagiri Municipality and Tadepalli Municipality, were merged into the Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation.

District Municipal Corporations Year of Upgradation as

Municipal Corporation

Total
Anantapuram Anantapur Municipal Corporation 2004 1
Chittoor Chittoor Municipal Corporation 2012 1
East Godavari Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation 1994 1
Eluru Eluru Municipal Corporation 2005 1
Guntur Guntur Municipal Corporation 1994 2
Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation 2021
Kadapa Kadapa Municipal Corporation 2004 1
Kakinada Kakinada Municipal Corporation 2007 1
Krishna Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation 2015 1
Kurnool Kurnool Municipal Corporation 1994 1
Nellore Nellore Municipal Corporation 2004 1
NTR Vijayawada Municipal Corporation 1981 1
Prakasam Ongole Municipal Corporation 2012 1
Srikakulam Srikakulam Municipal Corporation 2015 1
Tirupati Tirupati Municipal Corporation 2007 1
Visakhapatnam,
Anakapalli 		Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation 1979 1
Vizianagaram Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation 2015 1
Nandyal Nandyal Municipal Corporation 1
Total 18

Source: Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs

Municipalities

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]

District Selection Grade

Municipality

1st Grade

Municipality

2nd Grade

Municipality

3rd Grade

Municipality

Total
Alluri Sitarama Raju 0
Anakapalli Narsipatnam, Elamanchili 2
Anantapur Guntakal, Tadipatri Rayadurgam Gooty, Kalyandurgam 5
Annamayya Madanapalle Rayachoti Rajampeta 3
Bapatla Bapatla, Chirala

Addanki

Repalle 4
Chittoor Punganur Palamaner, Nagari, Kuppam 4
East Godavari Nidadavolu Kovvur 2
Eluru Jangareddygudem, Nuzvid 2
Guntur Tenali Ponnur 2
Kadapa Proddatur Pulivendula, Badvel Mydukur 4
Kakinada Samalkot, Peddapuram, Pithapuram, Tuni 4
Konaseema Amalapuram Ramachandrapuram, Mandapeta 3
Krishna Gudivada YSRTadigadapa Pedana 3
Kurnool Adoni Yemmiganur 2
Parvathipuram Manyam Parvathipuram Salur 2
Nandyal Nandyal Dhone, Nandikotkur, Allagadda Atmakur 5
Nellore Kavali Kandukur Atmakur 3
NTR Jaggaihpeta, Nandigama Kondapalli 3
Palnadu Narasaraopet Chilakaluripet, Macherla, Piduguralla, Sattenapalle, Vinukonda 6
Prakasam Markapur, Kanigiri 2
Sri Satyasai Dharmavaram, Hindupur, Kadiri, Puttaparthi. 4
Srikakulam Amudalavalasa, Palasa-Kasibugga Ichchapuram 3
Tirupati Gudur, Srikalahasti Sullurpeta, Puttur, Venkatagiri, Naidupeta 6
Visakhapatnam 0
Vizianagaram Bobbili 1
West Godavari Bhimavaram, Tadepalligudem Narasapuram, Palakollu, Tanuku 5
Total 14 15 32 18 78

Source: Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs

Nagar panchayats

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

Prakasam district has the most nagar panchayats of four.

District Nagar panchayats Total
Annamayya Pileru, B.Kothakota 2
Parvathipuram Manyam Palakonda 1
Vizianagaram Nellimarla, Rajam 2
Konaseema Mummidivaram 1
Kakinada Gollaprolu, Yeleswaram 2
West Godavari Akividu 1
Eluru Chintalapudi 1
Krishna Vuyyuru 1
NTR Tiruvuru 1
Palnadu Dachepalle, Gurazala 2
Prakasam Chimakurthy, Darsi, Giddaluru, Podili 4
Nellore Allur, Buchireddypalem 2
Kurnool Gudur 1
Nandyal Bethamcherla 1
Anantapur Pamidi 1
Sri Satyasai Madakasira, Penukonda 2
Kadapa Jammalamadugu, Yerraguntla, Kamalapuram 3
Total 30

Municipalities formation year

S.No. Municipality Name District Year of

constitution

1 Srikakulam Srikakulam 1856
2 Bheemunipatnam Merged with GVMC Visakhapatnam 1861
S.No Municipality Name District Year of

constitution

1 Adoni Kurnool 1865
2 Rajahmundry East Godavari 1865
3 Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam 1865
S.No Municipality Name District Year of

constitution

1 Guntur Guntur 1866
2 Kurnool Kurnnol 1866
3 Nellore Nellore 1866
4 Machilipatnam Krishna 1866
5 Kakinada Kakinada 1866
6 Eluru Eluru 1866
S.No. Municipality Name District Year of

Constitution

1 Kadapa Kadapa 1868
2 Anantapuram Anantapuram 1869
3 Ongole Prakasam 1876
4 Tirupati Tirupati 1886
5 Vizianagaram Vizianagaram 1888
6 Vijayawada NTR 1888
7 Nandyal Nandyal 2000
S.No. Municipality Name District Year of

Constitution

1 Tenali Guntur 1912
2 Proddatur Kadapa 1915
3 Peddapuram Kakinada 1915
4 Pithapuram Kakinada 1915
5 Narasaraopet Palnadu 1915
6 Chittoor Chittoor 1915 
7 Palakollu West Godavari 1919
8 Hindupuram Sri Sathya Sai 1920
9 Tadipatri Anantapuram 1920
10 Gudivada Krishna 1937

Above 28 are the municipalities formed before Independence.

S.No. Municipality Name District Year of

Constitution

1 Guntakal Anantapuram 1948
2 Amalapuram Konaseema 1948
3 Bhimavaram West Godavari 1948
4 Chirala Bapatla 1948
5 Saluru Parvathipuram Manyam 1950
6 Bapatla Bapatla 1951
7 Gudur Tirupati 1951
8 Bobbili Vizianagaram 1956
9 Narsapur West Godavari 1956
10 Repalle Bapatla 1956
11 Mandapeta Konaseema 1958
12 Samalkota Kakinada 1958
13 Tadepalligudem West Godavari 1958
14 Srikalahasti Tirupati 1958
15 Parvathipuram Parvathipuram Manyam 1959
16 Ramachandrapuram Konaseema 1959
17 Tuni Kakinada 1959
18 Madanapalli Annamayya 1961
19 Rayadurgam Anantapuram 1963
20 Nidadavole East Godavari 1964
21 Chilakaluripet Palnadu 1964
22 Ponnur Guntur 1964
23 Markapuram Prakasam 1964
24 Dharmavaram Sri Sathya Sai 1964
25 Kadiri Sri Sathya Sai 1964
26 Kovvur East Godavari 1965
27 Yemmiganur Kurnool 1965
28 Kavali Nellore 1967
29 Mangalagiri [Merged with MTMC] Guntur 1969
30 Tanuku West Godavari 1979
31 Nuzvid Eluru 1983
32 Macherla Palnadu 1983
33 Sattenapalle Palnadu 1984
34 Pedana Krishna 1985
35 Punganur Chittoor 1985
36 Ichapuram Srikakulam 1986
37 Amadalavalasa Srikakulam 1987
38 Kandukur Nellore 1987
39 Jaggaiahpeta NTR 1988
40 Palasa - Kasibugga Srikakulam 2000

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

S.No. Municipality Name District Year of

Constitution

1 Rajam Vizianagaram 2005
2 Piduguralla Palnadu 2005
3 Vinukonda Palnadu 2005
4 Dhone Nandyal 2005
5 Jammalamadugu Kadapa 2005
6 Pulivendula Kadapa 2005
7 Rajampeta Annamayya 2005
8 Rayachoty Annamayya 2005
9 Palamaneru Chittoor 2005
10 Nagari Chittoor 2005
11 Puttur Tirupati 2005
12 Venkatagiri Tirupati 2005
S.No. Municipality Name District Year of

Constitution

1 Badvel Kadapa 2006
2 Tadepalle [Merged with MTMC] Guntur 2009

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

S.No. Municipality Name District Year of

Constitution

1 Narsipatnam Anakapalli 2011
2 Yelamanchili Anakapalli 2011
3 Gollaprolu Kakinada 2011
4 Mummidivaram Konaseema 2011
5 Yeleswaram Kakinada 2011
6 Janga reddy gudem Eluru 2011
7 Nandigama NTR 2011
8 Tiruvuru NTR 2011
9 Vuyyuru Krishna 2011
10 Addanki Bapatla 2011
11 Chimakurthy Prakasam 2011
12 Giddalur Prakasam 2011
13 Kanigiri Prakasam 2011
14 Gooty Anantapur 2011
15 Madakasira Sri Satya Sai 2011
16 Puttaparthi Sri Sathya Sai 2011
17 Allagadda Nandyal 2011
18 Atmakur - N Nandyal 2011
19 Gudur - K Kurnool 2011
20 Nandikotkur Nandyal 2011
21 Mydukur Kadapa 2011

In 2012, 6 more Towns were upgraded as Municipal Bodies

S.No. Municipality Name District Year of

Constitution

1 Kalyanadurgam Anantapur 2012
2 Pamidi Anantapur 2012
3 Yerraguntla Kadapa 2012
4 Sullurupeta Tirupati 2012
5 Naidupeta Tirupati 2012
6 Atmakur - N Nellore 2012
S.No. Municipality Name District Year of

Constitution

1 Palakonda Parvathipuram Manyam 2013
2 Nellimarla Vizianagaram 2013

As of 2020, the government of Andhra Pradesh has upgraded 10 areas as Municipal Bodies.

S.No. Municipality Name District Year of

Constitution

1 Kamalapuram Kadapa 2020
2 Bethamcherla Nandyal 2020
3 Kuppam Chittoor 2020
4 Penukonda Sri Sathya Sai 2020
5 Buchireddy Palem Nellore 2020
6 Darsi Prakasam 2020
7 Dachepalle Palnadu 2020
8 Guruzala Palnadu 2020
9 Kondapalli NTR 2020
10 Akiveedu West Godavari 2020

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

S.No. Municipality Name District Year of

Constitution

1 Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Guntur 2021
2 YSRTadigadapa Krishna 2021

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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