Rayadurga is a Town in Anantapur District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is governed by a municipal council. Rayadurga is known for its production of Textile goods and textile manufacturing industry. Rayadurga is in Southern India about from Hyderabad. Rayadurga 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 Karnataka followed by Kurnool, Puttaparthi and Bengaluru . Rayadurga also has a train station with major stations nearby such as Ballari, Guntakal, Gooty & Anantapur.
Demographics
Census of India
The decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 times, as of 2021. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by ...
, 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 Rayadurga. 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 South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 and its headquarter is located at Hubballi in the state of Karnataka of India ...
of
South Western Railway Zone
The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India, headquartered at Hubballi in Karnataka State. SWR was created from carving out the routes from Southern Railways, South Central Railways and Central Railways in 2003.
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References
{{Anantapur district
Cities and towns in Anantapur district
Mandal headquarters in Anantapur district