Anantapur District is a district in the
Rayalaseema region of
Andhra Pradesh,
India. The district headquarters is located at
Anantapur city. Census, the district had a population of 4,083,315, of which 28.09% is urban and a literacy rate of 64.28%. It is the largest district in terms of area in
Andhra Pradesh and 7th largest district in
India respectively.