Gooty


Gooty 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 hill fort.

Geography

Gooty is located at, at a distance of 52 km from Anantapur. It has an average elevation of 345 metres.
Earlier, Gooty was in the rule of Mysore kingdom under Tipu Sultan. After the fourth Anglo-Mysore war in which Tipu was killed by British, Gooty was given to the Nizam of Hyderabad, because the Nizam, along with the Marathas, helped the English in their campaign against Tipu Sultan.

Demographics

, had a population of 48,658. The total population constitute, 23,943 males and 24,715 females —a sex ratio of 1032 females per 1000 males. 5,216 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,662 are boys and 2,554 are girls —a ratio of 959 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 76.91% with 33,411 literates.

Government and politics

Gooty was constituted as III-Grade municipality on 3 September 2011. The total income earned per annum for the FY was and the expenditure spent by the municipality for the same year was.

Transport

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Gooty bus station. Gooty railway station is located on the Guntakal-Chennai Egmore section, which is part of Mumbai – Chennai railway route, it is home to one of the 5 diesel locomotive sheds in the South Central Railways. Gooty Junction railway station is situated on the Bangalore – Hyderabad National Highway 7 or 44, Ankola – Bellary – Gooty National Highway NH 63, Gulbarga – Gooty National Highway. Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty is home to diesel locomotives of the ALCO WDG2A, WDG3A, WDM3A and WDM3D classes.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.