The economy of Anantpur is principally based on agriculture. The farmers grow groundnut, rice, cotton, maize, chillies, sesame, and sugarcane. The district is one of the most backward province of Andhra Pradesh as it receives very little rainfall which adversely affects the agriculture sector based on monsoons. Few industries of the region are silk trade, limestone quarrying, iron and diamond mining. The Government of Andhra Pradesh had taken up various steps to revive the poor rural economy.
The various places of interest for tourists in the district of Anantpur are:
- Gooty Fortress
- Moharum Festival and Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple at Gugudu
- Veerabhadra Temple at Lepakshi
- Nettikanti Veera Anjaneya Swamy Temple atKasapuram:
- Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple at Alurkona:
- Degurla Narasimha Swamy Temple at Pennaahobilam:
- Gutibayalu ( Banyan Tree spread over nearly 5 acres)
- Prasanthi Nilayam at Puttapathy (abode of Puttaparthy Sri Sathya Sai Baba)
- Sri Sankarananda Giri Swamy Colleg
- Government College, Anantpur, and Guntakal
- Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
- Sri Krishnadevaraya Institute of Management
- Anantapur Law College
- Sree Vijaya Nagar Law College
- K. C. Narayana College of Education
- Redos Sri Sairam Vidyaniketan B.Ed College
- Haindavi Universal B.Ed College
- Sri Balaji College of Education
- Sri Krishnadevaraya University - College of Education
- Adarsha College of Nursing
- Balaji College of Nursing
- JNTU College of Engineering
Last Updated on : February 28, 2020