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.GeographyGooty is located at, at a distance of 52 km from Anantapur. It has an average elevation of 345 metres (1131 feet).Demographicscensus, 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 politicsCivic administrationGooty was constituted as III-Grade municipality on 3 September 2011. The total income earned per annum for the FY (2010–2011) was and the expenditure spent by the municipality for the same year was.