About Gooty
Gooty is a town in the Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gooty mandal in the Anantapur revenue division. The town is renowned for the Gooty hill fort. Earlier, Gooty was under the Vijayanagara empire, later they abandoned Gooty fort, Marathas took over the fort they ruled through sandoor Gorpades till the British left India. As of the 2011 census, 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. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Gooty bus station.
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