Anantapur
The district has two distinguishing features it has the largest geographical area among all the districts of Andhra Pradesh and also receives the lowest quantum of rainfall among all the districts of Andhra Pradesh. The soils in Ananthapuramu district are predominantly Red except Kanekal, Bommanahal, Vidapanakal, Uravakonda, Vajrakarur, Guntakal, Gooty, Pamidi, Peddavadugur, Yadiki, Tadipatri, Yellanur, Peddapappur and Putlur Mandals. In these Mandals soils are red and black almost in equal proportion. Thus, red soils constitute 78% of the area while black soils are predominant in 20% and other soils are in 2% area of the district.