As per 2001 Census data,the population of India was estimated at 102.70 Crores.Out of this 27.78 Crores in absolute terms lived in urban areas.Total population in 2001 in Andhra Pradesh was estimated at 7.62 Crores with 2.08 Crores i.e.,27.08% in Cities and Towns.The percentage of population living in urban areas in the state went up from 9.65%(1901) at the beginning of the century to about 27.08%(2001) towards the close of the century.Andhra Pradesh is witnessiog rapid urbanization in the last two decades.It is likely that the trend of urbanization is inevitable consequent on the large-scale migration of rural people to urban areas and also on the new economic policies that are being implemented in the country since 1990s.This rapid urbanization is becoming a challenge to the Government and to the administrators in terms of provision of minimum basic amenities to the people.