Gooty is a town in
Anantapur District. It is located about 52 km from
Anantapur on the
Kurnool-
Bangalore highway. The town is fortified with the surrounding rocky hills, connected by a high wall. Gooty is renowned for this fort, 2100 ft above sea-level.
The airport nearest to Gooty is at Bangalore. Gooty has its own railway station.