Koilakuntla (also called as Kovelakuntla, Koyalakuntla, Koilkuntla) is a town in
Nandyal district
Nandyal district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Nandyal as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts and one of the district in Rayalaseema region ...
of the
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n state of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. It is Head quarter of Koilakuntla
mandal
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
. in
Dhone revenue division
Geography
Koilakuntla is located at .
It has an average elevation of 185 meters (610 feet). 85 km south of Kurnool town. There is a famous temple called Panduranga Swamy Temple which is established by king Penukonda Rajullu in 1560-1570.It has pond in front of the temple. The lady named Koilla guided the king to build the temple and due to the pond in front of the temple, the town was named as Koilakuntla. There is a confluence of Kundu river and Juleru river near Sagameswara temple in east side and in west side mosque. And in the centre of Koilakuntla, the south side is having Sidheswara temple and in north side mosque. That is why they are called as union of two religions of Hindu and Muslim. In 1847 Narasimha Reddy fought against the British and he was hanged to death by the British emperor near taluka office in Koilakuntla. In 1870 Buda Vengal Reddy helped poor people, native of Uyyalawada thaluka near Koilakuntla, so, Queen Victoria gave swarna Kanakam to him. This happened in the year 1850–1870.
Demographics
Koilakuntla has a total population of 23,859 peoples. There are about 5,810 houses in Koilakuntla village. Nandyal is nearest big town to Koilakuntla which is approximately 39km away.
Transport
The
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...
operates bus services from Koilakuntla bus station with Koilakuntla Bus depot.
Distance to Major towns and cities
# Kurnool = 81 km
# Nandyal = 40 km
# Allagadda = 31 km
# Adoni = 145 km
# Banaganapalle = 16 km
# Bethamcherla =36
# Dhone = 63 km
# Jammalamadugu = 48 km
# Proddutur = 68 km
# Kadapa = 125 km
# Tirupati = 265 km
# Hyderabad = 305 km
# Bengaluru = 330 km
# Vijayawada = 360 km
# Chennai = 375 km
Railways
Koilkuntla Railway Station is opened in 2016 as part of Nandyal - Yerraguntla Railway line. Now the line is fully electrified and soon IR is planning run electric locos. The station have 3 platforms and currently Dharmavaram-Vijayawada express is the only passenger train which is running.
Airways
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Domestic Airport which is located in Orvakal-Kurnool is the nearest which is 70 km from Koilkuntla.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport- Hyderabad which is 285 km away
Places of Interest
1. Yaganti-30 km
2. Ahobilam- 50 km
3. Belum Caves- 40 km
4. Mahanandi-52 km
Movie Theaters
1. SLVT
2. AVR
3. PR
Banks
1. SBI main branch (code : 0984) 2. sbi rtc road 3. andhra bank 4. corporation bank 5. axis bank 6. KDCC 7. The Koilkuntla Cooperative Town Bank
References
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Villages in Nandyal district