Nandyal is a city and District headquarters of

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 regio ...

of the

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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 a

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and the headquarters of Nandyal mandal in Nandyal revenue division.

Demographics

In the 2011 census of India, Nandyal had a population of 211,424 making it the

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most populous town in the state.

Governance

Civic administration

Nandyal Municipal High School named after Kaderbad Narsinga Rao

Nandyal municipality was constituted in the year 1899. The jurisdictional area is spread over an area of . Its urban agglomeration is spread over an area of which includes constituents of Nandyal municipality, out growths of Moolasagaram, Noonepalle and partial outgrowths of Udumalpuram, Ayyalur.

Culture and tourism

Nandyal is surrounded by nine sacred temples known as the ''Nava Nandi''. ''Sri

Yaganti Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple or Yaganti is a temple of Shiva in Nandyal district in the India state of Andhra Pradesh. It was built according to Vaishnavaite traditions. History This temple was constructed by King Harihara Bukka Raya of ...

Uma Maheswara Temple'' near Nandyal has one of the largest Nandi idols of the world. As per the

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, the rock grows at a rate of per 20 years. Nandyal District also consists of Belum Caves,

Mahanandi Mahanandi is a village located east of the Nallamala Hills of Nandyal District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is surrounded by forests. Within 15 km of Mahanandi, there are nine Nandi shrines known as ''Nava nandulu''. Mahanandi is one of the ...

and

Srisailam Srisailam is a census town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Srisailam mandal in Atmakur revenue division. It is located about from the district headquarters Nandyal, from Kurnool, and ...

Climate

Economy

The city is a major hub of industry and agriculture. It is rich in

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. There are many rice mills and

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s and

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s and industries which produce

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, soft drinks, sugar, PVC pipes, etc. Some of the renowned industries in the City are the Vijaya Dairy, Nandi Dairy, Nandi Pipes, Nandi Polymers, S. P. Y. Agro, Nandi Steels, etc.

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 V ...

operates bus services from Nandyal bus station. Junction Railway Station is administered under

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of South Central Railways. Kurnool Airport is 50 km from Nandyal.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Nandyal district