Nandyal is a city and District headquarters of Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Nandyal

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in Nandyal revenue division.

Demographics

In the 2011

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, 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 Uma Maheswara Temple'' near Nandyal has one of the largest Nandi idols of the world. As per the Archaeological Survey of India, the rock grows at a rate of per 20 years. Nandyal District also consists of

Belum Caves The Belum Caves, located in Nandyala district of Andhra Pradesh's Rayalaseema region, is the second largest cave system on the Indian subcontinent, known for its speleothems, such as stalactite and stalagmite formations. The Belum Caves h ...

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.

Climate

Economy

The city is a major hub of industry and agriculture. It is rich in natural resources like marble. There are many

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s and oil mills and Cotton mills and industries which produce milk,

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, 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 operates bus services from Nandyal bus station. Junction Railway Station is administered under Guntur railway division of

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Kurnool Airport Kurnool Airport, officially known as Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport, is a greenfield airport at Orvakal, Kurnool district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on National Highway 40, about from Kurnool and from Nandya ...

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