Railway Koduru is a town in Annamayya district of the Indian 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 ...

, located in the

Rayalaseema Rayalaseema () is a geographic region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises eight south western districts of the State namely, Kurnool, Nandyal, Anantapur, Sri Sathya Sai, YSR, Annamayya, Tirupati and Chittoor districts ...

Region . Railway Koduru Mandal is one of the India's largest mining areas and a major exporter of

Barytes Baryte, barite or barytes ( or ) is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate ( Ba S O4). Baryte is generally white or colorless, and is the main source of the element barium. The ''baryte group'' consists of baryte, celestine (strontium sulfate), a ...

primarily via Chennai's ports. Other exports from the area are mangoes and bananas, and the area is also famous for mosambi/battayi and various citron plants. Sights and attractions around Koduru include the

Seshachalam hills Seshachalam Hills are hilly ranges part of the Eastern Ghats in southern Andhra Pradesh state, in southeastern India. The Seshachalam hill ranges are predominantly present in Tirupati district of the Rayalaseema region in Andhra Pradesh, India. ...

and Gundalakona, a regionally famous Lord Shiva temple.

Lok Sabha constituency

Railway Koduru Lok Sabha constituency is a part of

Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises 6 assembly segments From Annamayya district and Vontimitta & Siddavatam mandals of Kadapa district and 1 assembly from ...

along with other six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Rajampet, Rayachoti, in

Kadapa district Kadapa district (officially: YSR district; formerly: Cuddapah district) is one of the twenty six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. On 19 August 2005 nomenclature of “Cuddapah” has been changed as “Kadapa” by the Governm ...

and Thamballapalle Pileru, Madanapalle, Punganur in

Chittoor district Chittoor district () is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Chittoor. It has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. It lies in ...

Assembly constituency

Railway Koduru is an assembly constituency in

. Currently it is reserved for SC's.

Transport

Koduru is well connected by roadways and railways. The nearest airport is Tirupati's Renigunta Airport, at approximately 40 km away.

Notable People

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, Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Author in Indian cinema * Vanamali, Telugu Lyricist

References

Cities and towns in Kadapa district {{Kadapa-geo-stub