Uravakonda is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in
Anantapur district
Anantapur district officially: Anantapuramu district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Anantapur city. It is one of the driest places in So ...
of the
Indian state
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History
Pre-indepen ...
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 the headquarters of Uravakonda
mandal in
Anantapur revenue division
Anantapur revenue division (or Anantapur division) is an administrative division in the Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 3 revenue divisions in the district with 12 mandals under its administration. The ...
. The town is a constituent of
urban agglomeration.
Uravakonda was a once a village which Govindacharya Uravakonda acquired from the British. He gradually developed it as town: building the famous clock tower at the heart of the town.
It was mentioned as 'part of Boviseema' in the inscriptions from the 10th century to the 16th century on stone slabs at some villages ruled by Vijayanagara Empire kings.
Geography
Uravakonda is located at . It has an average elevation of 459 metres (1505 feet), 55 km to Anantauramu District.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses inc ...
, Uravakonda had a population of 41,865. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Uravakonda has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 50%. In Uravakonda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nearest town is Guntakal.
Uravakonda is well connected to district headquarters Anantapur (52 km) and to other close by cities
Bellary (Karnataka, 55 km),
Guntakal 32km.
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.
The media of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu, Urdhu, and Hindi.
See also
*
List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh
References
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Census towns in Andhra Pradesh
Mandal headquarters in Anantapur district