This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2013) |
Koilakuntla (also called as Kovelakuntla, Koyalakuntla, Koilkuntla) is a town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is Head quarter of Koilakuntla mandal.[1] It is in Dhone revenue division.
Koilkuntla town | |
---|---|
Town | |
![]() Koilakuntla Railway Station | |
![]() Dynamic map | |
Coordinates: 15°14′00″N 78°19′00″E / 15.2333°N 78.3167°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Nandyal |
Population | |
• Total | 36,745 |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 518134 |
Telephone code | 08510 |
Geography
editKoilakuntla is located at 15°14′00″N 78°19′00″E / 15.2334°N 78.3167°E.[2] 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
editKoilakuntla has a total population of 36,745 peoples. There are about 5,810 houses in Koilakuntla town. Nandyal is nearest big town to Koilakuntla which is approximately 39km away. Until 2008 Koilakuntla was headquarter of Koilakuntla Assembly Constituency, in 2008 by the delimination order by Central government new Constituency formed with Banaganapalle
Department | Incharge |
---|---|
Legislative | Banaganapalle MLA, Koilakuntla Sarpanch |
Executive | Dhone RDO, Koilakuntla MRO |
Judiciary | Hon'ble Koilakuntla Court Judge |
Police Sub Division | Allagadda DSP |
Health | CHNC Koilakuntla |
APSPDCL Division | Nandyal DE |
APSRTC Bus Service | Koilakuntla Depot |
Transport | Nandyal RTO |
Pincode | 518134 |
Transport
editThe Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Koilakuntla bus station with Koilakuntla Bus depot.
Distance to Major towns and cities
edit- Kurnool = 100 km
- Nandyal = 38 km
- Allagadda = 30 km
- Adoni = 145 km
- Banaganapalle = 14 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
- TADIPATRI = 70 Km
Railways
editKoilkuntla Railway Station is opened in 2016 as part of Nandyal - Yerraguntla Railway line. Now the line is fully electrified. The station have 3 platforms and currently running trains are
#Dharmavaram-Machilipatnam express ,
#Guntur-Tirupati express ,
#Nandyala-Renigunta Demu,
#Machilipatnam-Dharmavaram express,
#Tirupati-Guntur express,
#Renigunta-Nandyala Demu,
trains are Running
Airways
editUyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Domestic Airport which is located in Orvakal-Kurnool is the nearest which is 70 km from Koilkuntla.
Tirupati International Airport-Tirupati Which is 252 km away
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport- Hyderabad which is 285 km away
Places of Interest
edit1. Yaganti-30 km 2. Ahobilam- 50 km 3. Belum Caves- 40 km 4. Mahanandi-52 km 5. Nandavaram- 22
Movie Theaters
edit1. SLVT
2. AVR
3. PR
Banks
edit1. SBI main branch (code : 0984) 2. sbi rtc road 3. Union bank of India 2 branches 4. Axis bank 5. HDFC Bank 6. KDCC 7. The Koilkuntla Cooperative Town Bank 8.Andra Pragathi Grameena Bank
Temples
edit- Sri Panduranga Vitaleswara Swami Temple
- Sri Vasavi Kanyakaparameswari Temple
- Shiridi Sai Temple
- Sri Astalakshmi Venkateswara Swami Temple
- Sri Chowdeswari Devi Temple
- Noorshavali Darga
- Masjid
- CSI church
- Nagalingeswara Temple
- Ayyappa Swami temple
- Ramalalayam
- Patimeedi Anjaneya Swami temple
- Sri Satyanarayana Swami temple
- Sri Saraswari Devi Temple
- Pedda baraimama peerla Chavidi
Regional Festivals
edit- Sri Panduranga Swamy Rathoshavam (Bramhostawams)
- Devi Sharannavaratrulu (Dasara)
- Vinayaka Chaviti
- Mohharam
- Sankrathi Paruveta
- Ugadi
- Christmas
- Ramzan
- Gurupoornima
References
edit- ^ "Mandal wise villages. Koilakuntla had been "Koilakuntla Assembly Constituency "since from madras presidency time to 2009. After 2009 in Andhra Pradesh government has made punarvibhahana of constituencies.from Koilakuntla constituency Famous political leader BV.Subbareddy had elected as MLA and served as first speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly,and second deputy chief minister" (PDF). Revenue Department - AP Land. National Informatics Center. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Koilkuntla, India Page". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.