Koilakuntla

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] in Dhone revenue division

Koilkuntla town
Town
Koilakuntla Railway Station
Koilakuntla Railway Station
Koilkuntla town is located in Andhra Pradesh
Koilkuntla town
Koilkuntla town
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Koilkuntla town is located in India
Koilkuntla town
Koilkuntla town
Koilkuntla town (India)
Coordinates: 15.2333°N 78.3167°E / 15.2333; 78.3167
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictNandyal
Population
 • Total26,278
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
518134
Telephone code08510

Geography Koilakuntla is located at 15.2334°N 78.3167°E / 15.2334; 78.3167.[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

Koilakuntla has a total population of 23,859 peoples. There are about 5,810 houses in Koilakuntla village. Nandyal is nearest big town to Koilakuntla which is approximately 39km away.

Governance
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

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Koilakuntla bus station with Koilakuntla Bus depot.

Distance to Major towns and cities
  1. Kurnool = 100 km
  2. Nandyal = 40 km
  3. Allagadda = 31 km
  4. Adoni = 145 km
  5. Banaganapalle = 16 km
  6. Bethamcherla =36
  7. Dhone = 63 km
  8. Jammalamadugu = 48 km
  9. Proddutur = 68 km
  10. Kadapa = 125 km
  11. Tirupati = 265 km
  12. Hyderabad = 305 km
  13. Bengaluru = 330 km
  14. Vijayawada = 360 km
  15. Chennai = 375 km

Railways

Koilkuntla 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 Dharmavaram-Vijayawada express , Guntur-Tirupati express trains are Running

Airways

Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Domestic Airport which is located in Orvakal-Kurnool is the nearest which is 70 km from Koilkuntla.

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport- Hyderabad which is 285 km away

Places of Interest

1. Yaganti-30 km 2. Ahobilam- 50 km 3. Belum Caves- 40 km 4. Mahanandi-52 km

Movie Theaters

1. SLVT

2. AVR

3. PR

Banks

1. SBI main branch (code : 0984) 2. sbi rtc road 3. Union bank of India 4. Axis bank 5. HDFC Bank 6. KDCC 7. The Koilkuntla Cooperative Town Bank

References
  1. "Mandal wise villages" (PDF). Revenue Department - AP Land. National Informatics Center. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. "Koilkuntla, India Page". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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