Kurnool district

The name Kurnool was originally called "Kandenavolu". In the 11th century CE, the Oddera community engaged in construction activity used this place as a halting place for greasing their cartwheels with oil, before crossing the Tungabhadra river. The carts carried loads of stones for temple construction at Alampur. The word oil is known as kandena in Telugu and thus the place was called "Kandenavolu".{{rp|3}}

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The Ketavaram rock paintings are dated back to the Paleolithic era (located at a distance of {{convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Kurnool).{{cite web|title=archelogical excavations|url=http://www.aparchaeologymuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Kurnool.pdf|publisher=aparchaeologymuseum|access-date=15 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217085054/http://www.aparchaeologymuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Kurnool.pdf|archive-date=17 December 2013|df=dmy-all}} Jurreru Valley, Katavani Kunta{{cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/483477|title=New rock art discoveries in the Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India|author=Michael Petraglia|work=academia.edu}} and Yaganti in the Nandyal district have some important rock arts and paintings in their vicinity, which are dated back to 35,000 to 40,000 years ago.

The earliest rulers of this region were Nandas, as suggested by place names such as Nandavaram, Nandyal, Mahanandi. They were defeated by Mauryas around 323 A.D. After that the region passed into the hands of Satavahanas, Pallavas, Cholas, Rashtrakutas during the course of time till 973 A.D. It was ruled by Velanadu Cholas and Kakatiyas till 1323 A.D. When Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq defeated Kakatiyas, the region became part of the Mughal empire. The Mughal rule became weak, leading to the formation of Reddy, Vijayanagar and Bahamani kingdoms. Reddy and Vijayanagar kingdoms fought several wars for the control of this region, with Vijayanagara kings succeeding finally.

During the reign of Vijayanagar king Achyuta Deva Raya in 1530 A.D. the fort of Kurnool was built. Parts of this region were ruled by the chiefs of Velugodu, Nandyal, Araveedu and Owk. The Vijayanagar kingdom was defeated in the battle of Tallikota in 1565 A.D. As a result, part of this region was given over to Bijapur sultanate. The region witnessed battles by Qutub Sahis for control. Qutub Sahi empire was annexed by Mughals during the last decade of the 17th century. In 1724 A.D., Nizam-ul-Mulk defeated Mubariz Khan, the governor of Hyderabad and Ibrahim Khan, the Jagirdar of Kurnool and founded the Asaf Jahi dynasty. During the hegemony of the Mughals and the Asaf Jahis, the Nawabs of Kurnool ruled this region as their Jagir. Daud Khan, Ibrahim Khan, Aluf Khan and Himmat Bahadur Khan were the successive rulers. This region came under the sovereignty of Hyder Ali in 1767 following a treaty with Nizam.,{{rp|3–6}} but it was transferred back to Nizam by the treaty of Srirangapatnam.

Nizam of Hyderabad ceded this region to the British in 1800.{{cite book

| title =The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 7

| publisher = Clarendon Press

| date = 1908

| location = Oxford

| pages =158–76

| url = https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/toc.html?volume=7

}} Munro was appointed as principal collector over the ceded districts. Munro subjugated over 80 Palegars, instituted revenue collection system through which he secured the finances. This district along with the other Telugu speaking districts of Madras province were separated to form Andhra State in 1953, with Kurnool as its capital.

Talukas of Adoni, Alur, Yemmiganur were merged with Kurnool District from Bellary District in 1953. In 1970, Prakasam district was formed carving out Markapuram, Giddalur, Yerragondapalem talukas from the district. In 2022, the district was split to form Nandyal district.

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=9,50,655|13=1911|14=10,35,333|15=1921|16=9,87,117|17=1931|18=11,20,650|19=1941|20=12,22,993|21=1951|22=13,15,499|23=1961|24=15,70,955|25=1971|26=19,82,090|27=1981|28=24,07,299|29=1991|30=29,73,024|31=2001|32=35,29,494|33=2011|34=40,53,463|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A-2_Data_Tables/28%20A-2%20Andhra%20Pradesh.pdf|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630085809/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A-2_Data_Tables/28%20A-2%20Andhra%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=2014-06-30}}|align=middle}}

According to the 2011 census Kurnool district has a population of 4,053,463,{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Kurnool |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/152/download/258/DH_2011_2821_PART_A_DCHB_KURNOOL.pdf|website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of Liberia{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote =Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.

}} or the US state of Oregon.{{cite web

|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php

|title=2010 Resident Population Data

|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau

|access-date=30 September 2011

|quote=Oregon 3,831,074

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php

|archive-date=19 October 2013

}} This gives it a ranking of 54th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert| 229 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.65%. The district had a sex ratio of 984 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 59.97%.

The gross district domestic product (GDDP) of the district for the FY 2013-14 is {{INRConvert|34359|c|abbr=on}} and it contributes 6.5% to the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). For the FY 2013–14, the per capita income at current prices was {{INRConvert|68197}}. The primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of the district contribute {{INRConvert|12035|c|abbr=on}}, {{INRConvert|6055|c|abbr=on}} and {{INRConvert|16269|c|abbr=on}} respectively.{{cite web|title=Economy of Kurnool District|url=http://apedb.gov.in/infrastrctr.html|website=Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board|access-date=25 April 2017}}

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }} As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, in the undivided district, there are a total of 4,179 schools. They include, 78 government, 2,398 mandal and zilla parishads, 1 residential, 1,355 private, 33 model, 53 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), 140 municipal and 121 other types of schools.{{cite web|title=School Information Report|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls#|website=Commissionerate of School Education|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=8 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108154343/http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls|archive-date=8 November 2016|url-status=dead}} The total number of students enrolled in primary, upper primary and high schools of the district are 631,740.{{cite web|title=Student Information Report|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/districtStudentReport.do|website=Commissionerate of School Education|publisher=Child info 2015–16, District School Education – Andhra Pradesh|access-date=8 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522011144/http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/districtStudentReport.do|archive-date=22 May 2015|url-status=dead}}

Kurnool district occupies an area of approximately {{convert|7,977|km2|sqmi}}. Kurnool is surrounded by districts of Anantapur district, to south, Nandyal district to east and Bellary of Karnataka to the west, Raichur of Karnataka and Jogulamba Gadwal district to the north. The district includes the Srisailam Dam and a part of the Nallamala Hills, the rest of it lying in Prakasam district, Nandyal district, Kadapa district, and Nellore district.

The black cotton soils are predominant in Pattikonda and Adoni mandals. Regur soil of superior quality is available in Kurnool and Pattikonda mandals. Paddy, bengal gram, korra (Italian millets), jowar and cotton are grown.{{rp|15–30}}

Most of the district does not have much vegetation, due to lack of adequate rainfall.{{rp|15–30}}

Krishna, Tungabhadra, Handri, Bhavanasi are the main rivers in the district. These feed into reservoirs like Srisailam, Gajuladinne, Velugodu and canals like K.C.

(Kurnool Cuddapah) canal, T.B (Tungabhadra) low level canal, Gajuladinne canal, Telugu Ganga canal and S.R.B.C. canal.{{rp|15–30}}

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After bifurcation the district had a population of 22,71,686, of which 764,101 (33.64%) lived in urban areas. Kurnool district has a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4,15,120 (18.27%) and 30,047 (1.32%) of the population respectively.{{rp|77–81}} Hinduism is the majority religion with 83.8% of population, followed by Islam with 14.74% of population.

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Based on the 2011 census, 79.39% of the population spoke Telugu, 13.62% Urdu and 4.77% Kannada as their first language.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

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The district is divided into 3 revenue divisions: Adoni, Kurnool and Pattikonda, which are further subdivided into a total of 26 mandals, each headed by a sub-collector.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-03 |title=New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/andhrapradesh/heres-how-new-ap-map-looks-after-districts-reorganization-153041 |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Sakshi Post |language=en |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601231914/https://english.sakshi.com/news/andhrapradesh/heres-how-new-ap-map-looks-after-districts-reorganization-153041 |url-status=dead }}

The list of 26 mandals in Kurnool district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.

{{Div col}}

1. Adoni revenue division
2. Adoni
3. Gonegandla
4. Holagunda
5. Kosigi
6. Kowthalam
7. Mantralayam
8. Nandavaram
9. Pedda kadabur
10. Yemmiganur
11. Kurnool revenue division
12. C. Belagal
13. Gudur
14. Kallur
15. Kodumur
16. Kurnool Rural
17. Kurnool Urban
18. Orvakal
19. Veldurthi
20. Pattikonda revenue division
21. Alur
22. Aspari
23. Chippagiri
24. Devanakonda
25. Halaharvi
26. Krishnagiri
27. Maddikera East
28. Pattikonda
29. Tuggali

{{Div end}}

The district has 1 Municipal Corporation 2 Municipalities and 1 Nagar Panchayats as per the district reorganisation in 2022.{{cite web|title=Part-I State Administrative Divisions 2001–2011|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|access-date=18 January 2015|publisher=Census of India|pages=359–366}}

• Ankireddy Pally
• Hebbatam
• Karimaddela
• Kundhanagurthy
• Mittakandala
• Pesaravai
• Peravali

There are two parliamentary and eight assembly constituencies in the district. The parliamentary constituencies are Kurnool and Nandyal(partial).{{Cite book |title=Socio Economic Survey 2022-23 |last=DOP |publisher=Government of AP |year=2023 |url=https://apfinance.gov.in/downloads/FINALBOOKSES-2023FINAL.pdf |page=350 |archive-date=28 March 2024 |access-date=15 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328171215/https://apfinance.gov.in/downloads/FINALBOOKSES-2023FINAL.pdf |url-status=dead }}

The assembly constituencies are given below.{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/Right%20to%20Infn.Act/annex1.htm|title=District-wise Assembly-Constituencies|work=ceoandhra.nic.in}}

Groundnut oil, granites, and handloom goods are produced in the district.{{rp|147}}

NH - 44, NH - 40, NH - 167 and NH - 340C national highways pass through the district.{{Cite web |url=https://kurnool.ap.gov.in/map-of-district/ |title=Map of district |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Kurnool district}} Dhone to Somayajulapalli highway has been categorized as NH - 340B in 2021.{{Cite web |url=https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/circulars_document/Approval%20and%20Expenditure%20on%20Projects.pdf |title=Approval and Expenditure on Projects |date=2021-08-11 |access-date=2023-04-17}}

Vijayawada–Hubli, Secunderabad–Bengaluru, and Chennai–Mumbai railway lines pass through the district. Kurnool and Adoni are major railway stations. These are part of Hyderabad, Guntakal divisions respectively of South Central Railway{{Cite book |title=New Railways – New Andhra Pradesh (2014-21) |year=2022 |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1625828593549-Andhra%20Pradesh%20State%20Booklet_English%20Reading%20Format.pdf}}

Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport is the domestic airport near Kurnool serving the district, which started operations in 2021.{{Cite web |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/ys-jagan-mohan-reddy-inaugurates-kurnool-airport-the-sixth-civilian-airport-in-andhra-pradesh/article34188548.ece |title=Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurates Kurnool airport, the sixth civilian airport in Andhra Pradesh |date=2021-03-29 |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Frontline}} Nearest International Airports from Kurnool is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad at a distance of 195 km.

Rayalaseema University with Kurnool as its headquarters was established in 2008. An engineering college as part of the university was started in 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rayalaseemauniversity.ac.in/about-ruk.php |title=About RUK |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Rayalaseemauniversity.ac.in}} Kurnool medical college was started in 1956.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kurnoolmedicalcollege.ac.in/index.php |title=Home page |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=kurnoolmedicalcollege.ac.in}} Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kurnool (IIITDMK) fully funded by Ministry of Education commenced academic activities from 2015, as per the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation act of 2014. This was accorded the status of Institute of National Importance in 2017.{{Cite web |url=https://iiitk.ac.in/About-IIITDM-Kurnool/page |title=About IIITDM Kurnool |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=IIIT Kanchipuram}}

File:23 - Telugu Talli Statue with Kondareddy Buruju as background.JPG|Konda Reddy Fort

File:MANTRALAYAM-Dr. Murali Mohan Gurram (1).jpg|Raghavendra Math Brundavanam at Mantralayam

File:Rock Garden Kurnool Sudhakar Bichali.jpg|Rock garden at Kurnool

Achyutaraya who succeeded Krishnadevaraya built the initial Konda Reddy Fort between 1530 and 1542. The fort has different gateways and bastions. The fort is named after Konda Reddy, the last ruler of Alampur who was imprisoned in the fort by the Kurnool Nawab in the 17th century.{{Cite news|url=https://www.trawell.in/andhra/kurnool/konda-reddy-buruju-konda-reddy-fort|title=KONDA REDDY BURUJU / KONDA REDDY FORT - TRAVEL INFO|work=Trawell.in|access-date=2018-10-17}} Mantralayam on the banks of the Tungabhadra River is famous for the devotees of Raghavendra Swamy, a saint who lived in the 17th century.{{cite news|last1=Eswaran|first1=Arcot|title=Mantralayam for that healing touch|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/10/18/stories/2002101801350500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030225074508/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/10/18/stories/2002101801350500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 February 2003|access-date=11 March 2017|agency=The Hindu Newspaper|work=The Hindu|issue=18 October 2002}}

Orvakal rock garden, at about 25 km from Kurnool is a natural landscape of regal rock formations.{{Cite web |url=https://aptourismhotels.in/aptdc-haritha-hotel/orvakallu-haritha-online-hotel-booking.html |title=Orvakallu Haritha Hotel |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=aptourismhotels.in}} Sanjeevaiah Sagar also known as The Gajuladinne Project is a dam on the Handri river situated about 20 km from Yemmiganur.{{Cite web |url=https://krmb.gov.in/html/project13.html |title=SANJEEVIAH SAGAR Gajuladinne Project |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=krmb.gov.in}}

Many attractions in adjacent Nandyal district such as Belum caves, Srisailam, Yaganti can be explored with Kurnool as base.

Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy fought against British East India company rule in India in 1847.{{cite journal |last=Reddy |first=K. Venugopal |year=2010 |title=Dominance and Resistance: A Study of Narasimha Reddy's Revolt in Andhra against the injustice and towards India's freedom movement (1846–47) |journal=Social Scientist |jstor=25621954 |volume=38 |pages=23–36}} Damodaram Sanjivayya served as the first Dalit Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh. He also served as central minister later.{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/whats-under-a-surname-well-a-whole-state/288760 | title=What's Under A Surname? Well, A Whole State. | work=Outlook | date=16 December 2013 | accessdate=25 October 2019}}

Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy represented several assembly constituencies of the undivided district during his political career. He rose to the position of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and also became central minister.{{cite news |last1=August 2 |first1=India today digital |title=We can take NTR in our stride: Vijayabhaskara Reddy |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19821015-we-can-take-ntr-in-our-stride-vijayabhaskara-reddy-772268-2013-08-02 |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=India Today |publisher=India Today |date=15 October 1982 |language=en}} P. S. Ramakrishna Rao directed and produced several Telugu films.{{Cite web |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/director/ps-ramakrishna-rao |title=PS Ramakrishna Rao |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=nettv4u.com}}

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|North = Mahbubnagar district, Telangana

|Northeast = Nandyal district

|East = Nandyal district

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|South = Anantapur district

|Southwest = Bellary district, Karnataka

|West = Bellary district, Karnataka

|Northwest = Raichur district, Karnataka

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