Koilkuntla
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Koilkuntla is a town
[telugu : కోయిలకుంట్ల / కోవెలకుంట్ల],Taluq headquarter and mandal in Kurnool district
of Andhra Pradesh
, India
.
That name became as koilkuntla.
Current population of Koilkuntla is 25,000
and Bengal gram in this region.
During the British period, a famous freedom fighter 'Uyyalawada Narashimha reddy' was hanged by the British at Koilakuntla on the banks of river Jurreru which is a tributary to Kundu. He is considered to be the first ever freedom fighter in India (10 years earlier than 1857)
1) Dr. Rami Reddy
2) Dr. Siva Reddy
3) Dr. Narasimha Reddy
4) Dr.Brahma Reddy Hospital
5) Dr. Surya Narayana Reddy Hospital
and The Famous Govt Hospital near Govt junior College.
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The town has well connected to nearest towns like nandyal, kurnool,banaganapalli,allagadda,jammalamadugu,proddatur,tadipatri and kadapa.There are frequent busses to Hyderabad and kurnool
Bus Timings To Hyderabad
1) 5.30 am KKL-HYD DELUXE
2) 10.00 am kkl-hyd deluxe
3) 11.30 am kkl-kukatpalli super luxury
4) 6.00 pm kkl-hyd express
5) 8.45pm kkl- kukatpalli super luxury
6) 9.15pm kkl-hyd super luxury
To Banglore 8.45pm kkl-banglore
To Tirupathi 10.45 am, 12.45 pm, 6.00 pm, 9.00pm
New Railway Line: New Railway Line is under construction. The line is from Yerraguntla to Nandyal. It is passes through Koilkuntla Town. It will take approx 1 year to ply the trains through this line.
Airport: Nearest international airport is Hyderabad(280 km)
1)SLV theater(The oldest hall in town)
2)AVR
3)Panduranga
2) Kurnool --- 85 km
3) Nandyal --- 35 km
4) Kadapa ---- 110 km
5) Tirupathi -- 260 km
6) Bangalore --- 310 km
7) Ananthapur --- 120 km
8) Vijayawada----- 300 km
2)State Bank of Hyderabad(code 21416)
3)Andhra Bank
4)Koilkuntla Cooperative Town Bank
5)KDCC bank
6)Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank
Schools:
1) Srividya EM&TM school
2) Sarada school
3) St.Josephs
4) Chidananda
5) Saptagiri
6) Murali Krishna
7) Vikas High School
8) Gayatri
9) Adarsha
10)Pragathi
11)Govt high School
12) Gandhi school
13) peta school
14) Govt girls high school
15) sanskrit school
16) netaji
17) govt ele school at LM compound
Colleges:
1) GSR college
2) CV Raman
3) Govt college
4) APSWR junior college
5) Govt Degree college
6) venkateswara degree college
7) vaibhav degree college
8) Sana degree college
9) Sreenivasa B.Ed college
1)Panduranga Swami Temple: This temple is the oldest temple in the town.Every year(in the month of May)Brahmotsavas(tirunala)is organised. It is eyefeast to piligrims.
2)Nagalingeswara Temple,
3)Sivalayam,
4)Hanuman Temple,
5) Vinayaka temple.
6) Nagula Katta
At present he lives in the province of Barcelona (Catalonia), Spain. He visits Koilkuntla very often to visit the projects.
The Trust welcomes anyone who wants to colaborate generously.
www.haribala.org
Town
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[telugu : కోయిలకుంట్ల / కోవెలకుంట్ల],Taluq headquarter and mandal in Kurnool district
Kurnool district
Kurnool District is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, located in the west-central part of the state on the southern banks of the Tungabhadra and Handri rivers. The town of Kurnool is currently the headquarters of the district...
of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Etimology
The name kovelakuntla refers kovela + kuntla . In ancient days there was a dancer named Kovela. one night lord Panduranga Swamy appeared in her dream and said Iam in the pond in front of temple, bring me out and build a temple(now that pond is infront of temple). So She went to the king and said about her dream. The king also had a same dream last night. Then that king built the temple to Lord Panduranga.So that village name came from dancer Kovela, called as KovelakuntlaThat name became as koilkuntla.
Current population of Koilkuntla is 25,000
Geography
Koilkuntla is located at 15.2333°N 78.3167°E. It has an average elevation of 185 meters (610 feet).85 km south of Kurnool town. Koilkuntla is famous for ghee. It is located on the banks of river Kundu (a tributary of river Penna).The word Kundu is derived from Kumudwathi. Since historical days there is a saying about Kundu that one who drinks the water of this river can get enormous courage to challenge and fight ferociously with enemies. Farmers cultivate riceRice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
and Bengal gram in this region.
During the British period, a famous freedom fighter 'Uyyalawada Narashimha reddy' was hanged by the British at Koilakuntla on the banks of river Jurreru which is a tributary to Kundu. He is considered to be the first ever freedom fighter in India (10 years earlier than 1857)
Famous personalities
- B. V. Subba ReddyB. V. Subba ReddyBollavarapu Venkata Subba Reddy shortly B. V. Subba Reddy B.L. was an Indian independence activist, Politician and Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly....
, served as speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for two terms. - Kanala Anki Reddy brother of B.V.Subba Reddy was later elected as M.L.A
- Pendekanti Venkata Subbaiah, served as deputy home minister o indian union govt
- Karra Subba reddy, 3 times MLA and former public accounts commity chairman of andhra pradesh
- Movie actor-comedian Sudhakar
- G. V. Konda Reddy, human rights leader and author of the book Naandi
- M.Maheedhar Reddy, Born here and became a legend.
- Bollavaram Anki Reddy Freedom fighter(1928-2009)
Hospitals
- Including Govt. Hospital,there are few more hospitals of which famous and well known doctors, Dr.R.Siva Reddy & Dr.Narasimha Reddy serving to this mandal and more than 40 villages around Koilkuntla for past 30 years.Conducting Medical camps in urban areas and providing free medical treatment in those areas.
1) Dr. Rami Reddy
2) Dr. Siva Reddy
3) Dr. Narasimha Reddy
4) Dr.Brahma Reddy Hospital
5) Dr. Surya Narayana Reddy Hospital
and The Famous Govt Hospital near Govt junior College.
Places of tourist interest
- YagantiYagantiSri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple or Yaganti is a temple to Lord Shiva in Kurnool District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Location:...
(28 km from koilkuntla) - Nayanalappa[20 km]
- Belum cavesBelum CavesBelum Caves is the second largest cave in Indian subcontinent and the longest caves in plains of Indian Subcontinent, known for its stalactite and stalagmite formations. Belum Caves have long passages, spacious chambers, fresh water galleries and siphons. The caves reach its deepest point at the...
[35km] - AhobilamAhobilamAhobhilam also known as Ahobalam is located in the Allagadda mandal of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at a distance of 40 km from Nandyal and about 150 km from Kurnool, the district headquarters...
a very old temple and located in deep Nalamala forest, lakshmi narasimha swamy [48km] - MahanandiMahanandiMahanandi is a village located east of the Nallamala Hills in Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a picturesque village surrounded by thick forests. Within 15 km of Mahanandi, there are nine Nandi shrines known as Nava Nandis. Mahanandi is one of the Nava Nandis. The Mahanandiswara...
a well known SivaShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
temple in Andhra Pradesh)[50km] - Bheemunipadu[6km]
- SrisailamSrisailamSrisailam is a holy town and mandal, situated in Nallamala Hills of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located on the banks of River Krishna, about 232 km south of Hyderabad....
[200 km] - Banaganpalli[15km]
- Koilkuntla
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Transport
The town has APSRTC bus depot with approx 69 busses plying to various villages, towns and cities. This depot is most profitable depot among all depots in rayalaseema region. Depot stood first place since 2008The town has well connected to nearest towns like nandyal, kurnool,banaganapalli,allagadda,jammalamadugu,proddatur,tadipatri and kadapa.There are frequent busses to Hyderabad and kurnool
Bus Timings To Hyderabad
1) 5.30 am KKL-HYD DELUXE
2) 10.00 am kkl-hyd deluxe
3) 11.30 am kkl-kukatpalli super luxury
4) 6.00 pm kkl-hyd express
5) 8.45pm kkl- kukatpalli super luxury
6) 9.15pm kkl-hyd super luxury
To Banglore 8.45pm kkl-banglore
To Tirupathi 10.45 am, 12.45 pm, 6.00 pm, 9.00pm
New Railway Line: New Railway Line is under construction. The line is from Yerraguntla to Nandyal. It is passes through Koilkuntla Town. It will take approx 1 year to ply the trains through this line.
Airport: Nearest international airport is Hyderabad(280 km)
Entertainment
The town has 5 theaters earlier, but now there is only 3 are running1)SLV theater(The oldest hall in town)
2)AVR
3)Panduranga
Distance to major towns
1) Hyderabad --- 300 km2) Kurnool --- 85 km
3) Nandyal --- 35 km
4) Kadapa ---- 110 km
5) Tirupathi -- 260 km
6) Bangalore --- 310 km
7) Ananthapur --- 120 km
8) Vijayawada----- 300 km
Banking
1)State Bank of India(Branch code 0984 with Online banking)2)State Bank of Hyderabad(code 21416)
3)Andhra Bank
4)Koilkuntla Cooperative Town Bank
5)KDCC bank
6)Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank
Education
There are nearly 25 schools(including Govt and private). 4 junior colleges, 4 degree colleges, 1 B.ed collegeSchools:
1) Srividya EM&TM school
2) Sarada school
3) St.Josephs
4) Chidananda
5) Saptagiri
6) Murali Krishna
7) Vikas High School
8) Gayatri
9) Adarsha
10)Pragathi
11)Govt high School
12) Gandhi school
13) peta school
14) Govt girls high school
15) sanskrit school
16) netaji
17) govt ele school at LM compound
Colleges:
1) GSR college
2) CV Raman
3) Govt college
4) APSWR junior college
5) Govt Degree college
6) venkateswara degree college
7) vaibhav degree college
8) Sana degree college
9) Sreenivasa B.Ed college
Temples
The town has some famous temples1)Panduranga Swami Temple: This temple is the oldest temple in the town.Every year(in the month of May)Brahmotsavas(tirunala)is organised. It is eyefeast to piligrims.
2)Nagalingeswara Temple,
3)Sivalayam,
4)Hanuman Temple,
5) Vinayaka temple.
6) Nagula Katta
Haribala Trust
"Haribala Trust" is a Non Governmental Organization, Non-profit, of Public Interest, apolitical and no confessional. It was founded by Prakash-Rao Chukka i Meriga, (Indian by birth), who was born at Koilakuntla, where he lived till the age of 13. He started the NGO for every child without distinction of caste or religion, above all for the orphans.At present he lives in the province of Barcelona (Catalonia), Spain. He visits Koilkuntla very often to visit the projects.
The Trust welcomes anyone who wants to colaborate generously.
www.haribala.org