Kolanukonda

Kolanukonda
Village
Interactive map of Kolanukonda
Kolanukonda Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°27′00″N80°36′00″E / 16.4500°N 80.6000°E / 16.4500; 80.6000
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Mandal	Tadepalle
Government [1]
• Type	Panchayati raj
• Body	Kolanukonda gram panchayat
Area [2]
• Total	290 ha (720 acres)
Population  (2011) [3]
• Total	4,264
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	522502
Area code	+91–8645
Vehicle registration	AP

Kolanukonda is a suburb of Vijayawada in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tadepalle mandal part of Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation part of Guntur revenue division. ^[4] There is a historical temple on the hill here. It is a Shiva temple and kodanda ramalayam and malchaamma Zenda chettu in tanda

Geography

Kolanukonda is located at 16°27′00″N80°36′00″E / 16.4500°N 80.6000°E / 16.4500; 80.6000 .

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] Census of India, Kolanukonda had a population of 3,164. The total population constitute, 1,580 males and 1,584 females —a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 427 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 205 are boys and 222 are girls —a ratio of 979 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 67.96% with 1,860 literates, approximately equal to the state average of 67.41%. ^[5]

Government and politics

Kolanukonda gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. ^[1] It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. ^[6] The ward members are headed by a Sarpanch. ^[7] The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. ^[8]

Transport

Kolanukonda railway station is located on Howrah-Chennai main line and administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railways. ^[9]

See also

• List of villages in Guntur district

References

1. "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. "District Census Hand Book – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. pp. 14, 264. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
3. "Population". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India . Retrieved 8 May 2019.
4. Varma, P. Sujatha. "Ancient Jain temple cries for attention". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
5. "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
6. Seetharam, Mukkavilli (1 January 1990). Citizen Participation in Rural Development. Mittal Publications. p. 34. ISBN   9788170992271.
7. Social Science. Vk Publications. p. 117. ISBN   9788179732144.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. "Declaration of A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority . Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Andhra Pradesh. 30 December 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
9. "Kolakalur railway station info". India Rail Info. Retrieved 30 July 2014.