Orvakal

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Orvakal
Village
Orvakallu
Orvakal Rock Formations.jpg
Orvakal Rock Garden
Nickname: 
Rock Town
Orvakal
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Orvakal
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°41′03″N78°10′34″E / 15.68417°N 78.17611°E / 15.68417; 78.17611
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Mandal Orvakal
Government
 • Type Grama Panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,869 [1]
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Orvakal is a village and the headquarters of Orvakal mandal, located in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Orvakal is part of the Kurnool Urban Development Authority (KUDA) [2] and also situated along the Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (HBIC).

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Geography

The village is known for the Orvakal Rock Garden, featuring silica and quartz rock formations interspersed with water pools. [3] The Kethavaram Rock paintings, dating back to the Paleolithic era, are also located within the Orvakal Rock Formations. [4] [5]

Administration

Orvakal is a Gram panchayat, headed by a Sarpanch. It is part of the Panyam Assembly constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, currently represented by Gowru Charitha Reddy of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). [6] Orvakal is also part of the Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency, which is represented by Byreddy Shabari, also from the TDP. [7]

The village falls under the Kurnool revenue division and is governed by a Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO), also known as the Tehsildar. Orvakal comes under the jurisdiction of the Kurnool civil court.

Transport

A four-lane section of National Highway 40 (NH40), formerly NH18 passes through Orvakal, providing road connectivity to Kurnool, Nandyal, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Tirupati, and Chennai. The nearest railway station is the Kurnool City railway station, situated in Kurnool. Orvakal is also home to the Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport, which began operations on 25 March 2021. The airport currently offers flights to Bengaluru, Chennai, and Visakhapatnam. [8]

Health

Orvakal has a Community Health Center (CHC) serving both Orvakal and Kallur mandals.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is provided by government, aided, and private schools, under the state's School Education Department, with instruction in English and Telugu.

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References

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