Porumamilla

Porumamilla
Town
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Coordinates: 15°01′00″N78°59′00″E / 15.0167°N 78.9833°E / 15.0167; 78.9833
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kadapa
Languages
• Official	Telugu Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	516193
Telephone code	08569
Vehicle registration	AP 04

Porumamilla is a Town in YSR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is famous for sound quality of burnt clay bricks near around here. It is located in Porumamilla mandal of Badvel revenue division. ^[1]

Geography

Porumamilla is located at 15°01′00″N78°59′00″E / 15.0167°N 78.9833°E / 15.0167; 78.9833 ^[2] near Badvel. It has an average elevation of 176 meters (580 feet).

History

According to the Mahābhārata , Porumamilla got its name from a battle that took place here between Bhima and Bakasura So Poru means Battle Milla means take place so it named like that .^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Revenue Divisions and Mandals". Official website of YSR Kadapa District. National Informatics Centre- Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
2. Falling Rain Genomics.Porumamilla