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Banaganapalli is a town in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It lies in Nandyal district, 38 km west of the city of Nandyal. Banaganapalli is famous for its mangoes and has a cultivar, Banaganapalli, named after it. Between 1790 and 1948, Banaganapalli was the capital of the princely state of the same name, Banganapalle State.
Kadapa district is one of the twenty six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. In the 2022 reorganisation of Andhra Pradesh districts, the district boundary was largely restricted to the Kadapa parliamentary constituency area. It is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region. Kadapa is the administrative headquarters for this district.
Kurnool district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh after the districts are reorganised in April 2022. It is located in the north western part of the state and is bounded by Nandyal district in the east, Anantapur district in the south, Raichur district of Karnataka in the northwest, Bellary district of Karnataka in the west, and Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana in the north. It has a population of 2,271,686 based on the 2011 census. The city of Kurnool is the headquarters of the district.
Proddatur (1915) is a city in the YSR Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh, located on the banks of the Penna River. The city is a municipality, and also the mandal headquarters of Proddatur mandal. It is the second-largest town in former Kadapa District. It is the oldest municipality which formed before Independence.
The Telugu Chodas or Telugu Cholas were rulers who ruled parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and southern Odissa as samantas (vassals) of the Pallavas, and later as vassals of the Imperial Cholas. There are many branches like Renati Chodas, Pottapi Chodas, Konidena Chodas, Nannuru Chodas, Nellore Chodas and Kunduru Chodas. The origins of the Telugu Chodas are diverse; while some claimed descent from Karikala, others were local Telugu-speaking feudatories of the Cholas in the Andhra region who added "Choda" to their names as an honorific.
Jammalamadugu is a town in Municipality and Revenue Division in YSR Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is in Jammalamadugu mandal of Jammalamadugu revenue division. It has many old historical sites and one of the top tourist destination in Andhra Pradesh.
Gandikota is a village and historical fort on the right bank of the Penna river, 15 km from Jammalamadugu in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The fort was the centre of power for various dynasties, such as the Kalyani Chalukyas, Pemmasani Nayakas, and the Golconda Sultanate. A sand fort was constructed by Kaka Raja, Vassals of Kalyani Chalukya rulers. Various additions of Islamic architecture were made during subsequent Muslim rule. The fort is a centrally protected monument of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
Dommara Nandyal is a census town in Mylavaram Mandal, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Dommara Nandyal is under the constituency of Jammalamadugu. Dommara Nandyal is situated along the bank of the Penna River. Mylavaram dam is constructed just 3 km away from it, that supplies water for drinking. Dommara Nandyal is also famous for people making silk sarees with their own hands. Veparala and Moragudi, beside of Dommaranadyala, are also the handloom towns.
Koilakuntla is a town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is Head quarter of Koilakuntla mandal. It is in Dhone revenue division.
Orvakal is a village and a Mandal Head quarter of Orvakal Mandal in Kurnool district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It also part of Kurnool Urban Development Authority.
Uyyalawada is a village in Uyyalawada mandal, located in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy was an Indian freedom fighter leader. Son of a former Telugu Palegaaru Mallareddy and Seethamma, Narasimha Reddy was born in Rupanagudi village, on 24 November 1806. He belonged to the Motati Clan of Reddys. He and his commander-in-chief Vadde Obanna were at the heart of a freedom movement against Company rule in India in 1847, where 5,000 Indian peasants rose up in revolt against the British East India Company in Nandyal district.
Reddy/Reddi is a surname that has independent origins in both India and Ireland.
The Kundu River also known as Kunderu, Kumudvathi is a tributary of the Penna River in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Originating as a spring near the village of Uppalapadu in Orvakal Mandal of Kurnool District, it goes through many changes before merging with the Penna at kamalapuram of Kadapa District. It is known for frequent floods that bring heavy damage to the Nandyal and Koilkuntla areas, and hence it is popularly called the "Sorrow of Nandyal." But nowadays Nandyal town became a big town with huge population so that the drainage water is discharged to the Kundu river without prior treatment. Industrialists focused their vision at more and more profits and they polluted the river to the maximum extent. The villagers who are living at down flow of the river from Nandyala are suffering with different skin diseases. The pollution impacts even animals health too. In ancient times this river was known as the Kumudvathi. There is a saying in Rayalaseema that whoever drinks the water of the Kundu will gain enormous courage to face enemies. The valley of the Kundu is known as Renadu and is symbolic of the term "Renati Pourusham."
Velavali is a village on the banks of the river Kundu in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, India, near Proddatur. The population of the village is approximately 3,200.
Gadegudur is a village in Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Rajupalem mandal of Proddatur constitution and Jammalamadugu division.
Jammalamadugu revenue division is an administrative division in the Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 4 revenue divisions in the district which consists of 9 mandals under its administration.Proddatur is the largest town in jammalamadugu revenue division.
Nandyal–Yerraguntla section connects Nandyal of Nandyal district and Yerraguntla of Kadapa district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Further, this section converges with Nallapadu–Nandyal section at Nandyal. It is administered under Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone, except the Nandyal railway station which is under Guntur railway division. The total length of the section extends to a length of 123 km (76 mi). Banaganapalle,Koilakuntla,Jammalamadugu and Proddatur are the major towns through which the line passes.
Kurnool Airport, also known as Orvakal Airport and officially known as Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at Orvakal, situated on National Highway 40, about 18 km (11 mi) from Kurnool and 54 km (34 mi) from Nandyal. The airport covers an area of 1,008 acres (4.08 km2), and has been built at a cost of ₹153 crore as a low-cost airport to improve connectivity to remote areas. It began commercial operations on 28 March 2021. It has been named after Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, who was a prominent freedom fighter in the 19th century.
Nandyal district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with Nandyal as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant 26 districts. It is part of the Rayalaseema region. The district consists of Nandyal revenue division and a newly formed Dhone revenue division and Atmakur revenue division from Kurnool district.
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