Nandyal district

Nandyal district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Nandyal as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant 26 districts and one of the district in Rayalaseema region. The district consists of Nandyal revenue division and a newly formed Dhone revenue division and Atmakur revenue division from Kurnool district.[2][3][4][5]

Nandyal district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Lower temple, Ahobilam, Belum Caves, Shivanandishwara Temple in Kadamala Kalva, Srisailam Reservoir, Yaganti Umamaheshwara Temple
Location of Nandyal district
Coordinates: 15.5°N 78.5°E / 15.5; 78.5
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionRayalaseema
HeadquartersNandyal
Administrative Divisions
Government
 • District collectorDr.Manazir Jeelani Samoon IAS, Collector and District Magistrate
Area
 • Total9,154 km2 (3,534 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,687,541
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitenandyal.ap.gov.in
Nandyal District
Satellite view of Nandyal District Mandals

Geography

Nandyal district lies between the northern latitudes of 15° 27’ 49’’ and eastern longitudes of 78° 28’ 43’’. The altitude of the district varies from 100 ft above the mean sea level. This district is bounded on the north by Krishna rivers as well as Mahabubnagar district of Telangana State, on the south by Kadapa district and Anantapur Districts on the west by the Kurnool district and on the east by Prakasam District.

Etymology

The district derived its name from its headquarters Nandyal.

Notable people

Administrative divisions
Nandyal district revenue divisions
Nandyal district revenue divisions

The district has three revenue divisions, namely Atmakur, Nandyal and Dhone, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 29 mandals. The district consists of 6 municipalities. Nandyal, Dhone, Atmakur, Allagadda, Bethamcherla and Nandikotkur are the six municipalities.

Mandals

There are 10 mandals in Atmakur division, 14 mandals in Nandyal and 6 mandals in Dhone division. The 30 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:

Atmakur divisionNandyal divisionDhone division
SrisailamNandyal UrbanBanaganapalli
AtmakurGospaduOwk
VelugoduSirivellaKoilkuntla
NandikotkurDornipaduDhone
PagidyalaUyyalawadaBethamcherla
Jupadu BunglowChagalamarriPeapully
KothapalleRudravaram
PamulapaduMahanandi
MiduthuruAllagadda
Bandi AtmakurPanyam
Gadivemula
Sanjamala
Kolimigundla
Nandyal Rural
Municipal bodies in Nandyal district
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Nandyal Special Grade Municipality 1899 42 211,424 157,120 119,813 88,185 63,193 42,927 33,344 25,886
Dhone Grade - 1 Municipality 2005 32 70,242 56,450 33,434 22,509 16,047 11,247 7,871 4,828
Nandikotkur Grade - 2 Municipality 2011 29 46,593 40,210 32,214 22,923 16,239 12,130 10,096 7,409
Atmakur Grade - 3 Municipality 2011 24 45,703 39,794 29,599 22,132 15,837 13,217 10,960 9,609
Allagadda Grade - 2 Municipality 2011 27 41,697 37,665 21,071 18,757 13,489 6,888 -- --
Bethamcherla Nagar Panchayat 2020 20 38,994 34,645 21,490 12,622 9,341 8,491 -- --

Politics

There are one parliamentary and six assembly constituencies in Nandyal district. The parliamentary constituencies are

The assembly constituencies are[6]

Constituency number Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 Parliament
134 Allagadda None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)
135 Srisailam None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)
136 Nandikotkur SC Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)
139 Nandyal None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)
140 Banaganapalle None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)
141 Dhone None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)
138 Panyam (partially) None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Demographics
Religion in Nandyal district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 79.93%
Islam
 
 18.86%
Christianity
 
 0.80%
Other or not stated
 
 0.41%
Distribution of religions

At the time of the 2011 census Nandyal district had a population of 1,781,777, of which 385,185 (21.62%) live in urban areas. Nandyal district has a sex ratio of 985 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 322,825 (18.12%) and 52,784 (2.96%) of the population respectively.[1]: 77–81 

Languages of Nandyal district (2011)[8]

  Telugu (81.08%)
  Urdu (17.25%)
  Others (1.67%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 81.08% of the population spoke Telugu and 17.25% Urdu as their first language.[8]

Cities and towns

References
  1. "District Census Hand Book – Kurnool" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
  7. "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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