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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| native_name = Avulagadda
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = File:Allagadda skyline.jpg
| image_alt = File:Allagadda skyline.jpg
| image_caption = Allagadda Town
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|15.1336|78.4975|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nandyal district|Nandyal]]
| established_title =
| founder =
| named_for = Cows(Avulu)
| government_type = [[Municipality]]
| governing_body = None
| leader_title1 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| leader_name1 = byreddy shabari
(Nandyal Parliament Constituency)
| leader_title2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name2 = bhuma akhilapriya
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=civicbody>{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=29 January 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archivedate=28 January 2016}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 53.28
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 166.5
| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=636131|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref>
| population_total = 42545
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 5th in [[Nandyal]] District
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 518 543
| registration_plate = AP 39
| footnotes =
| established_title1 = Incorporated (Town Council)
| established_date1 = 2011
| demographics1_info2 = 83.43% <ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://cdma.ap.gov.in/en/allagada | title=ALLAGADA | Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration }}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = [[Literacy]]
| blank2_info_sec2 = 1009 [[females|♀]]/1000 [[Male|♂]]<ref name="auto"/>
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Sex ratio]] (2011)
| Sexratio_info_sec2footnotes =
}}
[[File:Allagadda board.jpg|alt=Allagadda|thumb|279x279px|Signboard with directions to Allagadda]]
'''Allagadda''' is a town in [[Nandyal district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is located in Nandyal Revenue division.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandal wise villages |url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/kurnool.pdf |website=Revenue Department - AP Land |publisher=National Informatics Center |accessdate=20 November 2014 |page=11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209182624/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/Kurnool.pdf |archivedate=9 December 2014 }}</ref> The town is located at {{coord|15|08|00|N|78|31|00|E|display=inline}}.

Allagadda is the headquarters of the [[Mandal]] and the Revenue Division. It has an extent of 62.30 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ALLAGADA {{!}} Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration |url=https://cdma.ap.gov.in/en/allagada |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=cdma.ap.gov.in}}</ref>

The town is 118 km from [[Kurnool]] and 42 km from [[Nandyal]] on [[National Highway 40 (India)|National Highway 40]], and 30 km from [[Ahobilam]]. The town lies on the border of the districts [[Kurnool]] and [[Kadapa]].

Allagadda is famous for stone carving, also ahobilam temple. Ahobilam, located near Allagadda, is <mark>a significant pilgrimage site for devotees of Lord Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu</mark>. It's known for the nine self-manifested (Swayambhu) temples of Lord Narasimha, each representing a different form and aspect of the deity.

== Politics ==
During the 2024 election, BHUMA AKHILA PRIYA (MLA) was elected as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for the [[Allagadda (Assembly constituency)|Allagadda Assembly Constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2024/andhra-pradesh/allagadda-election-result-s01a134/|title=Allagadda Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: Allagadda Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News.|website=News18|access-date=2024-11-03}}</ref>

Allagadda [[Town Council]] is the fifth largest [[Urban Local Body]] in the erstwhile [[Kurnool]] district of Andhra Pradesh; the [[Town Council]] was established in the year 2011.<ref name="auto"/>

In April 2022, the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] created a new District, with [[Nandyal]] as the district and district headquarters. Allagadda was merged with [[Nandyal District]].

== Transport ==
The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] operates bus services from allagadda Depot. The nearest railway station [[Nandyal Junction]] (NDL) is 38 km away from the town. [[Kurnool]]
[[airport]] is 95.2 km distance, and [[Cuddapah|kadapa]] airport is 82.4 km away from Allagadda.

== History ==
The history of Allagadda dates back to the second century BCE. The evidence from the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] suggests that it was started during the [[Maurya Empire|Mourya Empire]] and [[Satavahana dynasty]]. Since then the town has been under the rule of numerous dynasties including [[Chalukya]], [[Cholas]], and [[Pallava]].

From 1336 to 1647, Allagadda was under the [[Vijayanagara kingdom]] during this time many temples were built by Vijayanagara kings.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite book |last=Narahari Gopalakristnamah Chetty |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.279408 |title=A Manual Of The Kurnool District In The Presidency Of Madras |date=1886}}</ref>

[[File:Upper_ahobillam.jpg|thumb|Upper ahobilam temple]]

Upper Ahobillam Temple was built between the 14th century and 16th century CE.
[[File:Lower_Ahobilam_near_allagadda.jpg|thumb|Ahobilam near allagadda.]]

Between 1746 and 1799 Allagadda was under the [[Bijapur]] Nawabs ruling independently. Following the [[Treaty of Seringapatam]] the [[Tippu Sultan]] agreed to give his northern territory to the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] in 1792. In 1796, the then Nizam [[Asaf Jah II]], harassed by the [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]] and [[Tipu Sultan]], opted to get British military protection under [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Lord Wellesley's]] doctrine of [[Subsidiary alliance|Subsidiary Alliance]]. As a part of this agreement, the Nizam ceded a large portion of the acquired territory to the British, to be added to the [[Madras Presidency]].

Allagadda came under the direct control of [[British Raj|the British]] as part of the [[Ceded Districts]] in 1800, and merged with [[Cuddapah District]] in 1801. Later it was merged with the [[Kurnool district]] when Kurnool came under British control from the last nawab of [[Kurnool]] on 12 July 1840.<ref name="auto1"/>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* "Rise and Fall of Allagadda" by Guru Venkatesh
* "Allagadda: Heaven on Earth" by Guru Venkatesh
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Prabhash Sharma at 11:40, 18 May 2025