Koilakuntla

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Koilkuntla town
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Settlement type	Town
Country	India
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Koilakuntla (Kovelakuntla) is a town in Kurnool district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is Head quarter of Koilakuntla mandal. in Nandyal revenue division

Geography

Koilakuntla is located at Template:Coord. It has an average elevation of 185 meters (610 feet). 85 km south of Kurnool town. There is a famous temple called Panduranga Swamy Temple which is established by king Penukonda Rajullu in 1560-1570.It has pond in front of the temple. The lady named Koilla guided the king to build the temple and due to the pond in front of the temple, the town was named as Koilakuntla. There is a confluence of Kundu river and Juleru river near Sagameswara temple in east side and in west side mosque. And in the centre of Koilakuntla, the south side is having Sidheswara temple and in north side mosque. That is why they are called as union of two religions of Hindu and Muslim. In 1847 Narasimha Reddy fought against the British and he was hanged to death by the British emperor near taluka office in Koilakuntla. In 1870 Buda Vengal Reddy helped poor people, native of Uyyalawada thaluka near Koilakuntla, so, Queen Victoria gave swarna Kanakam to him. This happened in the year 1850–1870.

Demographics

Koilakuntla has a total population of 23,859 peoples. There are about 5,810 houses in Koilakuntla village. Nandyal is nearest big town to Koilakuntla which is approximately 39km away.

Transport

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Koilakuntla bus station with Koilakuntla Bus depot.

Distance to Major towns and cities

1. Kurnool = 81 km
2. Nandyal = 40 km
3. Adoni = 145 km
4. Banaganapalle = 16 km
5. Bethamcherla =36
6. Dhone = 63 km
7. Jammalamadugu = 48 km
8. Proddutur = 68 km
9. Kadapa = 125 km
10. Tirupati = 265 km
11. Hyderabad = 305 km
12. Bengaluru = 330 km
13. Vijayawada = 360 km
14. Chennai = 375 km