Allagadda is a town in

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 twenty-six districts and one of the district in Rayalaseema region. ...

of the

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n state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. It is located in Nandyal Revenue division. Allagadda

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is the 5th largest ULB in the

Nandyal Nandyal is a city and District headquarters of Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Nandyal mandal in Nandyal revenue division. Demographics In the 2011 census of India, Nandya ...

district of Andhra Pradesh. It was established as

in the year 2011. It is located at 15°08’00” N 78°31.00 E Coordinates 15°08’00” N 78°31’00” E. It is the Headquarters of the Mandal as well as the Revenue Division and is located at about 40 km, from Allagadda, the district headquarters. It is located 40 km from Allagadda is on National Highway 40 and is the border of the districts

and

Kadapa Kadapa (colonial spelled Cuddapah) is a city in the southern part of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located in the Rayalaseema region, and is the district headquarters of YSR Kadapa district. As of the 2022 Census of India, the city had a popul ...

. It is situated 30 Km from

Ahobilam Ahobilam is a town and holy site in the Allagadda mandal of Nandyal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is surrounded by picturesque hills of the Eastern Ghats with several mountain hills and gorges. It is the centre of worship ...

is Major Pilgrim Centre in Allagadda Mandal . It has an extent of 62.30 Sq KM. Allagadda is 112 km from

Kurnool Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It formerly served as the capital of Andhra State (1953–1956). The city is often referred to as "The Gateway of Rayalaseema".Kurnool is also known as The City of Gem Stones. It also s ...

and 40 Km from

on National Highway 40.

Politics

During the 2019 election, Gangula Brijendra Reddy (Nani) was elected as the

Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...

(MLA) for the Allagadda Assembly Constituency.

Transport

The

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...

operates bus services from allagadda Depot. The nearest railway station Nandyal Junction is from 38 km away from the town

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is from 92Km Cuddapah airport is 85 km away from allagadda town.

History

The history of Allagadda dates back to the second century BC. The evidence from the

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suggests that it started Mourya Empire and

Satavahana dynasty The Satavahanas (''Sādavāhana'' or ''Sātavāhana'', IAST: ), also referred to as the Andhras in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty based in the Deccan region. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana rule began in the la ...

And since then it has been under the rule of numerous dynasties including

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and

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. Among all of these dynasties, the first one to rule over allagadda was the Pallava dynasty. After Pallava Rashtrakutas ruled over allagadda. From 1336 - To 1647 almost 310 years Allagadda was under the Vijayanagara kingdom during this time so many temples were built by Vijayanagara Kings Upper_ahobillam

Which was built between 14th CE and 16th CE Lower_Ahobilam_near_allagadda

Following the Treaty of Seringapatam the Tippu Sultan accepted to give his northern territory to the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1792 AD. In 1796 AD, the then Nizam Asaf Jah II, harassed by the Maratha Empire, Marathas and [

ipu Sultan Ipu is a percussion instrument made from gourds that is often used to provide a beat for hula dancing. There are two types of ipu, the ipu heke (), which is a double gourd made by taking two gourds of different sizes, cutting them and joining t ...

, opted to get British military protection under Lord Wellesley's doctrine of

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. Now, as a part of this agreement, the Nizam ceded a large portion of the acquired territory to the British, to be added to the

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. Between 1746 To 1799 allagadda was under the

Bijapur Bijapur, officially known as Vijayapura, is the district headquarters of Bijapur district of the Karnataka state of India. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluk. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural i ...

Nawabs ruling independently until 1799, when the British acquired

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in 1800 from Nizam of

Hyderabad state Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and ...

allagadda came under the direct control of the British and merged with

Cuddapah District Kadapa district (officially: YSR district; formerly: Cuddapah district) is one of the twenty six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. On 19 August 2005 nomenclature of “Cuddapah” has been changed as “Kadapa” by the Governm ...

in 1801. later it was merged with the

Kurnool district Kurnool district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the North western part of the state and is bounded by Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana in the north, Rai ...

when Kurnool came under British control from the last nawab of

on 12 July 1840. In 2022 April the

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created a new District, With

as the district and district headquarters allagadda was merged with

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 twenty-six districts and one of the district in Rayalaseema region. ...

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