Nandyal district is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
in the Indian 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 ...
.
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, 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
Rayalaseema () is a geographic region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises eight south western districts of the State namely, Kurnool, Nandyal, Anantapur, Sri Sathya Sai, YSR, Annamayya, Tirupati and Chittoor districts ...
region. The district consists of
Nandyal revenue division
Nandyal revenue division (or Nandyal division) is an administrative division in the Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 3 revenue divisions in the district with 13 mandals under its administration. The divisi ...
and a newly formed
Dhone revenue division and
Atmakur revenue division from
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 ...
.
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
Mahabubnagar district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Mahabubnagar is the district headquarters which is popularly known as Palamoor. The district shares boundaries with Narayanapet, Vikarabad, Rangareddy, Nagarkurnool, Wan ...
of
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 35 ...
State, on the south by
YSR and
Anantapur
Anantapur, officially Anantapuramu, is a city in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Anantapuru mandal and also the divisional headquarters of Anantapur revenue division. The city is loca ...
Districts on the west by 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 ...
and on the east by
Prakasam District.
Etymology
The district derived its name from its headquarters
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, Nandyal ...
.
Notable people
*
S. P. Y. Reddy, Member of Parliament and Industrialist
*
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah (1921-1993) was an Indian politician. He was the Governor of Bihar from 15 March 1985 to 25 February 1988 and the Governor of Karnataka, India from 26 February 1988 to 5 February 1990. He was elected to the Lok Sab ...
, Central Minister and Governor
Administrative 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
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
. The district consists of 6 municipalities.
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, Nandyal ...
,
Dhone
Dhone or Dronachalam is a town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality located in Dhone mandal. And it is the head quarters of Dhone revenue division .
History
Dhone was formerly known as Dronachalam ...
, Atmakur, Allagadda, Bethamcherla and
Nandikotkur
Nandikotkur is a municipality and mandal in Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Geography
Nandikotkur is located at . It has an average elevation of 292 meters (961 feet). The nearest river is Krishna river.
Nandikotkur is a mandal (equi ...
are the six municipalities.
Mandals
There are 10 mandals in Atmakur division, 13 mandals in Nandyal and 6 mandals in Dhone division. The 29 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:
Politics
There are one parliamentary and six assembly constituencies in Nandyal district. The parliamentary constituencies are
The assembly constituencies are
Demographics
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.
At the time of the 2011 census, 81.08% of the population spoke
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
...
and 17.25%
Urdu as their first language.
Cities and towns
References
External links
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Districts of Andhra Pradesh
Rayalaseema
2022 establishments in Andhra Pradesh