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	'''Uravakonda''' is a [[census town]] in [[Anantapur district]] of the [[States and territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of ~~Uravakonda~~ [[mandal]] in [[~~Anantapur~~ revenue division]]. The town is a constituent of [[urban agglomeration]].<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Anantapur District Mandals\|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf\|publisher=Census of India\|access-date=6 June 2017\|pages=382\|format=PDF}}</ref>		'''Uravakonda''' is a [[census town]] in [[Anantapur district]] of the [[States and territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of [[Uravakonda mandal]] in [[Anantapuramu revenue division]]. The town is a constituent of [[urban agglomeration]].<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Anantapur District Mandals\|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf\|publisher=Census of India\|access-date=6 June 2017\|pages=382\|format=PDF}}</ref>

			==History==

	'''Uravakonda''' was a once a village which Govindacharya Uravakonda acquired from the British. He gradually developed it as town: building the famous clock tower at the heart of the town.		'''Uravakonda''' was a once a village which Govindacharya Uravakonda acquired from the British. He gradually developed it as town: building the famous clock tower at the heart of the town.
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	It was mentioned as 'part of Boviseema' in the inscriptions from the 10th century to the 16th century on stone slabs at some villages ruled by Vijayanagara Empire kings.		It was mentioned as 'part of Boviseema' in the inscriptions from the 10th century to the 16th century on stone slabs at some villages ruled by Vijayanagara Empire kings.

	<br />		[[Anantapur district]] was carved out of [[Bellary district]] in 1882.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://ananthapuramu.ap.gov.in/history/\| title= Ananthapuramu District\| work= About District > History \|publisher= \| access-date = 18 December 2023}}</ref>

	== Geography ==		== Geography ==
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	*[[List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh]]		*[[List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh]]
			* [[Anantapur district#Administrative divisions\|Revenue divisions and mandals in Anantapur district]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== Geography ==		== Geography ==
	Uravakonda is located at {{Coord\|14.95\|N\|77.27\|E\|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Uravakonda.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Uravakonda]</ref> It has an average elevation of 459 metres (1505 feet), 55 km to Anantauramu District.		Uravakonda is located at {{Coord\|14.95\|N\|77.27\|E\|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Uravakonda.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Uravakonda]</ref> It has an average elevation of 459 metres (1505 feet), 55 km to Anantauramu District.

	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==
	{{As of\|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-date=2004-06-16\|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)\|access-date=2008-11-01\|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Uravakonda had a population of 41,865. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Uravakonda has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 50%. In Uravakonda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nearest town is Guntakal.		{{As of\|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-date=2004-06-16\|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)\|access-date=2008-11-01\|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Uravakonda had a population of 41,865. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Uravakonda has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 50%. In Uravakonda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nearest town is Guntakal.

	Uravakonda is well connected to district headquarters Anantapur (52 km) and to other close by cities [[Bellary]] (Karnataka, 55 km), [[Guntakal]] ~~32km~~.		Uravakonda is well connected to district headquarters Anantapur (52 km) and to other close by cities [[Bellary]] (Karnataka, 55 km), [[Guntakal]] 32 km.

	== Education ==		== Education ==

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'''Uravakonda''' is a [[census town]] in [[Anantapur district]] of the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of Uravakonda [[mandal]] in [[Anantapur revenue division]]. The town is a constituent of [[urban agglomeration]].<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|title=Anantapur District Mandals|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India|access-date=6 June 2017|pages=382|format=PDF}}</ref>

'''Uravakonda''' was a once a village which Govindacharya Uravakonda acquired from the British. He gradually developed it as town: building the famous clock tower at the heart of the town.

It was mentioned as 'part of Boviseema' in the inscriptions from the 10th century to the 16th century on stone slabs at some villages ruled by Vijayanagara Empire kings.

<br />

== Geography ==
Uravakonda is located at {{Coord|14.95|N|77.27|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Uravakonda.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Uravakonda]</ref> It has an average elevation of 459 metres (1505 feet), 55 km to Anantauramu District.

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Uravakonda had a population of 41,865. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Uravakonda has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 50%. In Uravakonda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nearest town is Guntakal.

Uravakonda is well connected to district headquarters Anantapur (52 km) and to other close by cities [[Bellary]] (Karnataka, 55 km), [[Guntakal]] 32km.

== Education ==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=7 November 2016|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220545/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|website=www.ap.gov.in|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|archive-date=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The media of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu, Urdhu, and Hindi.

== See also ==
*[[List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Census towns in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Anantapur district]]