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'''Kodumur or Kodumuru''' is a village in the [[Kodumur mandal]] in the [[Kurnool | '''Kodumur or Kodumuru''' is a village in the [[Kodumur mandal]] in the [[Kurnool district]] in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in [[India]]. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Kodumuru has an average elevation of 342 meters above sea level. The River Hundri passes nearby Kodumur, almost touching every village in the mandal. At Laddagiri Village, the River Hundri meets the Pala Hundri and then the [[Tungabhadra River|Tungabhadra]] at Roja near Kurnool. Most of the mandal is covered by inorganic clay ("black cotton") soil, but iron and aluminum-enriched red soil is present in | Kodumuru has an average elevation of 342 meters above sea level. The River Hundri passes nearby Kodumur, almost touching every village in the mandal. At Laddagiri Village, the River Hundri meets the Pala Hundri and then the [[Tungabhadra River|Tungabhadra]] at Roja near Kurnool. Most of the mandal is covered by inorganic clay ("black cotton") soil, but iron and aluminum-enriched red soil is present in | ||
the village of Yerradoddi, and in parts of the Pulakurthi, Pyalakurthi and Laddagiri villages. The entire mandal comes under the Tungabhadra water basin, which is part of the Krishna basin. This mandal receives among the lowest rainfall in the state. | the village of Yerradoddi, and in parts of the Pulakurthi, Pyalakurthi and Laddagiri villages. The entire mandal comes under the Tungabhadra water basin, which is part of the Krishna basin. This mandal receives among the lowest rainfall in the state. | ||
==Economy== | |||
Agriculture is the main source of income for the people of Kodumur, with [[Cotton]], [[Castor oil seed|Castor oil seeds]], [[Pigeon pea|Red gram]] and vegetables as the main crops. Tungabhadra Project Low Level Canal, the Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project (HNSS) Main Canal, and the Gajuladinne Project (GDP) Canal (renamed the Sanjeevaiah Sagar), are the main irrigation sources. A major portion of the area of this [[Tehsil|mandal]] (administrative division) is arid. Of note, the Kondala Rayudu Temple of Kodumur has a scorpion festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiagrowing.com/Andhra_Pradesh/Kurnool/Kodumur |title=Kodumur Population On India Growing}}</ref> | |||
==Electoral constituencies== | |||
Former chief ministers [[Damodaram Sanjivayya|Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah]] and [[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]] belong to this constituency. It comes under the Kurnool Parliamentary constituency and is the only SC reserved assembly constituency under the Kurnool Parliament segment. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 08:11, 26 November 2023
Kodumuru | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kodumuru Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°41′00″N 77°47′00″E / 15.6833°N 77.7833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kurnool |
| Talukas | Kodumur |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 203,954[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kodumur or Kodumuru is a village in the Kodumur mandal in the Kurnool district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.
Geography
Kodumuru has an average elevation of 342 meters above sea level. The River Hundri passes nearby Kodumur, almost touching every village in the mandal. At Laddagiri Village, the River Hundri meets the Pala Hundri and then the Tungabhadra at Roja near Kurnool. Most of the mandal is covered by inorganic clay ("black cotton") soil, but iron and aluminum-enriched red soil is present in the village of Yerradoddi, and in parts of the Pulakurthi, Pyalakurthi and Laddagiri villages. The entire mandal comes under the Tungabhadra water basin, which is part of the Krishna basin. This mandal receives among the lowest rainfall in the state.
Economy
Agriculture is the main source of income for the people of Kodumur, with Cotton, Castor oil seeds, Red gram and vegetables as the main crops. Tungabhadra Project Low Level Canal, the Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project (HNSS) Main Canal, and the Gajuladinne Project (GDP) Canal (renamed the Sanjeevaiah Sagar), are the main irrigation sources. A major portion of the area of this mandal (administrative division) is arid. Of note, the Kondala Rayudu Temple of Kodumur has a scorpion festival.[2]
Electoral constituencies
Former chief ministers Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah and Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy belong to this constituency. It comes under the Kurnool Parliamentary constituency and is the only SC reserved assembly constituency under the Kurnool Parliament segment.
References
- ↑ Eci.gov.in
- ↑ "Kodumur Population On India Growing".