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Podalakur
Podalakur is located in Andhra Pradesh
Podalakur
Podalakur
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 14°22′00″N 79°44′00″E / 14.3667°N 79.7333°E / 14.3667; 79.7333
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictNellore
MandalPodalakur mandal
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Language
 ā€¢ OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
524345
Telephone code+91-8622

Podalakur is a town in the Podalaakur mandal in the Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.[1][2]

History[edit | edit source]

Nellore district formed part of the composite Madras State till 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956 when the states were reorganized on a linguistic basis, this district came under the Andhra Pradesh State.[3]

In 1970 Prakasam district was formed from parts of Guntur, Kurnool, and Nellore districts.[4]

Tirupati District formed from a part of old Chittoor district and a part from old Nellore district on 4 April 2022.[5]

The name of Nellore district has been changed as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District on 4 June 2008.[3]

Geography[edit | edit source]

Podalakur is located at 14°22′00″N 79°44′00″E / 14.3667°N 79.7333°E / 14.3667; 79.7333.[6] It has an average elevation of 43 meters (141 feet). The nearest railway station is in Vedayapalam which is located at a distance of 2.22 Km.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "List of Sub-Districts". Census of India. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
  2. ↑ "District - Nellore". Andhra Pradesh Government. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District". Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Districts of India". Gwillim Law. Wayback Machine, archived 20 March 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tirupati District". History. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics.Podalakur