Devanakonda
Devanakonda is a village in the Devanakonda mandal in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It comes under Adoni revenue division revenue division. It is under Alur M.L.A and Kurnool M.P constituencies. The Mandal contains 15 various villages.[1]
Devanakonda | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Devanakonda | |
| Coordinates: 15.5333°N 77.5500°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kurnool |
| Revenue Division | Adoni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 480 km2 (190 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 71,237 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
HistoryEdit
In 1953, 11 Telugu speaking districts of Madras State became Andhra State with Kurnool as its capital. In 1956, Andhra State and Telangana merged together to form Andhra Pradesh. As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, 10 districts were carved out of Andhra Pradesh to form Telangana.[2]
In 2022, the larger Kurnool district was split into Kurnool and Nandyal districts.[3]
GeographyEdit
Devanakonda is located in South-Central India at 15°32′00″N 77°33′00″E / 15.5333°N 77.5500°E.[4]
ConnectivityEdit
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Devanakonda is connected by road, as railway connectivity is currently unavailable. The state government runs Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) buses through this village, connecting several destinations such as Kurnool, Pattikonda, Yemmiganur, Dhone, Guntakal and Hyderabad.[citation needed]
The trip from Kurnool to Devanakonda by road, which is roughly 65 km and takes around one and a half hours.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Villages". Kurnool District.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Formation Of Andhra Pradesh". 4 June 2017. Andhra Pradesh PCS Exam Notes. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ "Cabinet approves creation of 13 new districts". 26 January 2022. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics.Devanakonda