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Kosigi | |
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Village | |
  Kosigi Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°51′00″N 77°16′00″E / 15.8500°N 77.2667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kurnool |
| Elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 518313 |
Kosigi is a village in the Kosigi mandal in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
History[edit | edit source]
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.[1]
In 2022, the larger Kurnool district was split into Kurnool and Nandyal districts.[2]
Geography[edit | edit source]
Kosigi is located at 15°51′00″N 77°16′00″E / 15.8500°N 77.2667°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 398 meters (1309 feet).
Demogaphics[edit | edit source]
Kosigi Mandal has a population of 68001 of which males 34,072 and females are 33,929. Kosigi village has 23126 people according to the census 2011.[4]
In addition to Telugu, Kannada is also spoken and understood by large number of people here.
Economy[edit | edit source]
Kosigi was well known for the leather raw material (animal skin).
Transport[edit | edit source]
Kosigi is well connected through the Mumbai-Chennai rail route and has a railway station constructed well before independence of India.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.Kosigi
- ↑ http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=28&distcd=21&tslcode=002ist
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