Orvakal

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Orvakal Entrance
Orvakal on NH - 40
Orvakal
Village
Orvakallu
Orvakal Rock Formations
Orvakal Rock Formations
Nickname: 
Rock Town
Orvakal is located in Andhra Pradesh
Orvakal
Orvakal
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°41′03″N 78°10′34″E / 15.68417°N 78.17611°E / 15.68417; 78.17611Coordinates: 15°41′03″N 78°10′34″E / 15.68417°N 78.17611°E / 15.68417; 78.17611
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKurnool
TalukasOrvakal
Government
 • TypeGrama Panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,869[1]
Language
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Orvakal is a village in the Orvakal mandal in Kurnool district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It also part of Kurnool Urban Development Authority.[2]

History[edit]

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.[3]

In 2022, the larger Kurnool district was split into Kurnool and Nandyal districts.[4]

Geography[edit]

The village is home to the Orvakal Rock Garden, which are silica and quartz rock formations amongst pools of water.[5]

The Kethavaram Rock paintings,[6] from the Paleolithic era, are located along a stretch of the Orvakal Rock Formations.[7]

Transport[edit]

A four lane road of NH40 [Old NH 18] passes through this village. It is well connected to Kurnool, Nandyal, Hyderabad, Banglore, Tirupati and Chennai through road. Kurnool Railway station is the nearest railway station. Airport at Orvakal is to serve air transport needs of people of Kurnool City. This Airport Opened on March 25, 2021.Currently Flights are running from Orvakal airport to Banglore, Chennai and Visakhapatnam(Vizag).[8]

Governance[edit]

Legislative[edit]

Orvakal is Grama Panchayat, headed by Sarpanch.

Politics[edit]

Orvakal is a part of Panyam (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. KATASANI RAMBHUPAL REDDY is the present MLA of the constituency from YSR Congress Party.[9] It is also a part of Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency) which was won by POCHA BRAMHANANDA REDDY of YSR Congress Party.[10][11]

Executive[edit]

Orvakal comes under Kurnool Revenue Division. Orvakal Mandal is headed by Mandal Revenue Officer [M.R.O.] also called Tehsildar.

Judicial[edit]

Orvakal Comes under Kurnool civil court.

Health[edit]

Orvakal Town has Community Health Center [CHC], which covers both Orvakal Mandal and Kallur Mandal.

Electricity Department[edit]

Orvakal mandal has separate Section office in Orvakal Town, which monitors Complete Orvakal Mandal.

Transport[edit]

Orvakal mandal is connected with the help of Kurnool depot buses.

Education[edit]

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[11][12] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "List of Sub-Districts". Census of India. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
  2. ↑ "Constitution of Kurnool Urban Development Authority with headquarters at Kurnool" (PDF). Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Formation Of Andhra Pradesh". 4 June 2017. Andhra Pradesh PCS Exam Notes. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cabinet approves creation of 13 new districts". 26 January 2022. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ↑ K.V. Kurmanath. "A rocky, solid gift from nature". Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Protected monuments, Kurnool district" (PDF). Aparchaeology Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Linganna.k (12 August 2016). "prehistory india: kethavaram rock paintings". prehistory india. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  8. ↑ Sharma, Ravi. "Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurates Kurnool airport, the sixth civilian airport in Andhra Pradesh". Frontline. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "MLA". AP State Portal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "MP (Lok Sabha)". Government of AP. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 22,31. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

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