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| settlement_type = [[Census Town]] | | settlement_type = [[Census town|Census Town]] | ||
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | | demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | ||
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'''Uravakonda''' is a [[census town]] in [[Anantapur district]] of the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of | '''Uravakonda''' is a [[census town]] in [[Anantapur district]] of the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of [[Uravakonda mandal]] in [[Anantapuramu revenue division]]. The town is a constituent of [[urban agglomeration]].<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|title=Anantapur District Mandals|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India|access-date=6 June 2017|pages=382|format=PDF}}</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
'''Uravakonda''' was a once a village which Govindacharya Uravakonda acquired from the British. He gradually developed it as town: building the famous clock tower at the heart of the town. | '''Uravakonda''' was a once a village which Govindacharya Uravakonda acquired from the British. He gradually developed it as town: building the famous clock tower at the heart of the town. | ||
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It was mentioned as 'part of Boviseema' in the inscriptions from the 10th century to the 16th century on stone slabs at some villages ruled by Vijayanagara Empire kings. | It was mentioned as 'part of Boviseema' in the inscriptions from the 10th century to the 16th century on stone slabs at some villages ruled by Vijayanagara Empire kings. | ||
< | [[Anantapur district]] was carved out of [[Bellary district]] in 1882.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://ananthapuramu.ap.gov.in/history/| title= Ananthapuramu District| work= About District > History |publisher= | access-date = 18 December 2023}}</ref> | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh]] | *[[List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
* [[Anantapur district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Anantapur district]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Anantapur district]] | [[Category:Mandal headquarters in Anantapur district]] | ||
[[Category:Cities and towns in Anantapur district]] | [[Category:Cities and towns in Anantapur district]] | ||
{{Anantapur district}} | |||