Lok Sabha Constituencies in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh (MP Constituencies)

Kurnool Nandyal

MLA Assembly Constituencies in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh

Allagadda Srisailam Nandikotkur Kurnool Panyam Nandyal Banaganapalle Dhone Pattikonda Kodumur Yemmiganur Mantralayam Adoni Alur

SALIENT FEATURES :

Kurnool  District   is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, located in the west-central part . The city of Kurnool is the headquarters of the district. It has a population of 4,053,463 of which 28.35% were urban as of 2011. It occupies 10th and 2nd place in terms of area in Largest Districts of India[3] accounting for 17,658 square kilometres (6,818 sq mi) and 53rd place in terms of Population in India. Telugu is the official as well as the most widely spoken language in Kurnool. Languages such as Kannada and Urdu are spoken by a tiny minority of the population in Kurnool.

1.  COMPOSITION

At   present     Kurnool   District   comprises  3 Revenue Divisions, 54  Revenue Mandals 53    Mandal Parishads,    One  Municipal     Corporation ,   3   Municipalities,     899 GramPanchayats(Notified – 7, Non notified – 862 ) ,   920 RevenueVillages and 615 HamletVillages.

2.PHYSIOGRAPHY

Nallamalas and Erramalas are the two important  mountain   ranges in   the   district running in parallel from North  to South.   The  Erramalas   divide   the  district   into  two   well defined tracts   from   East to   West.  Between Erramalas and Nallamalas   lies   the  Eastern  part of  the district  comprises  Nandikotkur,  Pagidyala,Kothapalli, amulapadu,  Atmakur,  Velgodu, Jupadu Bunglow,  Midthur,   BandiAtmakur,  Gadivemula,  Nandyal,  Mahanandi, Panyam, Banaganapalli,  Owk,  Koilakuntla,  Rudravaram  and ChagalamarriMandals.  This  tract is crossed by the crest of kurnool and Pennar,   watershed  at   the  North part of the  Pagidyala mandal at about 1000 above the sea level. From  this height the ground  slopes to   the South along  the      river Kundu till it  traverses    into   Pennar  valley.  Major     part of  its  tract   is predominantly black cotton soils

Kurnool district occupies an area of approximately 17,658 square kilometres (6,818 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to New Caledonia.[10]

The village of Ternekal lies within this region.

Kurnool is surrounded by districts of Mahbubnagar district  of Telangana to the north, Anantapur sitrict, Kadapa district to south,Praksam district  to east and Bellary of Karnataka  to the west.

The Nallamalas and Erramalas mountain ranges in the district run parallel from the North to South. The ranges divide the district into two tracts crossed by the kurnool and Pennar rivers. The North Pagidyala mandal is about 1000 above sea level. From this height the ground slopes to the South along the river Kundu until it traverses into the Pennar valley. Major part of its tract is black soil. Between the Erramalas and Nallamalas lies the Eastern part of the district comprising numerous villages and towns including:

 

Census 2011 :

Kurnool District Overview

An official Census 2011 detail of Kurnool, a district of Andhra Pradesh has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Andhra Pradesh. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh.

Kurnool District Population 2011

In 2011, Kurnool had population of 4,053,463 of which male and female were 2,039,227 and 2,014,236 respectively. In 2001 census, Kurnool had a population of 3,529,494 of which males were 1,796,214 and remaining 1,733,280 were females. Kurnool District population constituted 4.79 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Kurnool District was at 4.63 percent of Maharashtra population.

Kurnool District Population Growth Rate

There was change of 14.85 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Kurnool District recorded increase of 18.72 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Kurnool District Density 2011

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Kurnool district for 2011 is 230 people per sq. km. In 2001, Kurnool district density was at 200 people per sq. km. Kurnool district administers 17,658 square kilometers of areas.

Kurnool Literacy Rate 2011

Average literacy rate of Kurnool in 2011 were 59.97 compared to 53.22 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 70.10 and 49.78 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 65.96 and 40.03 in Kurnool District. Total literate in Kurnool District were 2,127,161 of which male and female were 1,246,369 and 880,792 respectively. In 2001, Kurnool District had 1,592,172 in its district.

Kurnool Sex Ratio 2011

With regards to Sex Ratio in Kurnool, it stood at 988 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 965. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 938 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 958 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Kurnool Child Population 2011

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Kurnool. There were total 506,239 children under age of 0-6 against 537,606 of 2001 census. Of total 506,239 male and female were 261,217 and 245,022 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 938 compared to 958 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 12.49 percent of Kurnool District compared to 15.23 percent of 2001. There was net change of -2.74 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Description	2011	2001
Actual Population	4,053,463	3,529,494
Male	2,039,227	1,796,214
Female	2,014,236	1,733,280
Population Growth	14.85%	18.72%
Area Sq. Km	17,658	17,658
Density/km2	230	200
Proportion to Andhra Pradesh Population	4.79%	4.63%
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	988	965
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	938	958
Average Literacy	59.97	53.22
Male Literacy	70.10	65.96
Female Literacy	49.78	40.03
Total Child Population (0-6 Age)	506,239	537,606
Male Population (0-6 Age)	261,217	274,560
Female Population (0-6 Age)	245,022	263,046
Literates	2,127,161	1,592,172
Male Literates	1,246,369	1,003,659
Female Literates	880,792	588,513
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	12.49%	15.23%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	12.81%	15.29%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	12.16%	15.18%

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