Nandyal district

Nandyal district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Nandyal as its administrative
headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts
and one of the district in Rayalaseema region. The district consists of Nandyal revenue division
and a newly formed Dhone revenue division and Atmakur revenue division from Kurnool
district.[2][3][4][5]
 Nandyal district
District of Andhra Pradesh

Clockwise from top-left: Lower temple, Ahobilam, Belum Caves, Shivanandishwara Temple in Kadamala
Kalva, Srisailam Reservoir, Yaganti Umamaheshwara Temple

Coordinates: 15.5°N 78.5°E (https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nandyal_district&p

arams=15.5_N_78.5_E_type:city(1687541)_region:IN)

Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
Region Rayalaseema
Headquarters Nandyal
Administrative Divisions 3 revenue divisions
29 Mandals
449 villages
Government
 • District collector Dr.Manazir Jeelani Samoon IAS,
Collector and
District Magistrate
 Area
 • Total 9,154 km2 (3,534 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,687,541
 • Density 180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website nandyal.ap.gov.in (https://nandyal.ap.gov.in/)

Satellite view of Nandyal District Mandals

Geography

Nandyal district lies between the northern latitudes of 15° 27’ 49’’ and eastern longitudes of 78°
28’ 43’’. The altitude of the district varies from 100 ft above the mean sea level. This district is
bounded on the north by Krishna rivers as well as Mahabubnagar district of Telangana State, on
the south by YSR and Anantapur Districts on the west by the Kurnool district and on the east by
Prakasam District.

Etymology

The district derived its name from its headquarters Nandyal.

Notable people

Administrative divisions
Politics

There are one parliamentary and six assembly constituencies in Nandyal district. The
parliamentary constituencies are

Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)

The assembly constituencies are[6]

Constituency Reserved for

Name Parliament
number (SC/ST/None)

134 Allagadda None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)

135 Srisailam None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)

136 Nandikotkur SC Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)

139 Nandyal None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)

140 Banaganapalle None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)

141 Dhone None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)

138 Panyam (partially) None Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Demographics

Cities and towns

  Largest cities or towns in Nandyal District

 
As per the 2011 Census
Rank Division Pop.
1 Nandyal Nandyal Division 2,11,424
2 Dhone Dhone Division 70,242
3 Nandikotkur Atmakur Division 46,593
4 Atmakur Atmakur Division 45,703
5 Allagadda Nandyal Division 41,697 Nandikotkur

6 Bethamcherla Dhone Division 38,994

Nandyal
7 Banaganapalle Dhone Division 36,056
8 Koilakuntla Dhone Division 23,859
9 Velugodu Atmakur Division 38,994
Atmakur
10 Srisailam Atmakur Division 21,452