Kalyandurg Kalyanadurgam | |
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 Akkammagari Konda and surrounding Hills. | |
.svg)  Kalyandurg Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates:14°33′00″N77°06′00″E / 14.5500°N 77.1000°E /14.5500; 77.1000 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Anantapur |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Amilineni Surendra Babu |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.92 km2 (13.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 656 m (2,152 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 32,328 |
| • Density | 925.8/km2 (2,398/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 515 xxx |
| Website | Kalyandurg Municipality |
Kalyandurg, also calledKalyanadurgam, is a town inAnantapur district of theIndian state ofAndhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters for Kalyandurgmandal andKalyandurg revenue division.[3][4] The discovery of diamond-bearingKimberlites in Kalyandurg area, is one of the clusters that has been discovered.[5]
Kalyandurg was under the rule of SriKrishnadevaraya and was a part ofVijayanagara Empire.
As per The imperial gazetteer of India, Rayadurg,Chitradurga and Kalyandurg are the three important forts that were ruled byBoyaPalegars. The name Kalyandurg came fromBoya Kalyanappa, aPalegar in the 16th century. Kalyandurg was very turbulent during the Vijayanagar rule.
Kalyandurg taluk was formed in December 1893 by the British out of portions of Dharmavaram and of the Rayadurg taluk of Bellary. In March 2012 Kalyandurg became a municipality.
Kalyandurg was a taluk ofAnantapur district inMadras province which was earlier a part ofDharmavaram that was separated in 1893.[6]
Sri Subrahmanyeswara Swamy temple is located at the heart of the town. This temple was built around the 16th century.
Anantapur district is replete with Megalithic remains.[7] In the vicinity of Kalyanadurg, several hundred megalithic monuments, such as dolemnoid cists and cairn circles are situated at the foothills and the slopes of the Akkamma Vari hills. Another large group of cairn circles is 2 km north of Akkamma Gari Konda. Similar remains are located at Mudigallu, a village about 5 km easterly to Kalyandurg, and Muthalabanda village, 2 km north east of town, and Gallapalli situated towards Rayadurgam.[8]
Kalyandurg is located at14°33′00″N77°06′00″E / 14.5500°N 77.1000°E /14.5500; 77.1000.[9] It has an average elevation of 591 metres (1942 ft).
Places adjacent to Kalyandurg | |
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As of 2011[update]Census of India, Kalyandurg had a population of 32,328. The population constituted 16,036 males and 16,292 females — a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. 3,404 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,760 are boys and 1,644 are girls — a ratio of 979 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 74.14% with 21,443 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[2][10]
The municipality is spread over an area of 15.895 km2 (6.137 sq mi). It has an expenditure of₹229.29 crore (US$27 million) and generates an annual income of₹222.87 crore (US$26 million).[11] The municipal body oversees the supply of water with 70litres per capita per day, in the form 453 public taps and 66 bore–wells. Its other services include maintenance of community halls, secondary and elementary schools and 13.45 km2 (5.19 sq mi) of roads, maternity and child health center such as the Government Hospital, RDT Hospital, and others.[12]
Kalyandurg (Assembly constituency) is one of 14constituencies inAnantapur district, representingAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.Amilineni Surendra Babu Chowdary[13] ofTDP Party is the presentMLA representingKalyandurg (Assembly constituency).[14]
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under theSchool Education Department of the state.[15][16] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.
The Kalyandurg railway station is under the jurisdiction ofBangalore railway division ofSouth Western Railway Zone[17]
