Nandyal district
District ofAndhra Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Lower temple,Ahobilam,Belum Caves,Yaganti Umamaheshwara Temple, Shivanandishwara Temple in Kadamala Kalva,Srisailam Reservoir
Interactive map of Nandyal district
Coordinates:15°30′N78°30′E / 15.5°N 78.5°E /15.5; 78.5
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Rayalaseema
Formed	4 April 2022
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters	Nandyal
Administrative Divisions	4 revenue divisions 30 Mandals 449villages
Government
• District collector	Rajakumari Ganiya, I.A.S.[1]
Area [2]
• Total	9,681 km2 (3,738 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,781,777
• Density	184.0/km2 (476.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	nandyal.ap.gov.in

Nandyal district is adistrict in the Indian state ofAndhra Pradesh withNandyal as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant26 districts. It is part of theRayalaseema region. The district consists ofNandyal revenue division and a newly formedDhone revenue division,Banaganapalle revenue division andAtmakur revenue division fromKurnool district.

The district derived its name from its headquartersNandyal.

Belum Caves are geologically and historically important caves in the district. There are indications that Jain and Buddhist monks were occupying these caves centuries ago. Many Buddhists relics were found inside the caves. These relics are now housed in Museum atAnantapur. Archaeological survey of India (ASI) found remnants of vessels and other artifacts of pre-Buddhist era and has dated the remnants of vessels found in the caves to 4500 BC.^[3]Earlier in the 14th century there was a king named Nandanamaharaju. This place got the name "Nandi Temple" after that king built the Nava Nandula around it. In time, this place got the name "Nandyala".

This district is bounded on the north byKrishna rivers as well asMahabubnagar district ofTelangana State, on the south byKadapa district andAnantapur Districts on the west by theKurnool district and on the east byMarkapuram district.^[2]

Nallamala and Erramala are the two major mountain ranges which run in parallel from north to south of the district running in parallel from north to south. The Erramalas divide the district into two parts.The eastern part of the district lies between Erramalas and Nallamalas. It has mainly black cotton soil. Krishna and Kunderu are the main rivers. Kunderu also known as Kumudvathi originates on the western side of Erramala hills. It flows towards south through Midthur, Gadivemula, Nandyal, Gospadu, Koilakuntla, Dornipadu and Chagalamarri mandals before enteringYSR District.^[2]

Forest of the district covers an area of 3,08,607 hectares. It is about 32% of the district. It is confined to hilly areas of Nallamala and Erramala and part of Velikonda hills. Tamarind and Beedi leaves are forest's minor produce. Tigers and panthers are the main wild animals. Partridges, peacocks, red jungle foul are some of the birds in the forest. Nagarjuna Sagar – Srisailam wildlife Sanctuary with an area of 46.815 hectares is created in the north of Nallamalas to protect wildlife. Project Tiger was started near Srisailam with an area of 3,568 sq.km. As per 2003 census, there were 64 Tigers and 78 Panthers.^[2]

Rollapadu village of Midthur mandal is famous for the spotting of the great Indian Bustard (Batta Meka) an endangered bird. A bird sanctuary with an area of 1,600 hectares was established to protect this species.^[2]

Based on the 2011 census Nandyal district had a population of 1,781,777, of which 385,185 (21.62%) live in urban areas. Nandyal district has a sex ratio of 985 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 322,825 (18.12%) and 52,784 (2.96%) of the population respectively.^{[5]: 77–81}

Based on the 2011 census, 81.08% of the population spokeTelugu and 17.25%Urdu as their first language.^[6]

The district has three revenue divisions, namely Atmakur, Nandyal and Dhone, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 29mandals.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

There are 10 mandals in Atmakur division,5 mandals in Banaganapalle division, 3 mandals in Dhone division and 12 mandals in Nandyal. 30 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:

The district has of 6 municipalities namelyNandyal,Dhone, Atmakur, Allagadda, Bethamcherla andNandikotkur.^[7]

There are one parliamentary and six assembly constituencies in Nandyal district. The parliamentary constituencies areNandyal.Until 2008 Koilakuntla was Headquarter of Koilakuntla Assembly Constituency after 2009 elections Banaganapalle became new Assembly Constituency in the place of Koilakuntla. The assembly constituencies are given below.^[12]

1)Srisailam is the abode ofBrahmaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy. The deity is in natural stone formation in the shape oflingam. It is one of the twelveJyotirlingams in the country. The temple was built in 14th century.

2) Mahanandiswara temple dates back to the 7th century. Nearby pushkarani has crystal clear water.

3)Ahobilam Sri Navanarasimha Swami Temple (Nine Forms of Lord Narasimha) is in upperAhobilam. The temple of Prahladavarada is in lower Ahobilam. It is one of the 108 Vaishnava Divya deshams in Andhra Pradesh After Tirumala Sri Venkateshwara Swami Temple.

4)Yaganti is the home of Uma Maheswara Swamy. There is a huge Nandi statue with size of 15’ X 10’ X 8’.

5)Nandavaram Sri Chowdeswari devi temple is there in Nandavaram village.

6)Belum caves discovered in 1982 are the second largest natural caves in India after Meghalaya caves. These caves have 3 well like cavities. These are longer than Borra Caves in Vizag district. These have long passages, spacious chambers and fresh water siphons.

7)Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary is of interest for bird watchers.^[13][14][15]

1. Potuluri Veerabrahmam Swami was a 16th century saint and guruvu, he had written kalagnanam(future predictions book)at Ravvalakonda nearBanaganapalli and he told in his kalagnanam thatYaganti Monolithik Nandi statue is growing day by day and one day it kicks up its leg and do sounds loudly, then kaliyugam will end.
2. Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah, who served as central minister and governor was born at Sanjamala, He won 6 times as a Member of parliament from Nandyal lok sabha constituency, who had contested for MLA fromKoilakuntla Assembly constituency but didn't won, before he become as Member of parliament.
3. Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, who fought the British for the first time, was born in Nandyal District Rupanagudi village of Uyyalawada mandal, ofKoilakuntla Taluka in 19th century, and he has executed hanging by Britishers at jurreru river nearKoilakuntla town.
4. SPY Reddy who contested as an MP and won 3 times, did good to Nandyala.
5. Bhuma Nagireddy garu and Shri Bhuma Shobhanagireddy garu did good to Nandyala and Allagadda.
6. Buggana Rajendranath Reddy garu has won as MLA fromDhone assembly constituency for two times, and worked as Finance minister of Andhra Pradesh, he has done many development works forBethamcherla mandal ofNandyala district.
7. B.V.Subbareddy who was born atkoilakuntla, served First Deputy CM of Andhra Pradesh And Second Speaker of Assembly, He won as MLA fromKoilakuntla Assembly constituency many times from Madras presidency time.
8. SriBudda Vengal Reddy who also Known as kaliyuga Dhanakarna won gold medal from Victoria queen.

CPO (2022).District Hand Book of Statistics – 2020, Nandyal district (Compiled as per the new district boundary)(PDF).

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