Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh
Kurnool is an administrative district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district is located about 220 km from Amaravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Kurnool. Telugu is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 17,658 km², including 17,310.61 km² of rural area and 347.39 km² of urban area.
List of Mandals in Kurnool District
Kurnool District is divided into 27 Mandals for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 472 villages under these mandals. The table below lists each mandal along with village count and area.
| Sl. No. | Mandal | Villages | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adoni | 24 | 544.02 |
| 2 | Adoni-2 | 22 | — |
| 3 | Alur | 18 | 356.08 |
| 4 | Aspari | 20 | 421.29 |
| 5 | C.Belagal | 10 | 209.34 |
| 6 | Chippagiri | 14 | 294.86 |
| 7 | Devanakonda | 15 | 479.58 |
| 8 | Gonegandla | 16 | 291.03 |
| 9 | Gudur | 11 | 163.87 |
| 10 | Halaharvi | 24 | 276.06 |
| 11 | Holagunda | 20 | 338.98 |
| 12 | Kallur | 21 | 347.38 |
| 13 | Kodumur | 10 | 234.43 |
| 14 | Kosigi | 28 | 230.25 |
| 15 | Kowthalam | 35 | 387.05 |
| 16 | Krishnagiri | 15 | 375.96 |
| 17 | Kurnool Rural | 21 | 340.57 |
| 18 | Kurnool Urban | 4 | — |
| 19 | Maddikera (East) | 8 | 241.05 |
| 20 | Mantralayam | 20 | 189.54 |
| 21 | Nandavaram | 19 | 264.61 |
| 22 | Orvakal | 20 | 375.61 |
| 23 | Pattikonda | 11 | 289.15 |
| 24 | Pedda Kadubur | 18 | 218.94 |
| 25 | Tuggali | 12 | 379.90 |
| 26 | Veldurthy | 16 | 324.32 |
| 27 | Yemmiganur | 20 | 315.78 |
Population of Kurnool District
According to the 2011 Census, Kurnool District had a population of 40,53,463 people living in 8,87,652 households. The population comprised 20,39,227 males and 20,14,236 females, with an average population density of 230 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 40,53,463 | 29,04,177 | 11,49,286 |
| Male Population | 20,39,227 | 14,64,569 | 5,74,658 |
| Female Population | 20,14,236 | 14,39,608 | 5,74,628 |
| Total Households | 8,87,652 | 6,39,120 | 2,48,532 |
| Population Density | 230 / km² | 168 / km² | 3,308 / km² |
Kurnool District had 21,27,161 literate people and 5,06,239 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 7,37,945 and 82,831 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 5,06,239 | 3,73,171 | 1,33,068 |
| Literate Population | 21,27,161 | 13,90,459 | 7,36,702 |
| Illiterate Population | 19,26,302 | 15,13,718 | 4,12,584 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 7,37,945 | 5,69,045 | 1,68,900 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 82,831 | 64,735 | 18,096 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.