| Voice of Kurnool : Krishna
Reddy
Following are the challenges of the district:
In the recent flood (October 2009) that hit the state, Kurnool district
suffered huge lose of agricultural land etc.
Family migration rate has increased.
Literacy rate is also low.
Poverty, child labour and women empowerment are other social issues
that needs serious attention.
Kurnool District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 17658.0 Km2
Population in Kurnool (Census 2011)
Total 4046601
Male 2040101
Female 2006500
Under 6 population
Total 477198
Male 246345
Female 230853
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 65261
In seeing : 26237
In speech : 6059
In hearing : 4497
In movement : 21306
Mental : 7162
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 279
Sex Ratio Rank : 401
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 78 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 473 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Kurnool District
This district derives its name from its chief town
Kurnool the capital of former Nawabs, Capital of Andhra Pradesh
State from 1st October 1953 to 1st November, 1956 and at present
the headquarters of the district. The name Kurnool is said to have
been derived form “Kandanavolu”.
At present Kurnool District comprises 3 Revenue
Divisions, 54 Revenue Mandals 53 Mandal Parishads, One Municipal
Corporation , 3 Municipalities, 899 Gram Panchayats(Notified – 7,
Non notified – 862 ) , 920 Revenue Villages and 615 Hamlet Villages.
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
Chagalamarri Mandals. This tract is crossed by the crest of Krishna
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
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