Kandukur, Prakasam district
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| Kandukuru కందుకూరు Skandapurik |
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| Town | |
 Kandukuru
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Prakasam |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 71.86 km2 (27.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 57,246 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 523 105 |
Kandukur or Kandukuru is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the manadl headquarters of Kandukur mandal in Kandukur revenue division.[4]
Geography
Kandukuru (earlier known as Skandapuri) is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[5] It has an average elevation of 13 metres (43 ft). kandukur road
Language
Telugu is the official languages of the state of Andhra Pradesh and is spoken very commonly in Kandukuru.
Demographics
As of 2014[update] India census,[6] Kandukur had a population of 1,85,120. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kandukur has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 55%. In Kandukuru, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Assembly constituency
Kandukuru is an assembly constituency in Praksam District, Andhra Pradesh. There were 1,76,773 registered voters in Kandukuru constituency for the 1999 elections. Kandukuru is part of "Nellore" parliament constituency.
List of Elected Members:[citation needed]
- 2009 and 2014 - Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy (Municipal Minister-2011)
- 2004 and 2009 - Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy
- 1999 and 2004 - Dr. Divi Sivaram
- 1994 and 1999 - Dr. Divi Sivaram
- 1989 and 1994 - Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy
- 1983 and 1985 - Sri Manugunta Adinarayana Reddy
- 1978 - 1983 - Divi Kondaiah Chowdary
- 1972—1978 - Manugunta Adinarayana Reddy
- 1967-1972 - Nalamothu Chenchurama Naidu
- 1962-1967 - Nalamothu Chenchurama Naidu
- 1957-1962 - Divi Kondaiah Chowdary
Transport
The town is very well connected by Road to all the major Cities(Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, Chennai) and towns in Andhra Pradesh.[7] The nearest railway stations is Singarayakonda. However the nearest major railway station is Ongole.
References
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- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kandukur
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- ↑ APSRTC Official Website for Online Bus Ticket Booking - APSRTConline.in
