Kandukur
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Kandukuru కందుకూరు Skandapurik |
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 Kandukuru
Kandukuru
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| Coordinates: 15°13′00″N 79°54′15″E / 15.2166650°N 79.9042°ECoordinates: 15°13′00″N 79°54′15″E / 15.2166650°N 79.9042°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Prakasam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indian gov.t |
| • Body | MLA |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.86 km2 (27.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 58,000 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official Urdu and | 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 mandal headquarters of Kandukur mandal in Kandukur revenue division.
Kandukuru (earlier known as Skandapuri) is located at 15°12′59″N 79°54′15″E / 15.2165°N 79.9042°E. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (43 ft). kandukur road
Telugu is one of the official languages of the state of Andhra Pradesh and is spoken very commonly in Kandukuru.
As of 2017[update] India census, Kandukur had a population of 1,54,000. 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.
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:
The town is very well connected by road to all the major Cities (Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, Chennai) and towns in Andhra Pradesh. The nearest railway stations is Singarayakonda. However the nearest major railway station is Ongole.
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