About District
Nandyal District
The name Nandyal is from the word “Nandi Alayam”. This place is approximately center point of nine Nandi temples, and it has been as important pilgrimage site since the days of the Vijayanagar Kingdom owing to its nine Nandi temples. Nandyal District lies between the northern latitudes of 150 27’’ 49’’ and eastern longitudes of 780 28’’ 43’’.The altitude of the district varies from 100 ft above the mean sea level. This district is bounded on the north by Krishna rivers as well as Mahabubnagar district of Telengana State, on the south by Kadapa and Anantapur Districts on the west by the Kurnool district and on the east by Prakasam District. The district population with 1781777 as per 2011 Population Census, while in area with 9681 Sq. Kms.,The Nandyal District comprises 3 Revenue Divisions, 29 Revenue Mandals 28 Mandal Parishads, 5 Municipalities, 1 Nagara Panchyats 489 Gram Panchayats, 449 Revenue Villages.
