District Prakasam PIN 523 105 Population 57,246 (2011) | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area 71.86 km² Local time Saturday 10:56 PM | |
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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.
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- Kandukur ankammatali tirunalla 9
- Map of Kandukur Andhra Pradesh
- Geography
- Language
- Demographics
- Assembly constituency
- Transport
- Industries In Kandukur
- Education
- References
Map of Kandukur, Andhra Pradesh
Geography
Kandukuru (earlier known as Skandapuri) is located at 15.2165°N 79.9042°E / 15.2165; 79.9042. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (43 ft). kandukur road
Language
Telugu is one of the official languages of the state of Andhra Pradesh and is spoken very commonly in Kandukuru.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Kandukur had a population of 57,246. 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:
Transport
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.
Industries In Kandukur
Indian Biomass Briquettes was established in 2013. It is a manufacturing industry to manufacture Briquettes by using agriculture wastage. It is a medium scale Industry and it is located in Kovur Road, Kandukur, Prakasam District.
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu. There are two engineering colleges in the vicinity.