Nandikotkur
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. (June 2007) |
| Nandikotkur | |
|
|
|
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | Kurnool |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 292 m (958 ft) |
Coordinates: 15°52′00″N 78°16′00″E / 15.8667°N 78.2667°E Nandikotkur is a village and mandal in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
[edit] Geography
Nandikotkur is located at 15°52′00″N 78°16′00″E / 15.8667°N 78.2667°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 292 meters (961 feet).
Nandikotkur is a mandal (equivalent to County or borough), located 27 km from Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh. It serves as a major transit point connecting important cities like Kurnool and Guntur. The route to Srisailam from Kurnool also traverses through Nandikotkur. The legend says that Nandikotkur is surrounded by four bulls across the four corners of the place and hence the name Nandikotkur.Present MLA is Gouru Charitha Venkata Reddy since 2004.Krishna river is nearest river for this mandal. Its Being called as Mini New York
[edit] NGOs, Cultural Groups
[edit] References
NEAR BY NANDIKOTKUR ONE VILLAGE CALLED THIMMAPURAM
Palamarry village This village is near to Nandikotkur, around 12KM, distance. This village is a new village formed after the Srisailam Project is formed. The old Palamarry village is submerged in Srisailam back water. The all time great Chakradharudu sir born in this small village. The old village is constructed by Kakatiya king Pratapa Rudra.
