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The nearest railway station is at Penukonda, 25 km away.
The nearest railway station is at Penukonda, 25 km away.

Even though very poor and corner village without any connections to towns, couple of people travelled overseas like USA, Germany. Most of the new generation is working in Bangalore.

Village is placed just next to Penna River (0.5 KM), as it is end of Penna River (40KM – Peruru) most of the time no water will flow.

Most active festivals are SriRamaNavami and Peerla Panduga (Moharam) even though there is no Muslim community.



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Revision as of 17:37, 11 April 2014

Nalluru
village
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictAnantapur
TalukasRoddam
Population
 (2001)
 • Total1,977
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
515124

Nallur or Nalluru (Telugu: నల్లూరు) is a village in Roddam Mandal of Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

It is a border village, about 5 km from the state Karnataka.

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Demographics

According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Nallur village located near Kallukunta is as follows:[1]

  • Total Population: 1,977 in 427 Households
  • Male Population: 1,025 and Female Population: 952
  • Children Under 6-years of age: 258 (Boys - 134 and Girls - 124)
  • Total Literates: 834

Features

The village has a population about 2000. The main source of income is agriculture. In summer, many of the houses are filled with the fragrance of Jasmine flower. The production is over 5,000 kg per day during the peak period.

There is an Upper primary school (up to 7th standard), which is the only school in the village. For High school education, children go either Cholemarri (1.5 km away) or Roddam (5 km away).

Most of the youth are working at Bangalore (Bengaluru), as it is the nearest city (though in Karnataka State).

Nalluru is connected by road to nearest business town Hindupur. In 2010, Devotees of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, have successfully connected Cholemarri and Nalluru villages with a Pakka road, with the main road that connects Penukonda and Madakasira.

The nearest railway station is at Penukonda, 25 km away.

Even though very poor and corner village without any connections to towns, couple of people travelled overseas like USA, Germany. Most of the new generation is working in Bangalore.

Village is placed just next to Penna River (0.5 KM), as it is end of Penna River (40KM – Peruru) most of the time no water will flow.

Most active festivals are SriRamaNavami and Peerla Panduga (Moharam) even though there is no Muslim community.


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