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Allur, Prakasam district

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Allur
అల్లూరు
Alluru
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPrakasam
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
523286
Telephone code086592

Allur is a village in Kothapatnam mandal, located in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1]

To distinguish it from other Allur, when both villages were in same Nellore district before Ongole district was created, it was called as Akula Allur or Allur with leaves and it's namesake was called as Pantala Allur or Allur with staple.[2]

Geography

Allur is located at 15°29′33″N 80°04′25″E / 15.4926°N 80.0736°E / 15.4926; 80.0736.[2] It is about 16 km from Ongole. Vijayawada Airport is the nearest airport; Ongole is the nearest railhead.

References

  1. ^ "Mandal wise villages" (PDF). Revenue Department - AP Land. National Informatics Center. p. 11. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b W.W.Hunter (1885). The imperial gazetteer of India [by] W.W. Hunter. London: Trubner and Co. p. 200,201.