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Allur, Prakasam district

Coordinates: 15°26′N 80°10′E / 15.44°N 80.16°E / 15.44; 80.16
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Allur
Akula Alluru
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Allur is located in Andhra Pradesh
Allur
Allur
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Allur is located in India
Allur
Allur
Allur (India)
Coordinates: 15°26′N 80°10′E / 15.44°N 80.16°E / 15.44; 80.16
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]

Etymology

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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 its namesake was called as Pantala Allur or Allur with staple.[2]

Geography

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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 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Ongole. Vijayawada Airport is the nearest airport; Ongole is the nearest railhead.

References

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  1. ^ "Mandal wise villages" (PDF). Revenue Department - AP Land. National Informatics Center. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2014. 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.