Nandyal district
Nandyal district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Nandyal as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts and one of the district in Rayalaseema region.The district consists of Nandyal revenue division and a newly formed Dhone revenue Division and Atmakur revenue division from Kurnool district.[2][3][4][5]
Nandyal district | |
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Coordinates: 15.5°N 78.5°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Headquarters | Nandyal |
Administrative Divisions | |
Government | |
• District collector | Dr.Manazir Jeelani Samoon IAS, Collector and District Magistrate |
Area | |
• Total | 9,154 km2 (3,534 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,687,541 |
• Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | nandyal |
Administration

The district has three revenue divisions, namely Atmakur, Nandyal and Dhone, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 29 mandals. The district consists of 6 municipalities. Nandyal, Dhone, Atmakur, Allagadda, Bethamcherla and Nandikotkur are the six municipalities.
Mandals
There are 10 mandals in Atmakur division, 13 mandals in Nandyal and 6 mandals in Dhone division. The 29 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:
Politics
There are one parliamentary and six assembly constituencies in Nandyal district. The parliamentary constituencies are
The assembly constituencies are[6]
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census Nandyal district had a population of 1,781,777. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 322,825 (18.12%) and 52,784 (2.96%) of the population respectively.[1]: 77–81
At the time of the 2011 census, 81.08% of the population spoke Telugu and 17.25% Urdu as their first language.[8]
Rank | Division | Pop. | |||||||
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1 | Nandyal | Nandyal Division | 2,11,424 | ![]() Nandikotkur ![]() Atmakur | ||||
2 | Dhone | Dhone Division | 70,242 | ||||||
3 | Nandikotkur | Atmakur Division | 46,593 | ||||||
4 | Atmakur | Atmakur Division | 45,703 | ||||||
5 | Allagadda | Nandyal Division | 41,697 | ||||||
6 | Bethamcherla | Dhone Division | 38,994 | ||||||
7 | Banaganapalle | Dhone Division | 36,056 | ||||||
8 | Koilakuntla | Dhone Division | 23,859 | ||||||
9 | Velugodu | Atmakur Division | 38,994 | ||||||
10 | Chagalamarri | Nandyal Division | 21,289 |
City / Town | Civic status of
municipal body |
Municipality
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population |
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Nandyal | Special Grade Municipality | 1899 | 42 | 211,424 | 157,120 | 119,813 | 88,185 | 63,193 | 42,927 | 33,344 | 25,886 |
Dhone | Grade - 2 Municipality | 2005 | 32 | 70,242 | 56,450 | 33,434 | 22,509 | 16,047 | 11,247 | 7,871 | 4,828 |
Nandikotkur | Grade - 2 Municipality | 2011 | 29 | 46,593 | 40,210 | 32,214 | 22,923 | 16,239 | 12,130 | 10,096 | 7,409 |
Atmakur | Grade - 3 Municipality | 2011 | 24 | 45,703 | 39,794 | 29,599 | 22,132 | 15,837 | 13,217 | 10,960 | 9,609 |
Allagadda | Grade - 2 Municipality | 2011 | 27 | 41,697 | 37,665 | 21,071 | 18,757 | 13,489 | 6,888 | -- | -- |
Bethamcherla | Nagar Panchayat | 2020 | 20 | 38,994 | 34,645 | 21,490 | 12,622 | 9,341 | 8,491 | -- | -- |
References
- "District Census Hand Book – Kurnool" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
- "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
- "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.