Allur, Prakasam district

Allur
Village
Allur
Allur

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 15°26′N 80°10′E / 15.44°N 80.16°E / 15.44; 80.16Coordinates: 15°26′N 80°10′E / 15.44°N 80.16°E / 15.44; 80.16
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Prakasam
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 523286
Telephone code 086592

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

Etymology

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

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 W.W.Hunter (1885). The imperial gazetteer of India [by] W.W. Hunter. London: Trubner and Co. p. 200,201.


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