Kolanukonda

Kolanukonda
Village
Kolanukonda
Kolanukonda

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°27′00″N 80°36′00″E / 16.4500°N 80.6000°E / 16.4500; 80.6000Coordinates: 16°27′00″N 80°36′00″E / 16.4500°N 80.6000°E / 16.4500; 80.6000
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Area[1]
 • Total 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 42 m (138 ft)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 3,164
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Kolanukonda is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tadepalli mandal of Guntur revenue division.[1][4] It is a suburb of Vijayawada.[5]

Geography

Kolanukonda is located at 16°27′00″N 80°36′00″E / 16.4500°N 80.6000°E / 16.4500; 80.6000.[6] It has an average elevation of 42 meters (138 feet).[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, Kolanukonda had a population of 3,164. The total population constitute, 1,580 males and 1,584 females —a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 427 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 205 are boys and 222 are girls —a ratio of 979 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 67.96% with 1,860 literates, approximately equal to the state average of 67.41%.[3][7]

Jainism was once practiced and is supported by the Jain remnants at the site.[5]

Government and politics

Kolanukonda gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[8] The panchayat is divided into wards and each ward is represented by an elected ward member. The ward members are headed by a Sarpanch and the present sarpanch is Pandi Yesu Babu.[9][10]

Transport

Kolanukonda railway station is located on Howrah-Chennai main line and administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railways.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 264. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Elevation". Veloroutes. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 Varma, P. Sujatha. "Ancient Jain temple cries for attention". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kolanukonda, India". fallingrain.com.
  7. ↑ "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kolanukonda Village Panchayat". National Panchayat Portal. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Social Science. Vk Publications. p. 117. ISBN 9788179732144.
  10. ↑ "List of elected Sarpanchas in Grampanchayat of Guntur district, 2013" (PDF). State Election Commission. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kolakalur railway station info". India Rail Info. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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