Kurnool
Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It formerly served as the capital of Andhra State (1953–1956). The city is often referred to as "The Gateway of Rayalaseema". Kurnool is also famous for Diamond hunting as diamonds can be found in the barren land of Kurnool after the top layers of soil are washed away by the monsoon rains. It also serves as the district headquarters of its Kurnool district. As of 2011 census, it is the fifth most populous city in the state with a population of 425,214. It is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. Although the area has been inhabited for thousands of years, modern Kurnool was founded in the 16th century CE with the construction of the Konda Reddy Fort.
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Worth seeing in and around Kurnool
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool is a diocese located in the city of Kurnool in the ecclesiastical province of Hyderabad in India.
2.6 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 02Jwalapuram
Jwalapuram is an archaeological site in the Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh, southern India, which shows hominid habitation before and after the Toba event according to the Toba catastrophe theory. It is unclear what species of humans settled Jwalapuram as no fossil remains have yet been found.
3.1 km · paleolithic site in Southern India · Wikipedia - 03Alampur Papanasi Temples
Alampuram Papanasi Temples are a group of twenty three Hindu temples dated between 9th- and 11th-century that have been relocated to the southwest of Alampuram village in Telangana. This cluster of mostly ruined temples are co-located near the meeting point of Tungabhadra River and Krishna River at the border of Andhra Pradesh.
9 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 04Dr Abdul Haq Urdu University
Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University is a state public university established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh under A.P. State Legislature Act - 2016 located in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.
4.9 km · state public university in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 05K. C. Canal
Kurnool Cuddappah Canal popularly known as K. C. Canal is an irrigation canal located in Kurnool and Kadapa districts in Andhra Pradesh, India.
1.9 km · irrigation canal in Andhra Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 06Kurnool Medical College
Kurnool Medical College, established in 1956, is one of the oldest medical schools in India, located in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
1.6 km · college affiliated to the Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences · Wikipedia - 07Swayambhu Sri Abhista Gnana Ganapathi Temple
The Swayambhu Sri Abhista Gnana Ganapathi Temple is a Ganapathi temple located in Mayuri Greenland, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
8.6 km · Hindu temple in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 08Silver Jubilee Degree College (autonomous), Kurnool
Silver Jubilee Government College is located in B- Camp, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established on the occasion of Silver Jubilee Celebrations of independence India.
3.4 km · college in Kurnool, India · Wikipedia - 09Rayalaseema University
Rayalaseema University is a state university located in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.
6.5 km · state public university in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 10Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool
The Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Kurnool is a technical education institute in the field of Information Technology established by MHRD, Government of India in 2015. The institute started functioning at its permanent campus of in Kurnool.
7.7 km · Institute in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Anjanaya Statue
Located in the outskirts of Kurnool (5 km).
- 02Ayyappa Swamy Temple
- 03Konda Reddy Fort
- 04Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy
Ghat on the banks of Hundri River in Kurnool Town, named after the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh state.
- 05Kurnool Archaeological Museum
- 06Orvakal Rock Garden
Small park with igneous rock formations and a cave museum.
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Things to do
Swimming in Mahanandi Kolanu. Here the water is very pure and clean. Very big rock marble of Vrishab at temple premises.
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Where to eat
Aalu, tomato mixture behind Head Post Office old bus stand Kerala parota and spicy chicken delicacies in Hotel Elite (Opp Ucon Plaza) Brahmam Neyyi Dosa in Old Town near chinna ammavarishaala Haleem in Hotel International (Only during Ramzan season) Jilebi and papda near Jain Temple Bongula Bazar (only on Sundays) Jonna rotte and talakaya kura in Kurnool Club Canteen Kandi (red gram) kudumulu Natikodi pulusu and…
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Getting to Kurnool
- Airports
- Rajiv Gandhi (HYD), 161 km · Tirupati (TIR), 292 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 295 km
- Stations
- Kurnool railway station, 1.9 km · Kurnool bus station, 2.5 km
- Hyderabad → Kurnool179 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · ₹1,370–1,710
- Tirupati → Kurnool286 km · quickest by road, 5h 18m · ₹2,200–2,750
- Bengaluru → Kurnool321 km · quickest by road, 6h 14m · ₹2,310–2,880
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kurnool
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kurnool. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom there you can take a shared auto/taxi/bus to Alampur village (approximately 15 km).
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Next door to Kurnool
- Kalluruneighborhood in Kurnool city in Kalluru mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India2.7 km