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Kurnool
City in Andhra Pradesh, India

Kurnool

Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

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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.

Get in

Getting to Kurnool

Kurnool is on NH7 and is well connected to major towns and cities. Kurnool is 210 km from Hyderabad, 365 km from Bangalore and 487 km from Chennai. By bus, it takes 5 hours from Hyderabad, 8-9 hours from Bangalore and 12 hours from Chennai to reach Kurnool. There are few trains to Kurnool from both Bangalore and Hyderabad.

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    Kurnool Airport

    Also known as Orvakal Airport and Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport, IndiGo is the only airline that flies directly to Kurnool, from Bangalore, Chennai and Visakhapatnam.

See

Worth seeing

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    Anjanaya Statue

    Located in the outskirts of Kurnool (5 km).

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    Ayyappa Swamy Temple
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    Konda Reddy Fort
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    Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy

    Ghat on the banks of Hundri River in Kurnool Town, named after the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh state.

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    Kurnool Archaeological Museum
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    Orvakal Rock Garden

    Small park with igneous rock formations and a cave museum.

Do

Things to do

Swimming in Mahanandi Kolanu. Here the water is very pure and clean. Very big rock marble of Vrishab at temple premises.

Eat

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…

How locals move

Getting around Kurnool the local way

  • Get inFrom there you can take a shared auto/taxi/bus to Alampur village (approximately 15 km).

From Wikivoyage: Alampur (Telangana), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

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