Orvakal

Orvakal
Village
Orvakallu
Orvakal Rock Garden
Orvakal Rock Garden
Nickname: 
Rock Town
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Orvakal is located in Andhra Pradesh
Orvakal
Orvakal
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°41′03″N 78°10′34″E / 15.68417°N 78.17611°E / 15.68417; 78.17611
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
DistrictKurnool
MandalOrvakal
Government
 • TypeGrama Panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,869[1]
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Orvakal is a village and the headquarters of Orvakal mandal, located in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Orvakal is part of the Kurnool Urban Development Authority (KUDA)[2] and also situated along the Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (HBIC).

Geography

The village is known for the Orvakal Rock Garden, featuring silica and quartz rock formations interspersed with water pools.[3] The Kethavaram Rock paintings, dating back to the Paleolithic era, are also located within the Orvakal Rock Formations.[4][5]

Administration

Orvakal is a Gram panchayat, headed by a Sarpanch. It is part of the Panyam Assembly constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, currently represented by Gowru Charitha Reddy of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).[6] Orvakal is also part of the Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency, which is represented by Byreddy Shabari, also from the TDP.[7]

The village falls under the Kurnool revenue division and is governed by a Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO), also known as the Tehsildar. Orvakal comes under the jurisdiction of the Kurnool civil court.

Transport

A four-lane section of National Highway 40 (NH40), formerly NH18 passes through Orvakal, providing road connectivity to Kurnool, Nandyal, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Tirupati, and Chennai. The nearest railway station is the Kurnool City railway station, situated in Kurnool. Orvakal is also home to the Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport, which began operations on 25 March 2021. The airport currently offers flights to Bengaluru, Chennai, and Visakhapatnam.[8]

Health

Orvakal has a Community Health Center (CHC) serving both Orvakal and Kallur mandals.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is provided by government, aided, and private schools, under the state's School Education Department, with instruction in English and Telugu.

References

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  1. ^ "List of Sub-Districts". Census of India. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Constitution of Kurnool Urban Development Authority with headquarters at Kurnool" (PDF). Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. ^ K.V. Kurmanath. "A rocky, solid gift from nature". Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Protected monuments, Kurnool district" (PDF). Aparchaeology Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  5. ^ Linganna.k (12 August 2016). "prehistory india: kethavaram rock paintings". prehistory india. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Live: Panyam Election Results 2024 | Andhra pradesh Election Results | Elections 2024". ndtv.com. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Nandyal lok sabha election results 2024: Nandyal Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  8. ^ Sharma, Ravi. "Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurates Kurnool airport, the sixth civilian airport in Andhra Pradesh". Frontline. Retrieved 24 April 2021.