Nagarkurnool

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Nagarkurnool v • d • e Andhra Pradesh, India
District(s)	Mahbubnagar
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population	26,176 (2001)

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Nagarkurnool is a town in Mahbubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the business and education centre for the surrounding villages and towns. Nagarkurnool is located in between 16.48 degrees northern longitude and 78.32 eastern latitude,this town is situated aproximately 458.0 m above sea level. Nagarkurnool falls under semi-arid tropical regions.

Once it was the district headquarters, now it is a MP constituency and Revenue division.

Nagarkurnool was named after the Kings "Nagana" and "Kandana", the brothers who ruled the present Nagarkurnool and surrounding area. The village Naganool (which was named after "Nagana") is still existing, approximately 1km south east of Nagarkurnool.

Between 100–200 years ago, Nagarkurnool was a main junction for transport. Farmers traveling this area would buy and apply kandena to their carts. Kandena is a greasy material applied to cart wheels to run smoothly. The name Kandanool (Ooru), which sells Kandena, eventually became Kurnool (Chinna Kurnool) and then Nagarkurnool.

Population is approximately 45,000, which includes surrounding hamlets Uyyalawada, Naganool, Endabetla and Sripur.

Nagarkurnool is a major grampanchayat. It is the second fully computerised panchayat office in Andhra Pradesh. Elections are held every 4 years to elect the Sarpanch.

The present Member of Legislative assembly of Nagarkurnool is Janardhan Reddy Nagam.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Nagarkurnool had a population of 26,176. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nagarkurnool has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 62%. In Nagarkurnool, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Schools

National High School
Adarsha Vidya Nilayam
Little Flower High School
Ravitheja Residential High School
Aditya Junior College
Shri Saraswathi Vidyanikethan
Shri Saraswathi Shishumandir
Sharada High School

[edit] Temples

Ramaswamy Temple—One of the oldest temples in the locality. A newly built TTD Kalyana mantapam is also on the premises of this well known temple.
Anjaneya swamy Temple
Shirdi Sai Temple—Refurbished in 2003, inaugurated by Saibaba of Puttaparthy, memebers of this temple are actively involved in many social activities, such as training rural women in handicrafts, conducting medical camps, maintaining cleanliness in villages, etc.
Shivalayam—Located against Main Post office.
Kanyaka Parameswari Temple—Attracts especially many Vaishya devotees, an old temple that was remodelled.
Pedda mosque—Located in Santha Bazar.
Bala Yesu mandiram—Located on the premises of Little Flower High School, operated by a Christian organisation.