Nandyal

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Field	Value
name	Nandyala
official_name	Nandyal
other_name	Nandi-Aalayam
settlement_type	City
image_skyline	File:Nandyal Railway Station.jpg
image_caption	Nandyal Junction Main Entrance
pushpin_map	India Andhra Pradesh
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Andhra Pradesh
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Nandyal
established_title
government_type	Municipal council
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	33.67
elevation_m	203
population_total	300000
population_as_of	2011
population_rank	13th (in state)
population_density_km2	auto
population_footnotes
population_metro	211424
population_metro_footnotes
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Telugu
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	518501,518502
registration_plate	AP–21
website
established_title1	Incorporated (municipality)
established_date1	1899
established_title2	Incorporated (city)
established_date2	1991
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Demographics

In the 2011 census of India, Nandyal had a population of 211,424 making it the 13th most populous town in the state.

Governance

Civic administration

Nandyal municipality was constituted in the year 1899. The jurisdictional area is spread over an area of 19 km2. Its urban agglomeration is spread over an area of 33.67 km2 which includes constituents of Nandyal municipality, out growths of Moolasagaram, Noonepalle and partial outgrowths of Udumalpuram, Ayyalur.

Culture and tourism

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Nandyal is surrounded by nine sacred temples known as the Nava Nandi. Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple near Nandyal has one of the largest Nandi idols of the world. As per the Archaeological Survey of India, the rock grows at a rate of 1 in per 20 years. Nandyal District also consists of Belum Caves, Mahanandi and Srisailam.

Climate

| location = Nandyal (1991–2020, extremes 1966–present) | metric first = Y | single line = Y | Jan record high C = 37.4 | Feb record high C = 40.5 | Mar record high C = 43.0 | Apr record high C = 46.2 | May record high C = 46.3 | Jun record high C = 45.4 | Jul record high C = 41.8 | Aug record high C = 39.7 | Sep record high C = 38.8 | Oct record high C = 38.2 | Nov record high C = 35.5 | Dec record high C = 36.8 | year record high C = 46.3 | Jan high C = 31.9 | Feb high C = 34.8 | Mar high C = 38.2 | Apr high C = 40.3 | May high C = 40.7 | Jun high C = 37.0 | Jul high C = 34.6 | Aug high C = 33.4 | Sep high C = 33.0 | Oct high C = 32.6 | Nov high C = 31.4 | Dec high C = 30.6 |year high C= 34.8 | Jan low C = 17.2 | Feb low C = 19.1 | Mar low C = 22.3 | Apr low C = 25.7 | May low C = 27.4 | Jun low C = 25.9 | Jul low C = 24.8 | Aug low C = 24.5 | Sep low C = 24.2 | Oct low C = 23.3 | Nov low C = 20.7 | Dec low C = 17.7 | Jan record low C = 9.2 | Feb record low C = 12.0 | Mar record low C = 12.2 | Apr record low C = 18.5 | May record low C = 17.1 | Jun record low C = 17.5 | Jul record low C = 18.2 | Aug record low C = 18.5 | Sep record low C = 16.1 | Oct record low C = 10.5 | Nov record low C = 12.7 | Dec record low C = 9.6 | year record low C = 9.2 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 3.2 | Feb rain mm = 2.3 | Mar rain mm = 2.3 | Apr rain mm = 13.2 | May rain mm = 44.8 | Jun rain mm = 117.7 | Jul rain mm = 144.9 | Aug rain mm = 146.4 | Sep rain mm = 157.3 | Oct rain mm = 117.9 | Nov rain mm = 22.8 | Dec rain mm = 2.3 | year rain mm = 775.2 | Jan rain days = 0.3 | Feb rain days = 0.2 | Mar rain days = 0.3 | Apr rain days = 1.1 | May rain days = 2.7 | Jun rain days = 6.0 | Jul rain days = 8.3 | Aug rain days = 8.6 | Sep rain days = 7.7 | Oct rain days = 5.7 | Nov rain days = 1.9 | Dec rain days = 0.4 | year rain days = 43.2 |time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 41 | Feb humidity = 34 | Mar humidity = 27 | Apr humidity = 29 | May humidity = 31 | Jun humidity = 45 | Jul humidity = 54 | Aug humidity = 57 | Sep humidity = 61 | Oct humidity = 63 | Nov humidity = 58 | Dec humidity = 50 |year humidity = 46 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | access-date = April 8, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | title = Station: Nandyal Climatological Table 1981–2010 | work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = January 2015 | pages = 539–540 | access-date = 19 February 2020}} | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M15 | access-date = 19 February 2020}}

Economy

The city is a major hub of industry and agriculture. It is rich in natural resources like marble. There are many rice mills and industries which produce milk, soft drinks, sugar, PVC pipes, etc. Some of the renowned industries in the City are the Vijaya Dairy, Nandi Dairy, Nandi Pipes, Nandi Polymers, S. P. Y. Agro, Nandi Steels, etc.

Transport

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Nandyal bus station. Junction Railway Station is administered under Guntur railway division of South Central Railways. Kurnool Airport is 50 km from Nandyal.

Education

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References

"Basic Information of Municipality". Government of Telangana.
"Telangana (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
"District Census Handbook – Kurnool".
"Kurnool District Mandals". Census of India.
"Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 18, page 363 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". uchicago.edu.
"Brief Industrial Profile of Kurnool District". Government of India.
"Basic Information of Municipality". Government of Andhra Pradesh.
"Bus Stations in Districts".
"Kolakalur railway station info". India Rail Info.
"School Education Department". School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
"The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal".
(2023-04-24). "Nandyal medical college gets NMC approval". The Times of India.

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