Kurnool district

Kurnool district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Konda Reddy Burju
Location of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates: 15°50′N 78°02′E / 15.83°N 78.04°E / 15.83; 78.04
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Rayalaseema
Established	1808
1st Reorganized	1970
2nd Reorganized	4th April 2022
Headquarters	Kurnool
Administrative Divisions	3 Revenue divisions 26 Mandalas 4 Towns
Government
• District collector	Kotteshwara rao, IAS
• Lok Sabha	Kurnool
• Assembly	Assembly list Adoni Alur Kodumur (SC) Kurnool Mantralayam Pattikonda Yemmiganur
Area [1]
• Total	7,977 km2 (3,080 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1][2]
• Total	2,271,686
• Density	280/km2 (740/sq mi)
• Sex ratio	988 (females per 1,000 males)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
• Additional Official	Urdu[3]
Literacy
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number	518xxx
Area codes	+91–8518
ISO 3166 code	IN-AP
Vehicle registration	AP-21 (former) AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[4]
Website	kurnool.ap.gov.in

Kurnool district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh after the districts are reorganised in April 2022.^[1] It is located in the north western part of the state and is bounded by Nandyal district in the east, Anantapur district in the south, Raichur district of Karnataka in the northwest, Bellary district of Karnataka in the west, and Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana in the north. It has a population of 2,271,686 based on the 2011 census.^[1] The city of Kurnool is the headquarters of the district.

Konda Reddy Fort, Mantralayam and Orvakal Rock Garden, Kurnool are tourist places of interest in the district.