Uravakonda
Uravakonda | |
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Uravakonda Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 14°57′N 77°16′E / 14.95°N 77.27°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Anantapur |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.28 km2 (11.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 80,201 |
| • Density | 2,649/km2 (6,860/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 515812 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Uravakonda is a census town in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Uravakonda mandal in Guntakal revenue division. The town is a constituent of urban agglomeration.
Uravakonda was a once a village which Govindacharya Uravakonda acquired from the British. He gradually developed it as town: building the famous clock tower at the heart of the town.
It was mentioned as 'part of Boviseema' in the inscriptions from the 10th century to the 16th century on stone slabs at some villages ruled by Vijayanagara Empire kings.