Koilkuntla town | |
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Town | |
 Koilakuntla Railway Station | |
.svg)  Koilkuntla town Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Koilkuntla town Koilkuntla town (India) | |
| Coordinates: 15°14′00″N 78°19′00″E / 15.2333°N 78.3167°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Nandyal |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,278 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 518134 |
| Telephone code | 08510 |
Koilakuntla (also called as Kovelakuntla, Koyalakuntla, Koilkuntla) is a town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is Head quarter of Koilakuntla mandal.[1] in Dhone revenue division
Geography Koilakuntla is located at 15°14′00″N 78°19′00″E / 15.2334°N 78.3167°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 185 meters (610 feet). 85 km south of Kurnool town. There is a famous temple called Panduranga Swamy Temple which is established by king Penukonda Rajullu in 1560-1570.It has pond in front of the temple. The lady named Koilla guided the king to build the temple and due to the pond in front of the temple, the town was named as Koilakuntla. There is a confluence of Kundu river and Juleru river near Sagameswara temple in east side and in west side mosque. And in the centre of Koilakuntla, the south side is having Sidheswara temple and in north side mosque. That is why they are called as union of two religions of Hindu and Muslim. In 1847 Narasimha Reddy fought against the British and he was hanged to death by the British emperor near taluka office in Koilakuntla. In 1870 Buda Vengal Reddy helped poor people, native of Uyyalawada thaluka near Koilakuntla, so, Queen Victoria gave swarna Kanakam to him. This happened in the year 1850–1870.