Kalyandurg
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Kalyandurg or Kalyandurgam is a census town
located in the Anantapur district
of the India
n state
of Andhra Pradesh
.
and was a part of Vijayanagara Empire
. Rayadurg and Kalyandurgam are the two important forts which were ruled by Balija
Palegars. The name Kalyandurgam came from Kalyanappa, who was a Poligar in the 16th Century.The Descendents of These poligars Esapathi,Butna family still live in fort area.This place is also famous for diamond kimberlites.
The interesting feature of the mountains are , mountains look like a lady sleeping from one end, and one of the mountains looks as lord vinayaka, this mountain is located to Akkamma devi temple where the people from all the villages gather once in a year for rituals.
kalyandurg having one of the oldest ramaswami temple this temple very famous in the temple god rama is in athma ram this ram statue is naturally this is not humans sculpture statue ramaswamy temple is constructed in sri krishna devarya period
, Kalyandurg was a taluk of Anantapur district in Madras province. It was originally a part of Dharmavaram taluk and was separated in 1893. It covered 70 villages with an area of 817 square miles. The population in 1901 was 76,977, compared with 72,730 in 189. The Kalyandurg town has a population of 8,815.
India census
, Kalyandurg had a population of 29,272. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kalyandurg has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 53%. In Kalyandurg, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
located in the Anantapur district
Anantapur district
Anantapur District , ) is one of the 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is Anantapur City. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.- Geography :...
of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
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Geography
Kalyandurg is located at 14.5500°N 77.1000°E. It has an average elevation of 591 metres (1942 ft).History
Kalyandurgam was under the rule of Sri KrishnadevarayaKrishnadevaraya
Śrī Kriṣhṇa Devarāya , , , and also known as Krishna Devarayulu in some inscriptions was the famed Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire who reigned from 1509–1529 CE.He is the third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty. Presiding over the empire at its zenith, he is regarded as an icon by many Indians...
and was a part of Vijayanagara Empire
Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
. Rayadurg and Kalyandurgam are the two important forts which were ruled by Balija
Balija
Balija is a social group spread across the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh , Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala...
Palegars. The name Kalyandurgam came from Kalyanappa, who was a Poligar in the 16th Century.The Descendents of These poligars Esapathi,Butna family still live in fort area.This place is also famous for diamond kimberlites.
The interesting feature of the mountains are , mountains look like a lady sleeping from one end, and one of the mountains looks as lord vinayaka, this mountain is located to Akkamma devi temple where the people from all the villages gather once in a year for rituals.
kalyandurg having one of the oldest ramaswami temple this temple very famous in the temple god rama is in athma ram this ram statue is naturally this is not humans sculpture statue ramaswamy temple is constructed in sri krishna devarya period
Demographics
According to The Imperial Gazetteer of IndiaThe Imperial Gazetteer of India
The Imperial Gazetteer of India was a gazetteer of the British Indian Empire, and is now a historical reference work. It was first published in 1881...
, Kalyandurg was a taluk of Anantapur district in Madras province. It was originally a part of Dharmavaram taluk and was separated in 1893. It covered 70 villages with an area of 817 square miles. The population in 1901 was 76,977, compared with 72,730 in 189. The Kalyandurg town has a population of 8,815.
India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Kalyandurg had a population of 29,272. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kalyandurg has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 53%. In Kalyandurg, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.