Kurnool district
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Kurnool district కర్నూలు జిల్లా |
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| District of Andhra Pradesh | |
 Location of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Headquarters | Kurnool |
| Tehsils | 54 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Kurnool, Nandyal |
| • Assembly seats | 14 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,658 km2 (6,818 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,046,601 |
| • Urban | 28.26% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 61.13% |
| • Sex ratio | 984 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-21 |
| Major highways | AH43, NH44 |
| Coordinates | 15°48′N 78°0′E / 15.800°N 78.000°ECoordinates: 15°48′N 78°0′E / 15.800°N 78.000°E |
| Website | Official website |
Kurnool District is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, located in the west-central part of the state and is bounded by Mahabubnagar district of Telangana in the north, Raichur district of Karnataka in the northwest, Bellary district of Karnataka in the west, Ananthapur district in the south, YSR Kadapa district in the South East and Prakasham district in the east. The city of Kurnool is the headquarters of the district. It has a population of 4,053,463 of which 28.35% were urban as of 2011. It occupies 10th and 2nd place in terms of area in Largest Districts of India and Andhra Pradesh respectively, accounting for 17,658 square kilometres (6,818 sq mi) and 53rd place in terms of Population in India.
The Ketavaram rock paintings are dated back to the Paleolithic era (located at a distance of 18 km (11 mi) from Kurnool). Also the Jurreru Valley, Katavani Kunta and Yaganti in Kurnool District have some important rock art's and painting's in their vicinity, may be dated back to 35,000 to 40,000 years ago.
Belum Caves are geologically and historically important caves in the district. There are indications that Jain's and Buddhist monks were occupying these caves centuries ago. Many Buddhists relics were found inside the caves. These relics are now housed in Museum at Ananthapur.
Archaeological survey of India (ASI) also found remnants of vessels, etc. of pre-Buddhist era and has dated the remnants of vessels found in the caves to 4500 BC.
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy (Ananthapur District) was elected from the Dhone assembly constituency in 1962 general elections and became the Chief Minister of AP. Again in 1977 general elections to the Lok Sabha, he won from the Nandyal Parliamentary constituency and became the speaker of the Lok Sabha. However he resigned and became the 6th President of the Republic of India. In 1970, part of Kurnool district was split off to become part of Prakasam district.
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