Allagadda

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Allagadda is a mandal in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India.It is located at 120 km from kurnool on NH-18 and is a border of the two districts kurnool and kadapa. Allagadda is notorious for faction.

Geography

Allagadda is located at coord|15.1333|N|78.5167|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Allagadda.html Falling Rain Genomics.Allagadda] ] It has an average elevation of 166 meters (547 feet).The town is situated on the bank of river Vakkileru.

History of Allagadda

Initially it was named as AVULAGADDA( avula means cows and gadda means place). It is so named because earlier, there are a large number of cows here. So the people called it "Aavulagadda" but the British understood it as "Allagadda" and so the name. Allagadda is famous for stone art in India. There is only one ATM center. There is no online reservation. Here politics played a main role in change of bus-depot.MLA's are coming and going but there is no change in the situation of development. There are so many chances for development in stones industries and sculpting is one of the great art of Allagadda but no one is trying for this.

Educational institutions

* Alfa Engineering College and Technology (It is on NH18 Highway)

* Yeddula Papamma Pedda Madduleti Reddy Government Junior College (oldest college in place)

* Sri Ankala Reddy Memorial College of Education

* Sri Raghavendra Junior College

* K.V.Subba Reddy Degree College (B.Ed. college well known in and around the place).
* SRI RAGHAVENDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL - SATRAM STREET.
* SRI BHARATHIVIDYA MANDIR - SATRAM STREET.

Temples

* Kanyaka Parameswari Temple (Ammavari shala) and in the same premises we do have Sri Krishna temple (called Geetha Bhavan by the localites)

* Sivalayam Temple (Recently has been reconstructed and Venkateswara swamy temple is also built in the same premises)

* Sri Anjaneya swamy temple (this is where Lord Narasimha Swamy’s idol is kept for darshan during the time of Jatara on the first day in town)

* Gayathri Devi temple (on NH18 Highway)

* Saibaba temple (in Veda Nagar)
* Kalyana venkateswara swami temple - Padakandla
* Sri Ramadevalayam - (Jamunastreet)
* Sri Gokulakrishna Devalayam -(Jamunastreet)

Villages in the teshsil/mandal/taluka of Allagadda

* Ahobilam

* Bachepalle

* Bathalur

* Chinta Kommadinne

* G Jambuladinne

* Gopalapuram

* Kotha Kandukur

* Marripalle

* Mittapalle

* Nallagatla

* Obulampalle

* Padakandla

* Patha Kandukur

* Peddachintakunta

* Peraipalli

* R Krishnapuram

* S Lingamdinne

* Yadawada

Theatres

* AVS theatre

* Lakshmi prasanna

* Bhavani

* Ramalakshmi

* Sri Rama Mini palace

* Prathap

Assembly Constituency

Allagadda is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.

* 1962 - S. Jayaraj (Indian National Congress)
* 1967 - G. Timma Reddy (Independent)
* 1972 - S. Venkat Subba Reddy (Independent)
* 1978 - G. Timma Reddy (Independent)
* 1980 - G. Pratap Reddy (Indian National Congress I)
* 1983 - S.V. Subba Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
* 1985 - G. Pratap Reddy (Indian National Congress)
* 1989 - Buma Sekhar Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
* 1992 - Buma Sobhanagi Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
* 1994 - Buma Sobhanagi Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
* 1997 - Buma Sobhanagi Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
* 1999 - Buma Sobhanagi Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
* 2004 - Gangula Prathap Reddy (Indian National Congress)

References

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Allagadda.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 166m]

Allagadda mostly known for the Telugu people as Bombula Gadda ( BOMBS PLACE) as it is very famous for factions and clashes between political parties often turns into throwing bombs at each others. This bombs are called often as Natu bombulu ( Hand made bombs). But apart from this Allagadda is comparatively an undeveloped place because of scarcity of water and more Hot weather.

Ahobilam is one of the most famous Narasimha swami temple which is very near to Allagadda. The god is in a cave and very beautiful place to visit.

Normally people can speak Telugu with a different dialect which is known for its rude ness but it produses a belongingness when actually speak in that dialect as a born person in allagadda or in any other place in kurnool district. Allagadda is traditional place and have nice temples near by and also very straight farward people who speaks on the face. If they like you they will give their life for the word. They receive people very fondly with a big smile on the face and very helpful if any one is new to the place.