Allur is a village in Kothapatnam mandal, located in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1]
Allur
Akula Alluru | |
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.svg)  Allur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Allur Allur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 15°26′N 80°10′E / 15.44°N 80.16°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Prakasam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 523286 |
| Telephone code | 086592 |
Etymology
editTo distinguish it from other Allur, when both villages were in same Nellore district before Ongole district was created, it was called as Akula Allur or Allur with leaves and its namesake was called as Pantala Allur or Allur with staple.[2]
Geography
editAllur is located at 15°29′33″N 80°04′25″E / 15.4926°N 80.0736°E.[2] It is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Ongole. Vijayawada Airport is the nearest airport; Ongole is the nearest railhead.
References
edit- ^ "Mandal wise villages" (PDF). Revenue Department - AP Land. National Informatics Center. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ a b W.W.Hunter (1885). The imperial gazetteer of India [by] W.W. Hunter. London: Trubner and Co. p. 200,201.
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