Allur, Prakasam district explained

Allur
Native Name Lang:te
Other Name:Akula Alluru
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:15.44°N 80.16°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Prakasam
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:523286
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:086592
Map Alt:Dynamic map of village

Allur is a village in Kothapatnam mandal, located in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1]

Etymology

To 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

Allur is located at 15.4926°N 80.0736°W. It is about 16km (10miles) from Ongole. Vijayawada Airport is the nearest airport; Ongole is the nearest railhead.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mandal wise villages . Revenue Department - AP Land . National Informatics Center . 20 November 2014 . 11 . PDF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141209181026/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/Prakasam.pdf . 9 December 2014 .
  2. Book: W.W.Hunter. The imperial gazetteer of India [by] W.W. Hunter. 200,201. 1885. Trubner and Co. London.