| Koilkuntla town | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 15.2333°N 78.3167°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nandyal |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 36745 |
| 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: | 518134 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 08510 |
Koilakuntla (also called as Kovelakuntla, Koyalakuntla, Koilkuntla) is a town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is Head quarter of Koilakuntla mandal.[1] It is in Dhone revenue division.
Koilakuntla is located at 15.2334°N 78.3167°W.[2] It has an average elevation of 185 meters (610 feet). 85 km south of Kurnool town. There is a famous temple called Panduranga Swamy Temple which is established by king Penukonda Rajullu in 1560-1570.It has pond in front of the temple. The lady named Koilla guided the king to build the temple and due to the pond in front of the temple, the town was named as Koilakuntla. There is a confluence of Kundu river and Juleru river near Sagameswara temple in east side and in west side mosque. And in the centre of Koilakuntla, the south side is having Sidheswara temple and in north side mosque. That is why they are called as union of two religions of Hindu and Muslim. In 1847 Narasimha Reddy fought against the British and he was hanged to death by the British emperor near taluka office in Koilakuntla. In 1870 Buda Vengal Reddy helped poor people, native of Uyyalawada thaluka near Koilakuntla, so, Queen Victoria gave swarna Kanakam to him. This happened in the year 1850–1870.
Koilakuntla has a total population of 36,745 peoples. There are about 5,810 houses in Koilakuntla town. Nandyal is nearest big town to Koilakuntla which is approximately 39km away. Until 2008 Koilakuntla was headquarter of Koilakuntla Assembly Constituency, in 2008 by the delimination order by Central government new Constituency formed with Banaganapalle
| Legislative | Banaganapalle MLA, Koilakuntla Sarpanch | |
| Executive | Dhone RDO, Koilakuntla MRO | |
| Judiciary | Hon'ble Koilakuntla Court Judge | |
| Police Sub Division | Allagadda DSP | |
| Health | CHNC Koilakuntla | |
| APSPDCL Division | Nandyal DE | |
| APSRTC Bus Service | Koilakuntla Depot | |
| Transport | Nandyal RTO | |
| Pincode | 518134 |
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Koilakuntla bus station with Koilakuntla Bus depot.
Koilkuntla Railway Station is opened in 2016 as part of Nandyal - Yerraguntla Railway line. Now the line is fully electrified. The station have 3 platforms and currently running trains are
#Dharmavaram-Machilipatnam express,
#Guntur-Tirupati express,
#Nandyala-Renigunta Demu,
#Machilipatnam-Dharmavaram express,
#Tirupati-Guntur express,
#Renigunta-Nandyala Demu,
trains are Running
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Domestic Airport which is located in Orvakal-Kurnool is the nearest which is 70 km from Koilkuntla.
Tirupati International Airport-Tirupati Which is 252 km away Rajiv Gandhi International Airport- Hyderabad which is 285 km away
1. Yaganti-30 km2. Ahobilam- 50 km3. Belum Caves- 40 km4. Mahanandi-52 km5. Nandavaram- 22
1. SLVT
2. AVR
3. PR
1. SBI main branch (code : 0984) 2. sbi rtc road 3. Union bank of India 2 branches 4. Axis bank 5. HDFC Bank 6. KDCC 7. The Koilkuntla Cooperative Town Bank8.Andra Pragathi Grameena Bank