| Uravakonda | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 14.95°N 77.27°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anantapur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.28 |
| Elevation M: | 459 |
| Population Total: | 80201 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 515812 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | AP |
Uravakonda is a census town in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Uravakonda mandal in Anantapur revenue division. The town is a constituent of urban agglomeration.[2]
Uravakonda was a once a village which Govindacharya Uravakonda acquired from the British. He gradually developed it as town: building the famous clock tower at the heart of the town.
It was mentioned as 'part of Boviseema' in the inscriptions from the 10th century to the 16th century on stone slabs at some villages ruled by Vijayanagara Empire kings.
Uravakonda is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 459 metres (1505 feet), 55 km to Anantauramu District.
India census,[4] Uravakonda had a population of 41,865. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Uravakonda has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 50%. In Uravakonda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nearest town is Guntakal.
Uravakonda is well connected to district headquarters Anantapur (52 km) and to other close by cities Bellary (Karnataka, 55 km), Guntakal 32km.
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[5] [6] The media of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu, Urdhu, and Hindi.