Kodumur
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Kodumur is a village and a Mandal
Subdivisions of India
The Administrative divisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision The Administrative divisions of India are Indian...

 in Kurnool district
Kurnool district
Kurnool District is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, located in the west-central part of the state on the southern banks of the Tungabhadra and Handri rivers. The town of Kurnool is currently the headquarters of the district...

 in the state of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
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 in India
India
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Geography

Kodumuru is located at [show location on an interactive map] 15.6833° N 77.7833° E.[1] It has an average elevation of 342 meters (1125 feet). It includes the village of Amadaguntla
Amadaguntla
Amadaguntla is a village in Kodumur mandal in Kurnool District in Andhra Pradesh. It is roughly 25 kilometers by road from Kurnool city. Gorantla, a nearby village is famous for Madhava temple. Another nearby village, Laddagiri is the birthplace of former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, the late...

, and is 35 km from Kurnool
Kurnool
Kurnool is located at . It has an average elevation of 273 metres .Kurnool lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Handry and Neeva rivers also flow through the city. The K.C...

. It is on the way to Mantralayam from Kurnool.

Gadwal Sarees are manufactured in Kodumuru. Recently the Indian Government has proposed to set up a handloom park in Kodumuru to save weavers from starvation and in the process help the survival of Gadwal sarees.

The STD code of Kodumur is 08525, and the postal code is 518464.

One speciality in Kodumur is the Venkateswara temple on the Konda rayudu hill, where the scorpions are offered (As Naivedya ) to Idol.
Here is one more attraction and visiting place is VAALLEMMA TEMPLE. She is a powerful goddess in a small temple located at Hundri river bed.

Panchayats

The following is the list of village panchayats in Kodumur mandal.

1) Amadaguntla
2) Anugonda
3) Gorantla
4) Kallaparri
5) Krishnapuram
6) Laddagiri
7) Mudumalagurthy
8) Pulakurthy
9) Pyalakurthy
10) Varkur
11) Venkatagiri
12) Yerradoddi

Education

In Kodumur there are several schools and colleges, Among those several government primary schools are there and one Z.P Boys High School, one Z.P Girls High School and a Govt Junior College.

There are 2 B.Ed colleges in Kodumur.

Recently One B.Ed college and a private Junior college have established in Kodumur
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