Kodumuru or Kodumur is a mandal

Mandal

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 in Kurnool district

Kurnool district

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 of Andhra Pradesh

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, India

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Geography

Kodumuru is located at 15.6833°N 77.7833°E. It has an average elevation of 342 meters (1125 feet). 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 SZTD code of Kodumur is 08525 and the Pincode is 518464. It is 35 km from Kurnool, Its on the way to Mantralayam from Kurnool.

This village is located on the banks of a river called Handri. A highway which is from Kurnool to Bellary has built through this village.

Places to visit which are near Kodumur

1. They can visit Gajuladinne Project, which is 20 km from kodumur, it is on the way to Yemmiganur. By bus it will take 20 to 30 minutes.
2. Can visit Sunkesula Barrage, which is 30 km from Kodumur. It is on the way to Mahaboob Nagar district via Gudur.
3. Mantralayam, This is a well-known place. It will take 1 hour 30 minutes from Kodumur. Can go to Mantralayam via Yemmiganur.

And there are many places to visit.

Generally Kodumur people goes for picnic with friends to enjoy to the places, like:

• Pyalakurthi Mango garden
• Vallelamma temple in kodumur

Festivals and celebrations of Kodumur people

1. Kodumur people celebrates Chowdamma Jatara in the starting week or second week of February every year. People invites all of their relatives and celebrates with them. Its a belief that The married life will be good if the newly married men(groom) gives hand to move the ratha(teru). Teru Bajar is the place where the Chowdamma temple is located. There will be some other cultural activities and sports conducted by Kodumur youth clubs during this festival.
2. Kodumur people celebrate Kite festival on Yeruvaka pournami. They do not play with kites on Sankranthi. Generally in the cities kites will be of small size, But you can see kites of size up to 6 feet in Kodumur during this time.
3. Kodumur people celebrates festival of vallelamma(gramadevatha).

Like this there are many festivals specific to Kodumur.
Sanjeevaiah Sagar is near Kodumur .15 km from Kodumur.

Pyalakurthy is major panchayat village which is 1 km from main road of Kurnool -> Kodumur -> Mantralayam Road. The village has the history for producing highest quantity in the Kurnool district. - Sunkanna.Vemgoti(S/o.V.Yallappa)