Pandurangapuram or Panduranga Puram (Telugu

Telugu script

Telugu script, an abugida from the Brahmic family of scripts, is used to write the Telugu language, a language found in the South-Central Indian state of Andhra Pradesh as well as several other neighboring states. The Telugu script is derived from the Bhattiprolu script...

: పాండురంగాపురము) is a village 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...

, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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, India

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. It should not be confused with the village of that name in Khammam district

Khammam district

Khammam District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 2,565,412 of which 19.81% were urban as of 2001 census. Khammam town is the district headquarters. The present name of Khammam is derived from the old name Kammamet. Later it was called Khammam Mettu and subsequently...

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History

The village was created by 9 families, migrating from Guntur district

Guntur district

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 to Kurnool District in Andhra Pradesh in search of a better livelihood. It was the winner of the Nirmal Puraskar Ideal Village award during the year 2007.

The high school, which was founded in 1980, is famous for having produced national level players in the sports of Kho kho

Kho Kho

Kho Kho is an Indian and Pakistani sport played by teams of twelve players who try to avoid being touched by members of the opposing team, only 9 players of the team enter the field...

 and Kabaddi

Kabaddi

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There are two temples in this village, the Pandurangaswamy temple and the Pothuluri Bramhendraswamy Alayam.