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Kanigiri
Kanigiri is a Town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Kanigiri mandal in Kanigiri revenue division. Kanigiri Municipality is 3rd largest ULB in the Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh State. And Town is spread over an area of 49.30 sq.kms. with an urban population of 55,755 (2024 census). It is known for famous for its Kanigiri hill.
The name is a vernacular transformation of Kanakagiri (Kanaka meaning gold and Giri meaning Hill). In olden times it was said that the town adjoining the hill was called Kanakapatnam.
Kanigiri Mandal is located on the south side of the Prakasam District having a geographical area of around 490 km2. Kanigiri Municipality is the 6th largest municipality in Prakasam with an area of 55.36 km2. Physio-graphically, most of the part of the district is a level plain with an average height of 300 meters showing a gradient towards the East (coast). The remaining Western part is however rugged and higher in elevation (up to 1,200 meters) where the Nallamala and Velikonda hill ranges are the characteristic features of the Landscape. Kanigiri Municipality has a maximum elevation of 380 meters which is on Kanigiri Hill located on the Northern edge of the municipality. Excluding the hill, the Kanigiri Municipality's average elevation is 95 meters. The minimum elevation is 70 meters and the maximum elevation is 120 meters. The hill base starts at 120 meters and goes up to 380 meters.
Kanigiri has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate (Aw) under the Köppen climate classification, Kanigiri is located near the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The town is surrounded by the range of Eastern Ghats. It has an average elevation of 101 metres (334 feet), and enjoys a hot climate for most of the year.
Road
Kanigiri is a town in Kanigiri Mandal in Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh State, India. It is located on the North-West side of the Eastern Ghats. NH 565 passes through the Municipality which connects Kanigiri to Hyderabad on the Northern side and Nellore on the Southern side and further connects to Chennai via NH 16. Other than that, the Ollapalem-Vemulapadu road (Kandukur-Kanigiri Road) which is a State Highway, connects Kanigiri to Kandukur towards the East and further connects it to NH 16. On the Western side, the State Highway connects Kanigiri to Kurnool.
Rail
The nearest railway Station is at Donakonda which is exactly 50 km from Kanigiri Municipality. The railway station at Ongole, Markapur Road railway station and Singarayakonda is around 80 km, 60 km and 65 km away from the Kanigiri Municipality. There is a proposed railway line from Nadikudi to Srikalahasti which would pass through Kanigiri.
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Kanigiri
Kanigiri is a Town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Kanigiri mandal in Kanigiri revenue division. Kanigiri Municipality is 3rd largest ULB in the Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh State. And Town is spread over an area of 49.30 sq.kms. with an urban population of 55,755 (2024 census). It is known for famous for its Kanigiri hill.
The name is a vernacular transformation of Kanakagiri (Kanaka meaning gold and Giri meaning Hill). In olden times it was said that the town adjoining the hill was called Kanakapatnam.
Kanigiri Mandal is located on the south side of the Prakasam District having a geographical area of around 490 km2. Kanigiri Municipality is the 6th largest municipality in Prakasam with an area of 55.36 km2. Physio-graphically, most of the part of the district is a level plain with an average height of 300 meters showing a gradient towards the East (coast). The remaining Western part is however rugged and higher in elevation (up to 1,200 meters) where the Nallamala and Velikonda hill ranges are the characteristic features of the Landscape. Kanigiri Municipality has a maximum elevation of 380 meters which is on Kanigiri Hill located on the Northern edge of the municipality. Excluding the hill, the Kanigiri Municipality's average elevation is 95 meters. The minimum elevation is 70 meters and the maximum elevation is 120 meters. The hill base starts at 120 meters and goes up to 380 meters.
Kanigiri has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate (Aw) under the Köppen climate classification, Kanigiri is located near the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The town is surrounded by the range of Eastern Ghats. It has an average elevation of 101 metres (334 feet), and enjoys a hot climate for most of the year.
Road
Kanigiri is a town in Kanigiri Mandal in Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh State, India. It is located on the North-West side of the Eastern Ghats. NH 565 passes through the Municipality which connects Kanigiri to Hyderabad on the Northern side and Nellore on the Southern side and further connects to Chennai via NH 16. Other than that, the Ollapalem-Vemulapadu road (Kandukur-Kanigiri Road) which is a State Highway, connects Kanigiri to Kandukur towards the East and further connects it to NH 16. On the Western side, the State Highway connects Kanigiri to Kurnool.
Rail
The nearest railway Station is at Donakonda which is exactly 50 km from Kanigiri Municipality. The railway station at Ongole, Markapur Road railway station and Singarayakonda is around 80 km, 60 km and 65 km away from the Kanigiri Municipality. There is a proposed railway line from Nadikudi to Srikalahasti which would pass through Kanigiri.