Nandikotkur

Nandikotkur is a municipality and capital of Nandikotkur mandal in Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Geography
Nandikotkur is located at 15.8667°N, 78.2667°W. It has an average elevation of 292 meters (961 feet). The nearest river is Krishna river.

Nandikotkur is located 27 km from Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh. It serves as a major transit point connecting important cities including Kurnool and Guntur. The route to Srisailam from Kurnool also traverses through Nandikotkur. The legend says that Nandikotkur is surrounded by nine nandi statues (bulls) and hence this place was earlier called NavaNandikotkur and now this is called Nandikotkur. Handri Neeva Canal which provides irrigation water to Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa and Chittoor districts starts from Nadikotkur Mandal only. Sangamaheshwaram the place where seven rivers meet is located around 25 km from Nandikotkur. The population of Nandikotkur is 46,953

Transport
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Nandikotkur bus station.

Distance to Major towns and cities

 * 1) Kurnool = 30 km
 * 2) Nandyal = 58 km
 * 3) Yemmiganur = 100 km
 * 4) Adoni = 130 km
 * 5) Atmakur = 39 km
 * 6) Guntur = 270 km
 * 7) Kadapa = 190 km
 * 8) Tirupati = 330 km
 * 9) Hyderabad = 240 km
 * 10) Bengaluru = 380 km
 * 11) Vijayawada = 310 km

Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.