District Census Handbook, Kurnool, Part X
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CENSUS 1.971 SERIES 2 ANDHRA PRADESH DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK KURNOOL PART X-A VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY PART X-B_ VILLAGE & TOWN PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT T. VEDANTAM OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT CF ANDHRA PRADESH 1973 THE Sl-JAHI .lAMIA MAS.lID, ADONI The motif given on the cover page represents the 'Shahi Jamia Masjid' at Adoni popularly known as the Jumma Masiid. It was constructed during the reign of Emperor Taneh Shah who ruled over the Bijapur Sultanate in the Deccan, in 1079 Hijri (1667 A.D.) by Sif;ldi Masood Khan Ghazi, the Governor of Adoni. The Jumma Masjid is renowned for its stateliness in appearance. "A fine specimen of the florid Architecture of the period", in the words of the historians, Ferguson and Meadows Taylor, this masiid is perh<Jps the most elegant of its kind in S~>uth India. It is said that an enOl mous amount of two lakhs "Dinars" was spent in those days on its construction. The Jamia Masjid of Adoni and the Holy Kaba of Mecca are stated to be having square floors of equal space. The mosque, built within a courtyard surrounded by an enclosing wall, contains fine facades of fifteen black stone slabs and five arches on which sermons from the 'Quran-e-Shareef' and 'Hadise Shareef' were carved in both Persian and Arabic, While the many splendid paintings engraved on the doorways ifl geometrical and floral designs reflect the elegance and magnificence of the Indo Sarcenic architectural style. Siddi Masood Khan Ghazi, the founder of this mosque is said to have brought from Mecca the heirs of the original Khateeb, Pesh Imam and Mouzan to render the religiOUS services in the mosque. The daily and weeKly (Friday) prayers and ritualSlare observed strictly in accordance with the procedure laid down by Praphet Mollammed, During the Holy month of Ramzan ~pecial proyers and congregations are conducted. The staff of the masjid are suitably re warded in kind and cash on the 27th day of Ramzan rl')onth by the Board of Trustees. In addition to these, special prayers are conducted twice a year on the daY of 'Id-ul-Fitr' and 'Id-uz-Zuha', Special programmes and functions are arranged during 'Moharrum' i.e., the ml)nth of Rabi-ul-Avval and Fateha ceremonies of great saints. The manual serllices in the mosque were attended by 'farrashes' appointed by the Ghazi whose heirs continue to perform the duties till to-day. These 'farrashes' were ,gifted lands some 300 years ago fpr their services. Those who were given jagirs are drawing 'Tasdeq' allowance from the Government of Andhra Pradesh now on the abolition of jagirs while only the Khateeb draws monthly pension . • The Masjid owns a number of shops in Adoni town fetching an annual rent of about Rs. 40,000 which is its only source of income. An annual budget is prepared indicating the expenditure of mosque on various items. The monthly expenditure of the mosque includes tRe salarjes of the staff and the electric bills while the Ramzan allowance to the workers, taxes, white wash, colour decorations etc., come under its annual expenditure. The Mosque is running two un-aided primary. schools imparting instrUC,tion in the "Quran-e-SiJareef" and ,is spending one third of its net income on education. There is one Masoodia Arabic High School within the precincts of the mosque, named after Siddi Masood Khan, the founder of the mosque. Though this is a Government aided and recognised institution,. the mosque provides to it loans and subsidies when ever needed. The mosque also lends financial aid to the needy and poor students studying in this institution. The affairs of the rnasjid are looked after by a Board of Trustees consisting of five members. Four of the members are elected once in five years while one, the Exe cutive Trustee who functions as its administrator is elected annlfally. A notable feature is that these five members render their services to this historic masjid without receiving any remuneration, PREFACE The District Census Handbooks which were first published at the 1951 Census proved to be very tlseful to the State and Central Government Departments, private agencies and academic bodies like Universities and Research Institutions. The scope of these Handbooks was enlarged to make them more useful during the 1961 Census. Considering tbe delay in the publication of tbese Handbooks due to difficulties in finding suitable presses which could undertake huge printing work of this kind, it was considered desirable to split up the 1971 Census Handbooks into three parts viz., Part A-Village and Town Directory, Part B-Village and Town Primary Census Abstract and Part C-Analytical Report, Departmental Statistics and District Census Tables. This was done mainly with a view to publishing Parts A and B which contain not only the population data upto the village and town level but also 1he particulars about the basic amenities etc., available in the towns and villages, as early as possible for pUblic'use. The scope and contents of these three parts are elaborated in the introduction ofthis -volume. I am glad to record here that Parts A and B of the 1971 Census Handbooks of alftbe 21 districts in the State have been finalised already and I expect that before the end of 1973 Parts A Jlnd B for aU tbe 21 districts would have been published. The compilation of these Handbooks is being done from the 1951 Census in the Office of the Director of Census Operations while the cost of paper, printing, etc., required for these volumes is being borne by the State Government. The Andhra Pradesh State Government have readily agreed to bear the cost of printing and paper for the 1971 Census Handbooks. I am grateful to the Andhra Pradesh State Government and in particular to the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Shri S. A. Quader. I.A.S., for their co-operation and encouragement. I am thankful 10 the Director of Printing, Government of Andhra Pradesh for assisting me by selecting suitable presses for undertaking the printing of the Handbooks. The data presented in the Village and Town Directories are obtained from different State Government and Central Government Departments but for whose co-operation Parts-A & B of the Handbooks could not have been compiled. I am thankful to All of them for furnishing me the required data. I am extremely grateful to Shri A. Chandra Sekhar, I.A.S., Registrar General, India and Dr. Roy Burman, Deputy Registrar General, India who formulated the contents of these Handbooks in detail and rendered spontaneous help and encouragement to me at all stages. The following staff of my office worked on the present volume of Kuroool District Census Handbook under the guidance and supervision of Shri P. S. R. Avadhany, Deputy Director of Census .operations and Shri K. Narasimha Murthy, Assistant Director of Census Operations of my office. Sri P. B. Sundar Raj, Tabulation Officer Smt. P. Lalitha. Tabulation Officer Drafting, Scrutiny and Sri T. Brahmiah, Statistical Assistant Supervision of Printing Kumari N. Suseela, Computor' 1 Sri K. Vijender Rao, Computor . S. Ramakrishna, Assistant Compiler r Collection and Compilation " M. Radhakrishnamurthy., Assistant ~ompi1er) " M. Mahatma Chari, ASSIstant Complier " Sri A. Venkateshwara Rao, Assistant Compiler . Scrutiny of Ma ps Sri G. S. Choudary, Junior Reader, G.C.P. } Supervision of Printing 'York M. Laxma Reddy, Junior Reader, a.c.p. " 11 Sn M. N. Ram Mohan, Artist Supervision of Mapping work Sri Syed Ahmed, Senior Draughtsman " M. J. Sadiq, Draughtsman " N. G. Swamy, Draughtsman " Mohiuddin Hasan, Draughtsman •• M. Shankaraiah. Draughtsman Preparation of Maps .. Md. Yakub Ali, Draughtsman ,. B. Raghuram, Draughtsman Smt. Daya Saxena, Draughtsman Sri D. Koteshwara Rao, Computor I am grateful to their services I trust that this humble effort on the part of the Census Organisation would meet with the appreciation it deserves. T.VEDANTAM Director of Census Operations. -CONTENTS Pages Introduction 1-4 PART A.-VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY SECTION I-VILLAGE DIRECTORY Explanatory Note-Village Directory 5-11 Village Directory: Kurnool Taluk 13-19 Nandikotkur Taluk 21-25 Atmakur Ind. Sub-Taluk 27-31 N andyal Taluk 33-37 Allagadda Taluk 39-45 Koilkuntla Taluk 47-53 Banganapalle Ind. Sub-TaInk 55-59 Dhone Taluk .. 61-65 pattikonda Taluk 67-71 Alur Taluk 73-79 Adoni Taluk 81-91 Talukwise Abstract of Amenities 92-93 SECTION II-ToWN DIRECTORY Explanatory Note-Town Directory 95-101 Town Directory: Statement I Status, Growth History and Functional Category of Towns 102 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns 103 Statement III Civic Finances 104 Statement IV Civic and Other Amenities 105 Statement V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities 106 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking Facilities 107. Statement VII Population by Religion and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes 108 PART B-VILLAGE AND TOWN PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Explanatory Note-Primary Census Abstract 109-114 Primary Census Abstract : KVRNOOL DISTRICT 116-123 Kurnoo! Taluk 125-164 Nandikotkur Taluk 165-179 Atmakur Ind. Sub-Taluk 181-197 Nandyal Taluk 199-221 Allagadda Taluk 223-232 Koilkuntla Taluk 233-742 Banganapalle Ind. Sub-Taluk 243-253 Dhone Taluk 255-274 Pattikonda Taluk 275-284 Alur Taluk 2135-294 Adoni Taluk 295-337 IV MAPS KVRNOOL DISTRICT Frontispiece Kurnool Taluk Facing Page. 13 Nandikotkur Taluk 21 Atmakur Ind. Sub. Taluk 27 Nandyal Taluk 33 Allagadda_ Taluk 39 Koi:kuntla Taluk 47 BanganapaJie Ind. Sub· Taluk 55 Dhone Taluk 61 Pathikonda Taluk 67 Alur Taluk 73 Adoni Taluk , 81 Kurnool District-TaluKwise Density of Population 109 .