Local businesses in Kurnool
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 2
- BSNL
- Government offices: 13
- Collector Camp Office; Chief Engineer Water Resources Department; District Military Welfare Officer's Office; Jala Mandali Irrigation Department; Office Of The Executive Engineer Protection Works Division; District Industrial Supplies; State Industrial Supplies; Zilla Parishad Karyalayamu; Mee Seva; Passport Office
- Colleges and universities: 13
- Osmania University; Govt.Urdu Jr. College; Saint Joseph's College; Sri Sankara's College of Education; Coles College; K V R Government Degree college for Women; Master Minds Junior College; Ravider College Women's Degree; S. T. B. C. College; Silver Jubilee College
- Workshops and craft businesses: 1
- Hariyana Handlooms
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 1
- LIC Office
- Banks: 28
- District Co-opperative Central Bank; Andhrapragathi Grameena Bank; Karuru Vyshya Bank; tamilnadu merchantile bank; Karur Vyshya Bank; Vijaya Bank; IDBI Bank; Andhra Bank; Andhra bank; Bank of India
- Hospitals: 105
- Gowri Gopal Hospital Pvt Ltd; New Noble Super Speciality Hospital; Apple Orthopaedic Hospital; Kurnool Heart And Multi Speciality Hospital; Lakshmi Sai Gastro Heart Skin and Maternity Clinic; M.H Hospital; Padma Chandra Super Speciality Hospital; Siri Noble Hospital; Sri New Balaji Super Speciality Hospital; St. Theresa Hospital
Kurnool facts
- District
- Kurnool district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 4,57,633 (2,69,122 in 2001)
- Area
- about 97.69 sq km, about 274 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 518001 (Kurnool-chowk), 518004 (Kurnool Kothapeta), 518002 (Kurnool Medicalcollege), 523002 (Kurnool Road)
- Places nearby
- Swayambhu Sri Abhista Gnana Ganapathi Temple (Hindu temple, 9 km)
- History
- Kurnool's old name was Kandanavolu, a crossing on the Tungabhadra where bullock-cart caravans are said to have greased their wheels. It is often called the Gateway of Rayalaseema.
- Education
- Institutions in Kurnool include Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University and the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing.
- Local economy
- Kurnool has good mineral resources, including iron ore, dolomite, limestone, ochre, quartz and silica.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.