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Uravakonda is a beautiful place with the entire town built around the hill at its center. This covers nearly 100 villages. It is famous for weaving industry specially silk handloom or silk weaving industry. It is a politically active place. Sri Karibasava Swamy High school (SKGH School) is one of the big schools within Uravakonda's vicinity. The historical place Pennahobilam is at a distance of 10 kilometres from Uravakonda. Another tourist attraction is the 13th Century Lord Surya (Sun) Temple located in village Budagavi which is at a distance of 3 kilometres from the town on Bellary Road. This is 2nd Surya Temple in Andhra pradesh after Arasavelli, 3rd in South India and 8th India. This is the only temple in the World where Lord Surya faces South. This has been recognized and renovated recently.Uravakonda was once known as Uragadhri. Uragadhri means a snake shaped hill. Famous spiritual leader Satya Sai Baba had studied in this town. Uravakonda has one government started in 2008
Uravakonda consist of 23 Villages and 17 Panchayats . Pennahobilam is the smallest Village and Amidala is the biggest Village . It is in the 445 m elevation(altitude) .
Hampi , Hospet (Hosapete) , Puttaparthi , Mantralayam , Chitradurga are the near by Important tourist destinations to see.
Demographics of Uravakonda Mandal
Telugu is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks Urdu . Total population of Uravakonda Mandal is 74,105 living in 14,663 Houses, Spread across total 23 villages and 17 panchayats . Males are 37,951 and Females are 36,154
Total 31,856 persons lives in town and 42,249 lives in Rural.
Weather and Climate of Uravakonda Mandal
It is too Hot in summer. Uravakonda summer highest day temperature is in between 32 ° C to 41° C .
Average temperatures of January is 25 ° C , February is 27 ° C , March is 30 ° C , April is 33 ° C , May is 34 ° C .