Singarayakonda is a census town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Singarayakonda mandal. Singarayakonda is 26 m above sea level. It is spread across 10 Grama panchayats. It is under Kandukur Revenue division. Singarayakonda is located 30 kilometers from Ongole. This is situated on the NH-5 Highway and has a connectivity of the Railway line between Vijayawada and Chennai. This gives highest revenue than any other station in this line of South Central Railway in the Prakasam district. This also has been the center for transportation for all the nearby villages which are located around a distance of the 15 km from this place.
History
Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Singarayakonda is one of the Holy abodes of Lord Narasimha Swamy. As per the Legends, This region was ruled by Demon Kharasura, who established a vast Kharati Dynasty. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Narasimha who used to visit this place daily for Lord Narasimha Darshan. One day, When Kharasura requested the Lord for a boon, Lord replied him that He will grant boon in his Rama Avatar. Angered Kharasura started interrupting Yajnas and Homam of the Sages. When Rama exiled from the Kingdom, during his journey towards the south, Sages requested Rama to guard their Yajna. When Rama came across Kharasura who a devotee of Narasimha, Rama installed and offered prayers to Lord Narasimha before killing the demon. "ఎలాంటి సింహాలకైనా రాయడైన నరసింహస్వామి వెలసిన కొండకనుక అది సింగరాయకొండ గా పిలవపడుతుంది"
Geography
Singarayakonda is located at. It has an average elevation of 15 metres.
Climate
Singarayakonda's climate is classified as tropical. In winter, there is much less rainfall in Singarayakonda than in summer. This location is classified as Aw by Köppen and Geiger. The temperature here averages 28.7 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 858 mm. Precipitation is the lowest in February, with an average of 3 mm. With an average of 231 mm, the most precipitation falls in October. At an average temperature of 33.3 °C, May is the hottest month of the year. January has the lowest average temperature of the year. It is 24.3 °C.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Avg. Temperature
24.3
25.9
28.1
30.6
33.3
32.9
30.5
30.3
29.9
28.2
25.8
24.3
Min. Temperature
19.7
20.9
23.3
26
28
28.3
26.5
26.3
25.9
24.6
21.9
20
Max. Temperature
29
31
33
35.2
38.6
37.5
34.5
34.3
33.9
31.9
29.7
28.6
Avg. Temperature
75.7
78.6
82.6
87.1
91.9
91.2
86.9
86.5
85.8
82.8
78.4
75.7
Min. Temperature
67.5
69.6
73.9
78.8
82.4
82.9
79.7
79.3
78.6
76.3
71.4
68.0
Max. Temperature
84.2
87.8
91.4
95.4
101.5
99.5
94.1
93.7
93.0
89.4
85.5
83.5
Precipitation / Rainfall
5
3
5
13
43
57
86
91
124
231
153
47
Between the driest and wettest months, the difference in precipitation is 228 mm. During the year, the average temperatures vary by 9.0 °C.
Demographics
Indiacensus, Singarayakonda had a population of 28,675. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Singarayakonda has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 61%. In Singarayakonda, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
