Kumili

See also: Kumily
Kumili
village
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 535204
Vidhan Sabha constituency nerlimarla

Kumili is a historical village and panchayat in Pusapatirega[1] mandal of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Kumili was the former seat of the erstwhile Vizianagaram Kingdom. Ruins of this mud fort still exist here.

The village has a population of 5,929 and about 1,300 houses in 2001. Males constitutes 2,991 and Females 2938 of the population.

This small village is famous on account of a huge complex of temples from ancient time. The temples are unique with extremely attractive sculptures, paintings on the walls and idols. The story of Ramayana was painted on the walls of the temples. The temples within the complex are of Ganapathi, Shiva, Kalika Devi, Navagrahalu, Satyanarayana Swamy, Subramanyeswaraswamy, Seetharamaswamy, Anjaneya Swamy and Venu Gopalaswamy.

It is famous for its 9 temples (kovela) and well-organized streets. The streets are well partitioned based on the family work and approximately 26 streets are there in the village. The Kumili village has 1,600 acres (6 km2) of fertile land (rice paddies and corn) and 1,200 acres (5 km2) of commercial plantation mainly mango and cashew.

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