Nandyal is a special Grade Municipality in Kurnool Distrct of Andhra Pradesh. The Nandyal town is extended in an area of 19.00 sqkms. It is an important commercial centre catering the needs of several surrounding villages. It is also an important forest produce trading centre as being adjacent to Nallamalla forest. It is situated a midest of two famous pilligrims centres, Srisailam and Mahanandi. The town cold be found on the Railway line between Guntakal and Guntur. In recent years, the town has grown in leaps and bounds. Many industries such as Sugar factory, Paper Mill, Cotton Mill, milk Dairy and various other such small scale industries have come up.

             The town is one of the important as an agricultural centre having several research centres on Government and Private sector. In view of successful implementation of major irrigation projects like S.R.B.C and Telugu Ganga it is surrounded by Agricultural fields. The conversion of meter gauge line to broad gauge between Guntur and Guntakal decisively made Nandyal, a major commercial centre in Rayalaseema.