title: Allur, Prakasam district
text: # Allur, Prakasam district
  
  Allur is a village in Kothapatnam mandal, located in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  To distinguish it from other Allur, when both villages were in same Nellore district before Ongole district was created, it was called as Akula Allur or Allur with leaves and its namesake was called as Pantala Allur or Allur with staple.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Allur is located at 15°29′33″N 80°04′25″E﻿ / ﻿15.4926°N 80.0736°E﻿ / 15.4926; 80.0736. It is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Ongole. Vijayawada Airport is the nearest airport; Ongole is the nearest railhead.
  
  