Srisailam is a census town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Srisailam mandal in Atmakur revenue division. It is located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) from the district headquarters Nandyal, 80 kms (49.71mi) from Markapur,180 kilometres (112 mi) from Kurnool,198 kilometres (123 mi) from Nalgonda, 231 kilometres (144 mi) from Hyderabad and 264 kilometres (164 mi) from Vijayawada. The town is famous for the Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga Temple an...