 350 years ago its name was Bhanupuri Kota.Parigi cheruvu (an irrigation tank) is one of the biggest irrigation tanks in the Anantapur district.Parigi is on the border of Karnataka is to Karnataka on the north and south and it is a 40-minute drive to Pavagada Taluk (Known for the Shaneshwara Temple) in the Tumkur district of Karnataka.