Orvakal is part of the Kurnool Urban Development Authority (KUDA)[2] and also situated along the Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (HBIC).

It is part of the Panyam Assembly constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, currently represented by Gowru Charitha Reddy of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

[6] Orvakal is also part of the Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency, which is represented by Byreddy Shabari, also from the TDP.

A four-lane section of National Highway 40 (NH40), formerly NH18 passes through Orvakal, providing road connectivity to Kurnool, Nandyal, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Tirupati, and Chennai.

Orvakal is also home to the Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport, which began operations on 25 March 2021.