Mancherial
City
Yellampalli project located in Ramagundam Rural but borders Mulkalla village
Yellampalli project located in Ramagundam Rural but borders Mulkalla village
Mancherial is located in Telangana
Mancherial
Mancherial
Mancherial (Telangana)
Mancherial is located in India
Mancherial
Mancherial
Mancherial (India)
Coordinates: 18°52′17″N 79°26′39″E / 18.871400°N 79.444300°E / 18.871400; 79.444300
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictMancherial
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council Mancherial
 • BodyMancherial Municipality
Area
 • Total90 km2 (30 sq mi)
 • Rank14th (Telangana)
Elevation
173 m (568 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total110,000
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • Telugu,UrduTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
504208
Vehicle registrationTS 19
Assembly constituencyMancherial
Lok Sabha constituencyPeddapalli
Major highwaysSH1Rajiv Rahadari NH 63 NH 363
Websitemancherialmunicipality.telangana.gov.in

Mancherial is a city and headquarters of the Mancherial district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is both the district and administrative headquarters of Mancherial mandal in the Mancherial revenue division.[2] It is located on the north banks of the Godavari River.[3][4] It is located about 244 kilometres (152 mi) from the state capital, Hyderabad, 84 kilometres (52 mi) from Karimnagar, 138 kilometres (86 mi) from Nirmal and 155 kilometres (96 mi) from Adilabad.

History

Historically, it was part of Adilabad District, but now it is a separate district by itself. It was, until as recently as less than a hundred years ago, rich in forest resources and many small scale & large scale industries but was of little economic and political importance.[5] Gonds mainly depended on farming for their livelihoods.[6] After the Singareni Collieries Company Limited coal mines were established in the Ramagundam Region and Srirampur division.Many people migrated from Godavarikhani city as it has low land bank.Now it became industrialised and with people of Godavarikhani city it became urbanised. During the 1970s, an Industrial training institute was opened there.[7]

Demographics

See also: List of cities in Telangana by population

As of the 2011 census of India, Mancherial has a population of 89,935. Males constitute 51% of the total population and females 49%. Mancherial has an average literacy rate of 75.71%, higher than the national average: male literacy is 83.16%, and female literacy is 67.92%. In Mancherial, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

in 2018 Mancherial municipality had an estimated population of 110,000.[1]

Population density of Mancherial:

The majority of people in the area practice Hinduism, followed by Islam and Christianity. Telugu is the most widely spoken language.

Education

List of colleges in Mancherial:

References

  1. ^ a b "About Mancherial". Mancherial municipality.
  2. ^ "The official website of Mancherial District". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Adilabad District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. p. 98. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook – Adilabad" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 13–14, 44. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  5. ^ Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph Von (1982). Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival. University of California Press. pp. 51, 52. ISBN 9780520043152.
  6. ^ Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph Von (1982). Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival. University of California Press. pp. 99, 100, 101. ISBN 9780520043152.
  7. ^ F?rer-Haimendorf, Christoph Von (1982). Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival. University of California Press. p. 139. ISBN 9780520043152.
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