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Manthani
Town of Vedas
Municipality
Nickname: 
Mantrapuri
Manthani is located in Telangana
Manthani
Manthani
Location in Telangana, India
Manthani is located in India
Manthani
Manthani
Manthani (India)
Coordinates: 18°39′N 79°40′E / 18.650°N 79.667°E / 18.650; 79.667
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DistrictPeddapalli
Named forMantrakoota Sahasra Linga Sthanam
Government
 • TypeChairman-Council
 • BodyManthani Municipality
 • MLASri Duddilla Sridhar Babu
Area
 • Total10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total23,000
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Manthanite= Telugu , Hindi,Marathi Languages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTS-22
Websitehttps://manthanimunicipality.telangana.gov.in/

Manthani is a municipal town in Manthani mandal in Peddapalli district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Manthani mandal[1] on the banks of the river Godavari.[citation needed].Manthani is nearest town of Godavarikhani , Ramagundam & Peddapalli.

Geography

Manthani is surrounded by the sacred Godavari river. Manthani assembly constituency is the largest constituency in Telangana in terms of area.[citation needed] The Current MLA of Manthani is Sridhar Babu , from the Indian National Congress.This is his fifth term as the MLA of Manthani.

Transport

BUS - Manthani is connected by road through TSRTC depot named MANTHANI-MNTY. Mostly buses ply to Karimnagar, Hyderabad,Godavarikhani,Bhupalapally,Warangal,Bhadrachalam,Chandrapur,Dharmavaram,Mancherial etc.,

Train - Manthani has no Railway line .It’s Nearest Railway Station is Ramagundam & Peddapalli Junction.

Air - Nearest Airport is RGIA at Hyderabad . Under UDAAN plan central government has plan to develop a new airport at Basanthnagar near Ramagundam .

See also

History

According to an inscription of Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya at Dwarakapeetam and Pushpagiri Peetam, Adi Shankara had visited Manthani.[2] A ruined Shiva temple, once-prominent dating back to the period of Kakatiya Dynasty, known as Gautameshwara, is found in Manthani. It is known for elaborate carvings and fine sculptures similar to that of main Kakatiya temples such as the Thousand Pillar Temple in Warangal.

References

  1. ^ "District Level Mandal wise list of villages in Karimnagar district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Karimnagar is where Pushkaralu action is", Deccan Chronicle, Karimnagar, 14 July 2015. Retrieved on 20 May 2016.

http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2827/1/27473_1971_MAN.pdf

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