Mancherial
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Mancherial located on the banks of GODAVARI river, is a town and a major municipality in Adilabad district
in the India
n state
of Andhra Pradesh
. It is located 253 kilometres (157 mi) north east of state capital, Hyderabad, India. There has been a demand to make Mancherial as a separate district from the political leaders as Mancherial had all the features that a district might have. It is part of a tri towns comprising Mancherial, Naspur and Srirampur. It has a population of nearly 2.8 lakhs including Naspur and Srirampur (2011)
, Mancherial had a population of 1,63,875. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mancherial has an average literacy rate of 72.6%, higher than the national average : male literacy is 81, and female literacy is 65%. In Mancherial, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Hospitals and nursing homes in the town in both the private and Government sector cater to a wide area and diverse population, including miners, tribal and farmers from the surrounding areas. Visiting specialists from Hyderabad and Warangal serve the area well.
Singareni Collieries are the largest employers in town, followed by ACC cement factory, kesoram (devapur)cement factory and Sirpur Paper mills. Venkateswara temple, Saibaba temple, Hanuman temple are the most visited by the locals. It has branches of all the major banks like State Bank of India
, State Bank of Hyderabad
, Andhra Bank
, Union Bank of India
, Oriental Bank of Commerce
, HDFC Bank
, Icici bank
, ING Vysya Bank
and Indian Bank
.
Colonies in and around 5 kilometer radius of Mancherial include CCC Quarters(A,B,C and D Types) , Krishna colony, Naspur colony, Shirkey Colony, Nagarjuna, New Nagarjuna, srirampur colony, RK-8 colony,old srirampur. Srirampur colony located at a distance of 6km from Mancherial where General Manager office of the coal mines is located. Quarters at Srirampur are provided by the government to accommodate Singareni employees. Two good and neatly maintained parks are surrounded by these colonies.
A swimming pool, Church and Geeta Dhyana Mandiram are located in C.C.C area. There has been a demand to make Mancherial as a separate district from the political leaders as Mancherial had all the features that a district might have.
Urdu, Hindi, English, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Kannada and some other languages are also spoken here.
Shiridi sai baba temple near bus station and Viswanath temple in the heart of the city are famous pilgrim places.
Jama masjid is one of the oldest masjid, which is located in middle of the town.
Viswanatha Aalayam is one of the oldest temple, which is located in middle of the town.
Zia ul uloom madrassa of Mancherial Islamic School
Laxmi Narayan temple which was built by Maarwadi's of Mancherial Town
Zafarnagar masjid,Islampura masjid,Acc masjid & More 9 in different areas of Mancherial
, Karimnagar
, Jagtial
, Warangal
,
Nizamabad, Hyderabad, Guntur
, Vijayawada
, Nagpur
, Shirdi, Pune
,Mumbai ,Nanded,Aurangabad,Shiridi,Chandrapur(Maharastra)
NH-16 (Nizamabad to Jagadalpur) passes through Mancherial. Rajeev rahadari also passes through Mancherial(near sri ram pur colony)
It is well connected by rail from various metro cities in India. It comes under South Central Railway
s.
Adilabad district
Adilabad District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is at Adilabad town. A famous Temple of the Goddess Saraswathi, the Hindu Goddess of Education, is located here in the town of Basara.-Origin of name:...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. It is located 253 kilometres (157 mi) north east of state capital, Hyderabad, India. There has been a demand to make Mancherial as a separate district from the political leaders as Mancherial had all the features that a district might have. It is part of a tri towns comprising Mancherial, Naspur and Srirampur. It has a population of nearly 2.8 lakhs including Naspur and Srirampur (2011)
Geography
Mancherial is located at 18.8667°N 79.4333°E. It has an average elevation of 142 meters (469 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Mancherial had a population of 1,63,875. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mancherial has an average literacy rate of 72.6%, higher than the national average : male literacy is 81, and female literacy is 65%. In Mancherial, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Features
- Mancherial was previously called Garmilla.
- Mancherial is one of the major city in adilabad district and center for the telangana momemt in the district
- Mancherial is a commercial hub of the coal belt area of Singareni collieries.
- A cement plant earlier called ACC Ltd., now changed to MCC (Mancherial Cement Company) is located here.
- It is located on the north bank of the Godavari river.
Hospitals and nursing homes in the town in both the private and Government sector cater to a wide area and diverse population, including miners, tribal and farmers from the surrounding areas. Visiting specialists from Hyderabad and Warangal serve the area well.
- It has a thriving market for agricultural produce.
- It is on the main north-south railway route from Delhi to Chennai. The major junctions up north are Wardha in Maharashtra and Kazipet in Warangal District to the south.
- Its proximity to the rich cement minerals and the coal mines fuels the economy, which offsets the rampant poverty prevalent in the Adilabad area and the accompanying naxellite problem.
- It has a government-run high school and a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-run Saraswathi, Mancherial public School which was established in 1982, this one of the oldest school which is having English medium Sishu Mandir schools (both taught in Telugu), apart from R.B.H.V high school (both Hindi and English media), Seven Hills High School [English Medium] Carmel Convent High School (taught in English), Oxford High School (English Medium) Martins Grammar High School (English Medium), Trinity High School,Gothama Budda Vidyaniketan, Urdu high school run by Urdu education society called madeen ul uloom. Mancherial has a total of 13 mosques. Among them, Jama Masjid is Biggest and Masjid-e-Arfath is the second biggest which is located at Islampura.
Singareni Collieries are the largest employers in town, followed by ACC cement factory, kesoram (devapur)cement factory and Sirpur Paper mills. Venkateswara temple, Saibaba temple, Hanuman temple are the most visited by the locals. It has branches of all the major banks like State Bank of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
, State Bank of Hyderabad
State Bank of Hyderabad
State Bank of Hyderabad is an associate bank of State Bank of India , and is one of the scheduled banks in India. The Bank's Head Office is situated at Gunfoundry Area, in Hyderabad, India. SBH has over 1200 branches and about 12,800 employees. Assets are in excess of Rupees 767 billion...
, Andhra Bank
Andhra Bank
Andhra Bank was registered on 20 November 1923 and commenced business on 28 November 1923 with a paid up capital of Rs 1.00 lakh and an authorised capital of Rs 10.00 lakhs. The Bank crossed many milestones and the Bank's Total Business as on 30.06.2008 stood at Rs.83,256 Crores with a Clientele...
, Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India is one of India's largest state-owned banks , is listed on the Forbes 2000. It has assets of USD 13.45 billion and all the bank's branches have been networked with its 1135 ATMs. Its online Telebanking facility are available to all its Core Banking Customers - individual as...
, Oriental Bank of Commerce
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Oriental Bank of Commerce is an India-based bank in Lahore , is one of the public sector banks in India...
, HDFC Bank
HDFC Bank
HDFC Bank Limited is a major Indian financial services company based in India, incorporated in August 1994, after the Reserve Bank of India allowed establishing private sector banks. The Bank was promoted by the Housing Development Finance Corporation, a premier housing finance company of India...
, Icici bank
ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank Ltd. is India's second largest financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It offers a wide range of banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery channels and through its specialised subsidiaries in the areas of...
, ING Vysya Bank
ING Vysya Bank
ING Vysya Bank is a Bangalore-based retail and commercial bank, formed after the ING Group formally merged with Vysya Bank in 2002. This merger marks the first between an Indian bank and a foreign bank.-Early years:...
and Indian Bank
Indian Bank
Indian Bank is a major Indian Commercial Bank headquartered in Chennai , India. It has 22,000 employees, 1923 branches and is one of the big public sector banks of India. It has overseas branches in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and 229 correspondent banks in 69 countries...
.
Colonies in and around 5 kilometer radius of Mancherial include CCC Quarters(A,B,C and D Types) , Krishna colony, Naspur colony, Shirkey Colony, Nagarjuna, New Nagarjuna, srirampur colony, RK-8 colony,old srirampur. Srirampur colony located at a distance of 6km from Mancherial where General Manager office of the coal mines is located. Quarters at Srirampur are provided by the government to accommodate Singareni employees. Two good and neatly maintained parks are surrounded by these colonies.
A swimming pool, Church and Geeta Dhyana Mandiram are located in C.C.C area. There has been a demand to make Mancherial as a separate district from the political leaders as Mancherial had all the features that a district might have.
Languages
Most of the people speak Telugu.Urdu, Hindi, English, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Kannada and some other languages are also spoken here.
Religions
Hinduism is the most practiced religionShiridi sai baba temple near bus station and Viswanath temple in the heart of the city are famous pilgrim places.
Jama masjid is one of the oldest masjid, which is located in middle of the town.
Viswanatha Aalayam is one of the oldest temple, which is located in middle of the town.
Zia ul uloom madrassa of Mancherial Islamic School
Laxmi Narayan temple which was built by Maarwadi's of Mancherial Town
Zafarnagar masjid,Islampura masjid,Acc masjid & More 9 in different areas of Mancherial
Education
- MARTIN'S GRAMMAR High School
- MIMS degree & PG College
- Aizza College of Engineering & Technology
- Vivekavardhini Degree College
- Alphores junior College
- Krishi(Chaitanya) Junior College
- Sri Saraswathi shishu mandhir
- MVN School,Junior,Degree & P.G College
- Prerana Junior & Degree College
- Oxford Creativity EM school
- Carmel Convent School
- Gouthama Budda Vidya kethan School
- DR.S.Radhakrishna High School
- krishnaveni talent school
- Radiant E/M High School CCC Naspur
- chanakya degree & pg college
- Seven Hills High School
- Krishnaveni Talent School
- IIT ChukkaRamaiah concept school
- Shantinikethan Degree college
- Gauthami Junior College
- Chaitanya Junior College of Science
- C.V.Raman Degree & PG College
- Nirmal Engineering College
- Vidyanikethan degree college
- Govt junior & degree college
Road transport
Mancherial is well connected by road from major parts of India like AdilabadAdilabad
Adilabad , is a town and a municipality in Adilabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It has a population of 108,233 . It is the headquarters of the district of the same name.-History:...
, Karimnagar
Karimnagar
As of 2011 India census Estimation, Karimnagar city had a population of 2,99,660. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49% has an average literacy rate of 86.75%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 92.61%, and female literacy is 80.79%. In Karimnagar, 12% of...
, Jagtial
Jagtial
Jagtial is one of the towns and Mandal headquarters in Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India.- Geography :Jagtial is located at...
, Warangal
Warangal
Warangal is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. This district is a combination of three cities: Warangal,...
,
Nizamabad, Hyderabad, Guntur
Guntur
Guntur , is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located to the north and west of the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately to the south of the national capital, New Delhi and south east of state capital, Hyderabad. Guntur is the fourth largest city in Andhra...
, Vijayawada
Vijayawada
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...
, Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Shirdi, Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
,Mumbai ,Nanded,Aurangabad,Shiridi,Chandrapur(Maharastra)
NH-16 (Nizamabad to Jagadalpur) passes through Mancherial. Rajeev rahadari also passes through Mancherial(near sri ram pur colony)
Rail transport
Mancherial Railway station is located on the one of the biggest railway line in India (New Delhi-Chennai). It is the major town which is the center for every transport, specially giving a big turn over on coal, one of the biggest national income resource.It is well connected by rail from various metro cities in India. It comes under South Central Railway
South Central Railway
The South Central Railway is one of the 16 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Secunderabad and has the following divisions:# Secunderabad# Hyderabad# Guntakal # Vijayawada# Guntur# Nanded...
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Air transport
Nearest Airport to the Mancherail is Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International airport (250 km by road, 3.10 hours of journey by train (Super fast Exp).Attractions
Visiting places in and surrounding Mancherail:- Venkateshwara Temple
- Gowthameswara Temple on the bank of Godavari
- Govinda kshetram(Sri venkateswara swamy temple) at Gudipeta
- Saibaba Temple
- Jama Masjid
- Yellampalli Reservoir constructed on river Godavari (6 KM from Mancherial)
- zia ul uloom madrassa
- Quarry Eid Gha
- Godavari River (Sammakka Sarakka Jathara)
- Kunthala water falls
- Mancherial Eid Gha
- ACC Mahankaali Jathara
- Gudem (Satyanarayana Swamy, Ayyappa temples)
- Jannaram wild life sanctuary and forest
- CSI Church (Luxettipet)
- Kadem Dam Project
- MCC Quary Durgadevi Jatara
- Swarna Project, Nirmal
- Gaandhari Khila, ACC, Mancherial
- Pranahita Wild Life Sanctuary (Main City of the Sanctuary is Mancherial you can visit the sanctuary from Nov to April)
- Sri saraswathi shishu mandir school near to godavari temple.
- CSI Church, Gajulapet, Nirmal.
- Singareni coal mines, (among them srirampur colony is the beautiful colony)
- Sripada Sagar Praject Dam in Mancherial City Border Gudipeta
- Chanda Mahnkali Devalayam
- Oldest church in gopalwada.
- Dharmapuri is one of the old piligrim of lord laxmi narasimha swami.
- Pragathi stadium, sri rampur
- Hanuman temple, sri rampur
- venkateshwara temple, naspur colony
- SAI BABA TEMPLE, RK-8 COLONY, SRIRAMPUR
Politics
- Aravind Reddy of Telangana Rashtra SamithiTelangana Rashtra SamithiTelangana Rashtra Samithi is a regional separatist political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Ideology:Telangana Rashtra Samithi's main aim is to separate Telangana region from Andhra Pradesh and to regain regional autonomy as it existed before the formation of Andhra Pradesh...
is the present MLA of this constituency - G. VivekG. VivekDr. Gaddam Vivekanand is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha. He represents Peddapalli parliamentary constituency. His political party is the Indian National Congress.-Early life:...
- MP, Peddapalli parliament constituency - M. KodandaramM. KodandaramMuddasani Kodanda Rama Reddy known as M. Kodandaram is a educator and political activist. He is also the chairman of all-party Telangana Political Joint Action Committee , which is formed for fighting for separate Telanaga as state. He is a professor in Political Science from Osmania...
- Educationist and chairman of all-party Telangana Political Joint Action Committee (JAC).