Dichpalle

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Dichpally
Dichpallle
Suburb of Nizamabad
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Dichpally
Location in Telangana, India
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Dichpally
Dichpally (India)
Coordinates: 18°35′00″N78°12′00″E / 18.5833°N 78.2000°E / 18.5833; 78.2000
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Telangana
District Nizamabad
Elevation
428 m (1,404 ft)
Languages
  Official Telugu, Urdu, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration TS 16
Website telangana.gov.in

Dichpalle is a Mandal and Town in Nizamabad district in the state of Telangana in India.Situated next to NH44. [1]

Leprosy centre

Dr Isabel Kerr founded the Victoria Leprosy Hospital here in 1915. In the 1960s the leprosy centre that she founded had over 400 patients. [2]

References

  1. "Mandals in Nizamabad district". Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2007.
  2. Victoria Leprosy Hospital (Dichpali / Dichpalli), LeprosyHistory, Retrieved 13 March 2017