Ghanpur, Wanaparthy district

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Ghanpur (Khilla)
village
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Telangana
District Wanaparthy
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration TS32
Climate hot (Köppen)
Website telangana.gov.in

Ghanpur is a Mandal in Wanaparthy district, Telangana. It is also known as Khilla Ghanpur.It was a part of Mahbubnagar district earlier to the formation of new districts in Telangana.

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Mandal Parishath

DurationName of M.P.PParty Affiliation
2014-2019K. Krishna Naik [1] Telangana Rashtra Samithi
2019-IncumbentK. Krishna Naik Telangana Rashtra Samithi

ZPTC member

DurationName of ZPTC memberParty Affiliation
2014-2019K.Ramesh Goud [2] Indian National Congress
2019-IncumbentSamya Naik Bharat Rashtra Samithi

Institutions

Villages

The villages in Ghanpur mandal include:

History

This place was named after Kakatiya king Ganapathi Deva in 13th Century as Ganapuram, eventually it is spelled as Ghanpur. Since it has a Khilla, Telugu for fort, it popularly known as Khilla Ghanpur. Prior to the construction of the fort and naming this village as Ganapuram, there was a small village present with name Naginenepalli in 13th Century.

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