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Korutla Railway Station
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Korutla
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Korutla
Korutla (India)
Coordinates: 18°49′17″N78°42′43″E / 18.8215°N 78.7119°E / 18.8215; 78.7119
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Telangana
District Jagtial
Region Deccan
Government
  TypeMunicipal Council
  BodyKorutla Municipality
Area
[1]
  Total
34.12 km2 (13.17 sq mi)
  Rank2
Elevation
[2]
287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total
89,215
  Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
505326
Telephone code08725
Vehicle registration TS21
Website korutlamunicipality.telangana.gov.in

Korutla municipality (also Koratla) is the second largest town and revenue division in the Jagtial district in the Indian state of Telangana. [4] [5] It is a historical town ruled by Jain Kings and second largest town in Jagtial district. It is the headquarters of Koratla constituency. [6] It is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) from the district headquarters Jagtial, 235 kilometers from Hyderabad, 73 kilometers from Karimnagar and 76 kilometers from Nizamabad.

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History

Korutla is used to be called with names such as Koravattu, Korapattu, Koravatlu, Koratlu, Kagithalapatla. In archeological evacuations, historians found epigraphy on stones (shilashasanam), written in 1042-1068 A.D was found in the holy pond (koneru or Korutla Stepwell) of Korutla. As per the writings and opinions of people here, Korutla has got thousands of years of history. More than a millennium ago it was ruled by great kings of Jainas, Kalyani Chalukyas (957-1184), Vemulawada Chalukyas (7th century to 10th century) and Rastrakutas.

Flowers carving on the walls of one of the burujulu Korutla Buruju carving.jpg
Flowers carving on the walls of one of the burujulu
A katar (Push Dagger) weapon was found in Korutla's Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple which was used by one of the ruling kings Push dagger korutla.jpg
A katar (Push Dagger) weapon was found in Korutla's Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple which was used by one of the ruling kings

In the era of Jaina's it was called "Koravattu". As the days were passing, it changed to "Koravatlu", "Koratlu", and finally changed to present name Korutla. Another belief is that the Hindu Sages, belong to the tribe of Koravattu, used to live here and performed their devotional activities and penances in this place. The two idols of Thirthankaras of Jainism were placed inside Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which was built by Jaina kings during their rule. An ancient katar (Push dagger) weapon was found in Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple which was used by one of the kings who ruled this place.

Idol of 1st Thirthankara Rishabhanatha inside Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple of Korutla. Mahadev Rishabanatha.jpg
Idol of 1st Thirthankara Rishabhanatha inside Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple of Korutla.
Idol of 23rd Thirthankara Parshvanath inside Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple of Korutla. Mahadev Parshvanath.jpg
Idol of 23rd Thirthankara Parshvanath inside Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple of Korutla.
Korutla Buruju 1 Korutla Buruju 1.jpg
Korutla Buruju 1
Korutla Buruju in ruining stage Korutla Buruju 2.jpg
Korutla Buruju in ruining stage

There are big and old constructions which are called as Burujulu (ancient watch towers). They were built for the protection of the palace which is called as Gadi (గడి) in Telugu, which is located in the middle of six burujulu (watch towers). The palace was recently destroyed. Out of these six burujulu, one was destroyed but remaining five which can be seen. A big wall used to be there connecting all burjulu, It was wide enough that a car could go on it.

Along the wall, there used to be a canal with full of water for additional protection measures. For this reason that area is still called as "Kalvagadda or Kaluva Gadda". In the premises of the palace there is a Holy Pond (koneru or Korutla Stepwell), which is constructed with rock, under the ground, surrounding the holy pond and it was a construction with pillars and a dressing room.

Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which was built by Jaina Kings a millennium ago. Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple.jpg
Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which was built by Jaina Kings a millennium ago.

The 4 temples of Lord Shiva namely Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple, Shree Nagareshwaraswamy Temple, Shree Ramanathaswamy Temple and Shree Rameshwara Temple along with temples of Lord Venkateshwara, Venugopalaswamy were built during the ruling era of kings, which are have thousands of years history.

For last thousand years, Korutla has been exposing itself in the fields of business, culture and tradition. Before two decades i.e. in the era of Nizam rule, Korutla was famous for its paper production and was exported to various places of country so the place is also used to be called as Kagithalapatla, and clothes made by workers called Korutla Coats got international fame. Great philosopher, well-known teacher Sri Senapathi Nrsimhachari established a Sanskrit Gurukul at Shree Venugopalaswamy Temple near Kalvagadda.

Geography

Korutla Municipality covers an area of 34.12 square kilometers (13.17 square miles), at an elevation of 287 meters (942 ft). [2] [7]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19015,524    
19116,068+9.8%
19216,004−1.1%
19316,996+16.5%
19418,161+16.7%
19518,874+8.7%
196111,780+32.7%
197117,701+50.3%
198130,196+70.6%
199140,080+32.7%
200154,012+34.8%
201166,504+23.1%
Source: [8] [9]

As of 2011 Indian census, Korutla had an estimated population of 66,504 But approximately in 2018 the population is 85,000. The gender split is 50 percent male, 50 percent female. The Literacy rate is 60 percent—approximately equal to the national average of 59.5 percent. Male literacy is 69 percent, and female literacy is 51 percent. 14% of the population is under six years old. [10]

Transportation

Koratla Railway Station Koratla Railway Station.jpg
Koratla Railway Station

It has TSRTC bus stand. [KRTL] The buses travel to Hyderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Tirupati, Pamur, Kanigiri etc. National Highway 63 passes through this town.

Rail

Korutla Railway Station.The Station code is: [KRLA]. It has Railway Connectivity via the Peddapalli–Nizamabad line to Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Delhi, and Chennai.

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