Mancherial

Mancherial
City
Yellampalli project located in Ramagundam Rural but borders Mulkalla village
Mancherial Mancherial (Telangana) Show map of Telangana Mancherial Mancherial (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 18°52′17.0″N79°26′39.5″E / 18.871389°N 79.444306°E / 18.871389; 79.444306
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Mancherial
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation Mancherial
• Body	Municipal Corporation
•  MLA	Sri Kokkirala Premsagar Rao
Area [1]
• Total	90 km2 (30 sq mi)
• Rank	6th rank
Elevation	173 m (568 ft)
Population  (2011) [2] [1] [3] [4]
• Total	89,935
• Rank	8th in(Telangana)
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official Language	Telugu,Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	504208
Vehicle registration	TG-19
Assembly constituency	Mancherial
Lok Sabha constituency	Peddapalli
Major highways	Rajiv Rahadari NH 63 NH 363
Website	mancherialmunicipality.telangana.gov.in

Mancherial is a city and headquarters of the Mancherial district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is both the district and administrative headquarters of Mancherial mandal in the Mancherial revenue division. ^[5] It is located on the north banks of the Godavari River. ^{[6] [7]} It is located about 244 kilometres (152 mi) from the state capital, Hyderabad, 84 kilometres (52 mi) from Karimnagar, 138 kilometres (86 mi) from Nirmal and 155 kilometres (96 mi) from Adilabad.

History

Historically, it was part of Adilabad District, but now it is a separate district by itself. It was, until as recently as less than a hundred years ago, rich in forest resources and many small scale & large scale industries but was of little economic and political importance. ^[8] Gonds mainly depended on farming for their livelihoods. ^[9] After the Singareni Collieries Company coal mines were established in the region, it became industrialised. During the 1970s, an Industrial training institute was opened there. ^[10]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	8,997	—
1961	13,822	+53.6%
1971	19,808	+43.3%
1981	32,478	+64.0%
1991	52,657	+62.1%
2001	70,381	+33.7%
2011	89,935	+27.8%
Source: [11] [12]

See also: List of cities in Telangana by population

As of the 2011 census of India, Mancherial has a population of 89,935. Males constitute 51% of the total population and females 49%. Mancherial has an average literacy rate of 75.71%, higher than the national average: male literacy is 83.16%, and female literacy is 67.92%. In Mancherial, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The majority of people in the area practice Hinduism, followed by Islam and Christianity. Telugu is the most widely spoken language.

Climate

Mancherial is located at an elevation of 149.07 meters (489.07 feet) above sea level, Mancherial has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 30.69ºC (87.24ºF) and it is 4.72% higher than India’s averages. Mancherial typically receives about 131.78 millimeters (5.19 inches) of precipitation and has 117.83 rainy days (32.28% of the time) annually. ^{[13] [14]}

Climate data for Climate for Mancherial(1991–2020, extremes 1982–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	37.2 (99.0)	38.5 (101.3)	42.8 (109.0)	46.6 (115.9)	47.3 (117.1)	46.8 (116.2)	39.7 (103.5)	38.7 (101.7)	39.1 (102.4)	38.3 (100.9)	38.3 (100.9)	36 (97)	47.3 (117.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.2 (84.6)	32.8 (91.0)	36.7 (98.1)	40.4 (104.7)	42.5 (108.5)	37.2 (99.0)	31.9 (89.4)	30.6 (87.1)	32.3 (90.1)	32.5 (90.5)	30.9 (87.6)	29.3 (84.7)	33.6 (92.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	13.2 (55.8)	16.2 (61.2)	20.7 (69.3)	24.8 (76.6)	28.3 (82.9)	26.5 (79.7)	24.3 (75.7)	24.0 (75.2)	23.4 (74.1)	20.4 (68.7)	15.8 (60.4)	12.7 (54.9)	20.4 (68.7)
Record low °C (°F)	4.5 (40.1)	6.4 (43.5)	10.7 (51.3)	14.6 (58.3)	20.1 (68.2)	18.2 (64.8)	18.8 (65.8)	18.2 (64.8)	12.1 (53.8)	10.2 (50.4)	6.8 (44.2)	1.9 (35.4)	1.9 (35.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	22.3 (0.88)	4.7 (0.19)	24.7 (0.97)	11.6 (0.46)	14.4 (0.57)	131.1 (5.16)	305.1 (12.01)	231.1 (9.10)	135.7 (5.34)	86.6 (3.41)	8.2 (0.32)	1.3 (0.05)	976.9 (38.46)
Average rainy days	0.9	0.5	1.7	1.1	1.4	6.6	13.7	10.4	7.2	2.6	0.6	0.1	46.9
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	51	46	42	37	31	49	71	75	70	67	59	57	55
Source 1: India Meteorological Department [15]
Source 2: NOAA [16]

Education

List of colleges in Mancherial:

• Government Degree college, Mancherial.
• Government Medical College, Mancherial.
• Singareni Polytechnic College ^[17] Mancherial.

• Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) College ^[18] Mancherial.
• Government Junior College ^[19] Mancherial.

Tourism

• Gandhari khilla, a hill fort
• Sripada Yellampalli Project
• Singareni Thermal Power Plant

Transport

Mancherial is well connected with all types of transport facilities, the major ones are Road and Rail.

Road

Telangana State Road Transport Corporation TSRTC has its bus depot in Mancherial connecting transportation facility to the citizens to every village and city of Mancherial district. A new National highway is being constructed from Mancherial to Chandrapur. Also another new National highway is sanctioned from Jaipur Mandal to Warangal via Manthani and Bhupalpally. This Highway is named as Green Industrial corridor by NHAI.

The following are the major roads passing through the city:

NH363 Mncl Interchange

• Rajiv Rahadari
• National Highway 63 - Jagdalpur to yedashi via renapur latur bodhan nizamabad passes through Mancherial.
• National Highway 363

Rail

Mancherial

Mancherial railway station is the busiest station in Kazipet–Balharshah section Secunderabad railway division, after it is one among the five 'A' category stations of SC division.

Mancherial is located on the longest railway line, which is called the Grand Trunk line (New Delhi–Chennai). It is well connected by rail from various towns/cities in India. It comes under South Central Railways. With the completion of the Kazipet–Balharshah link in 1929, Chennai was directly linked to Delhi. ^[20]

It has 3 platforms. It is a good potential station to stop due its population as well as proximity to other major towns like Mandamarri (14 km), Luxettipet (26 km), Ramakrishnapur (8 km), Chennur (40 km), Jaipur Power Plant (17 km).

Air

The closest airport is Hyderabad International Airport.

References

1. "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
2. "Basic information of municipality". Official Site of Mancherial Municipality.
3. "Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
4. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
5. "The official website of Mancherial District" . Retrieved 16 August 2018.
6. "Adilabad District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. p. 98. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
7. "District Census Handbook – Adilabad" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 13–14, 44. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
8. Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph Von (1982). Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival. University of California Press. pp. 51, 52. ISBN   9780520043152.
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11. "Page Redirection". data.gov.in. 21 January 2022.
12. "Census tables | Government of India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
13. "Mancherial, Telangana, IN Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". weatherandclimate.com. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
14. "IMD-Mancherial". nwp.imd.gov.in. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
15. "Station: Mancherial Climatological Table 1991–2020" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1991–2020. India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
16. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Mancherial" (XLSX). ncei.noaa.gov. National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 27 March 2024. WMO number: 43025
17. "Singareni Polytechnic College-Mancherial". www.scpolytechnic.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
18. "ITI Admissions-Telangna State". iti.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
19. "GOVT.JR.COLLEGE , MANCHERIAL, MANCHERIAL". www.schoolsworld.in. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
20. "IR History: Early Days – III". Chronology of railways in India, Part 3 (1900–1947). Retrieved 26 November 2013.