Singareni

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Singareni
Yellandu
village
Singareni Coal-ShakerChute PickingBelt 1928.jpeg
Singareni Coal Mine in 1928.
Nickname: 
SccL
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Telangana
District Bhadradri Kothagudem district
Founded byDr. William king
Area
  Total3,000 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population
  Total9,394−3
  Density9,400/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
507122
Vehicle registration TS
Nearest cityKhammam
Singareni Coal Picking Belt, Photo 1928. Singareni CoalPickingBelt 1928.jpeg
Singareni Coal Picking Belt, Photo 1928.

Singareni is a village located in Khammam district, Telangana, India. Coal reserves in Telangana were found first in Singareni. There is a railway line from Singareni that meets the Manuguru-Dornakal railway at Karepalli junction.

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Transport

Singareni railway station was also called Yellandu station, and is one of the oldest railway stations in Telangana.

Singareni Colleries

Colleries means a coal mine and all the infrastructure that is part of it, and Singareni Colleries refers to the collieries located at Singareni. The Singareni Collieries Company was named after it. However after Hyderabad state was merged into India, the name of the town was changed to Yellandu and the Singareni Colleries railway station was neglected.

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