Wanaparthy

Wanaparthy
Town
Palace of the Raja of Wanaparthy
Wanaparthy Wanaparthy (Telangana) Show map of Telangana Wanaparthy Wanaparthy (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 16°21′44″N78°03′44″E / 16.362300°N 78.062200°E / 16.362300; 78.062200
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Wanaparthy
Government
• Type	Wanaparthy municipal council
• Body	Indian national congress
• MLA	Tudi Megha Reddy Indian National Congress
Area [1]
• Total	5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	424 m (1,391 ft)
Population  (2011) [3]
• Total	60,949
• Density	10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Languages,
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
509103	509 103
Vehicle registration	TG 32
Website	www.wanaparthy.telangana.gov.in wanaparthymunicipality.in

Wanaparthy is a town in the Wanaparthy district of Telangana, India. Wanaparthy Samsthanam was founded by Veera Venkata Krishna Reddy in 1512 AD, after the Kakatiya kingdom declined. Wanaparthy has a reserve forest area of 11,319.83 hectares

History

Wanaparthy was governed by a feudal ruler, Rameshwar Rao II titled Raja of Wanaparthy as vassal of the Nizam of Hyderabad. Wanaparthy was one of the 14 major Zamindari segments in Telangana in post-independent India. Raja died on 22 November 1922. As his successor, Krishna Dev was a minor, his estate was managed by the Court as his ward. Krishna Dev died before attaining adulthood, and the crown passed on to his son Rameshwar Rao III. Soon after, India abolished all regal titles. Suravaram Pratapareddy entered politics from the Indian National Congress at the end of his life and was elected to the Hyderabad State Legislative.He won the first general election, and he became the first M.L.A. from Wanaparthy in 1952.

After the formation of the Telangana government, Wanaparthy is proposed as a district along with the other 14 new district proposals to the new government apart from the 10 existing districts. Wanaparthy District was formed in 2016 when Telangana was reorganized. It was created from parts of the former Mahabubnagar District.

The late Sri Raja Rameshwar Rao of Wanaparthy established K.D.R. Government Polytechnic College (KDRGP Wanaparthy), which was launched by India's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, on the auspicious day of Vijay Dashimi on October 11, 1959, the first Polytechnic College in the state ^[4]

Revanth Reddy, 2nd Chief Minister of Telangana due to political consciousness learned in Wanaparthy. ^[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 60,949. The total population constituted 31,501 males, 29,448 females and 6,122 children (age group of 0–6 years). The average literacy rate was 77.91% with 42,713 literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%. ^[6]

Transport

The city is connected to major cities and towns by means of roads, railways, and airways. National and state highways that pass near the city are NH 44 and State Highway 21. TSRTC operates buses to various destinations from the town. Telangana capital Hyderabad is only 154 km from the wanaparthy.

Air

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is only 131 km from the city.

Railway

The city has nearest railway station in serving, with the presence of Wanaparthy road railway station near by 29 km from the Wanaparthy Town

Notable personalities

• Raghavendar Askani is a classical liberal and anti-corruption activist and founder of the Youth Parliament Program and Swatantrata Center ^[7] He has been awarded the esteemed Karmaveer Chakra Award from the United Nations and ICONGO ^[8]
• Aditya Hasan an Indian film director and writer ^[9]
• Bhaskhar Maurya Indian film director and writer ^[10]
• Kiran Rao an Indian film producer
• Aditi Rao Hydari, an Indian Actress
• Tudi Megha Reddy is a Politician from Indian National Congress, MLA for wanaparthy constituency ^[11]
• Singireddy Niranjan Reddy is a ex-Cabinet minister, Telangana (Agriculture, Marketing, Civil supplies, co-operation, consumer) ^[12] and ex-MLA for wanaparthy constituency

• Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy is Politician from Bharat rashtra Samithi ^[13] and he is ex-MLA and member of Parliament from Telugu Desam Party
• Gillela Chinna Reddy, former MLA & minister from Indian National Congress, appointed as a Vice Chairman of the Telangana State Planning Board (TSPB) ^[14]

Wanaparthy Samsthanam

Wanaparthy Top view from Hill

Wanaparthy Panorama view

Wanaparthy Samsthanam or Raja of Wanaparthy a vassal of Nizam of Hyderabad. He controlled the feudatory of Wanaparthy. The palace's construction dates back to the late 19th century. It was known by various names, including "Ram Sagar Bungalow," "Palace of Wanaparthy," and "Mustafa Mahal. The Palace of Wanaparthy comprises around 640 square miles in area. ^[15]

References

1. "Telangana State Portal". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
2. "Elevation for Pedakurapadu". Veloroutes. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
3. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
4. "KRISHNA DEVA RAYA GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC WANAPARTHY". KRISHNA DEVA RAYA GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC WANAPARTHY. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
5. https://www.uniindia.com/-i-became-cm-of-telangana-because-of-political-consciousness-learned-in-wanaparthy-revanth-reddy/south/news/3403971.html
6. "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
7. "Askani Raghavendar sets his mission to empower youth for a better India". BookOfAchievers. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
8. "Young reformist awarded with 'Karmaveer Chakra - The Hans India".
9. "My journey from Hotel Management Graduate to Director". ted.com.
10. "Bhaskhar Maurya's Muthayya Wins Best Feature Film at Kolkata International Film Festival". News18. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
11. "Wanaparthy Constituency Election Results 2023: Wanaparthy Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
12. Cabinet Minister
13. Today, Telangana (20 October 2023). "TDP senior leader Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy joins BRS". Telangana Today. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
14. "Chinna Reddy Appointed as TS Planning Board Vice Chairman". deccanchronicle.
15. "KDR College (Old Wanaparthy Palace) – Sharayu More Associates" . Retrieved 5 March 2025.