Kalwakurthy
Kalwakurthy
palamuri palnati seema,Maduranagari | |
|---|---|
  Kalwakurthy Location in Telangana, India  Kalwakurthy Kalwakurthy (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16°39′N 78°29′E / 16.65°N 78.48°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Nagarkurnool |
| Talukas | Kalwakurthy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Telangana |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 28,060 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 509324 |
| Telephone code | 08549 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
Kalwakurthy is a city and revenue division in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana, India. It is the second largest town in Nagarkurnool district after Nagarkurnool by area. It is located 80 km from Hyderabad on the Srisailam highway as well as on the Kodada to Jadcherla highway. It is around 31.7 km from the district headquarters of Nagarkurnool.
Demographics
According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India,[1] Kalvakurti was a taluk in Mahbubnagar district, Hyderabad State. It contained 101 villages with an area of 583 square miles. The population in 1901 was 54,384 compared with 52,132 in 1891. The headquarters Kalvakurti had a population of 2,230.
Kalwakurthy town has population of 25,146 with 13,126 men and 12,020 women as per 2001 Census.[2][permanent dead link]
Villages in Kalwakurthy Mandal
| SR No | Village Name | Village Code |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bekkara | 575584 |
| 2 | Gundur | 575590 |
| 3 | Jeedipalle | 575578 |
| 4 | Jillella | 575581 |
| 5 | Kalwakurthy (CT) | 575593 |
| 6 | Kurmidda | 575579 |
| 7 | Lingasanipalle | 575591 |
| 8 | Marchal | 575580 |
| 9 | Mukural | 575589 |
| 10 | Panjugul | 575587 |
| 11 | Raghupathipeta | 575592 |
| 12 | Suddakal | 575586 |
| 13 | Tharnikal | 575582 |
| 14 | Thotapalle | 575583 |
| 15 | Velkatta | 575576 |
| 16 | Venkatapoor (Patti Maligara) | 575577 |
| 17 | Vepur | 575585 |
| 18 | Yellikal | 575588 |
Kalwakurthy Mandal data as per Census 2011 Year
Total Rural Population 64,095
Total Urban Population 36,035
Politics
Hyderabad state First elected Chief Minister Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was born in Padakallu village of Kalwakurthy Taluka. Current MLA is Jaipal Yadav.[3] In Kalwakurthy, there are a number of educational institutions and other facilities which are not common in other towns of similar category. Dr Chetamoni Pradeep Chandra Yadav alias agni is from this place.
Transport
The National Highway 765 passes through the village, which connects Hyderabad and Tokapalle road of Andhra Pradesh.[4] Kodad-Jadcherla National highway also passes through the mid of the town.
Kalwakurthy is located just 70 kilometres from Rajiv gandhi international airport, Hyderabad.
Kalwakurthy has TSRTC bus depot which runs various type of buses to different places like Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Srisailam,Guntur, Vijayawada etc.
References
- ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 14, page 321 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/View_data/Village_Profile.aspx
- ^ "Congress bags Kalwakurthy assembly seat in Telangana". Zee News. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
