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Bellampalle

Bellampalli
Town
Bellampalli is located in Telangana
Bellampalli
Bellampalli
Bellampalli is located in India
Bellampalli
Bellampalli
Location in Telangana
Coordinates: 19°4′32″N 79°29′17″E / 19.07556°N 79.48806°E / 19.07556; 79.48806Coordinates: 19°4′32″N 79°29′17″E / 19.07556°N 79.48806°E / 19.07556; 79.48806
Country India
State Telangana
District Mancherial
Government
 • Type Municipality
Area
 • Total 35.06 km2 (13.54 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 66,789
 • Rank auto
 • Density 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s) bellampallian
Time zone IST (UTC+5.30)
Lok Sabha constituency peddapalli
Assembly constituency Bellampalli
Website Bellampalli Municipality

Bellampalli is a City in Mancherial district (Old Adilabad District) of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and mandal headquarters of Bellampalli mandal of Bellampalli revenue division.

Bellampalli is noted for its coal mines belonging to Singareni Collieries Company Limited.In entire Telangana Bellampalli has the maximum nuumber of coal mines and opencast mines.The first coal mine was established in 1936 by the British government. Later the town developed very rapidly with the discovery and excavation of many coal mines.The coal production from the SCCL is catering to the needs of the National Thermal Power Corporation, Ramagundam and many surrounding industrial buildings such as cement plants in Devapur,Steel factory in Visakhapatnam and power plants in Maharashtra

As of 2011 India census, Bellampalli had a population of 66,789. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bellampalli has an average literacy rate of 65.65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Bellampalle is proposed as a new district and its centre of Adilabad if it splits into two districts . But unfortunately Mancherial and Asifabad were splited as new districts.

Bellampalle Municipality was constituted in 1987 and is classified as a second grade municipality with 23 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 35.06 km2 (13.54 sq mi).

Bellampalli has been a traditional stronghold and birthplace of the CPI, also known as the Communist Party of India. CPI leader Gunda Mallesh won the MLA seat for Bellampally in 2009 elections.Gunda Mallesh is senior politician from Bellampally and CPI Party.He elected four times from this constituency. The ex MLA's of this of constituency are Amurajula Sreedevi and Pati Subadra.Bellampalli assembly constituency comes under Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency.suman balka is present MP and he is a student of osmania university, Youth Wing President Is Sahith Sharma.


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