Mancherial
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Mancherial మంచిర్యాల منچریال |
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 Mancherial
Mancherial
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| Coordinates: 18°52′04″N 79°27′50″E / 18.8679°N 79.4639°ECoordinates: 18°52′04″N 79°27′50″E / 18.8679°N 79.4639°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Mancherial |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 86,911 |
| • Rank | 14th |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 504 208 |
| Website | Mancherial Municipality |
Mancherial is a town and district head quarter of Mancherial district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the administrative headquarters of Mancherial mandal in Mancherial revenue division, situated on the north banks of Godavari River.
As of 2011 census of India, Mancherial has a population of 86,911. 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.
Majority people practice Hinduism, followed by Islam and Christianity. Languages spoken include Telugu,followed by Urdu, Hindi and English.
Mancherial Municipality was constituted in 1956 and is classified as a first grade municipality with 32 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi).
Mancherial is well connected by road from major parts of India. By Hyderabad-Karimnagar-Ramagundam Hwy. State run TSRTC buses runs to various towns and cities.It is connected with SH1,NH63 and Nagpur highway. Mancherial is one of the A category stations of Secunderabad division. There is an unused airstrip at Basant nagar Kesoram cement factory at Ramagundam which is about 25 km from Mancherial. It was used when the government of India was operating Vayudoot airlines, a subsidiary of Air India and Indian Airlines. After the closure of Vayudoot, it has not been in regular use.
Mancherial City Official Website
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