Peddapalli
Geography
Peddapalli is located at 18°36′58″N 79°23′00″E / 18.6162°N 79.3832°E and at an altitude of 508 m (1,667 ft). The town is spread over an area of 10.36 km (4.00 sq mi).
Transport
- Road
Peddapalli is well connected with Hyderabad - Karimnagar - Ramagundam (HKR) highway which is also called as Rajeev Rahadari or Telangana State Highway No.1. Peddapalli has no TSRTC bus depot but Godavarikhani (GDK), Manthani (MNTY) & Karimnagar (KRMR-2) bus depots operate dedicated services to the surrounding villages and other major cities.
- Rail
Railway Station Code: PDPL
Peddapalli has a railway station which is called as Peddapalli Railway Junction. It is operated by the Secunderabad Railway Division of South Central Railway (SCR). The station is located in the main line which connects Delhi-Chennai railway line. As a junction, it serves for Peddapalli-Nizamabad railway line. Peddapalli -kachiguda demu express and peddapalli - Karimnagar - Nizamabad demu passengers start from here.
- Air
Airport Code IATA: RMD, ICAO: VORG
There is an Airstrip with 1,300 m runway which is located at Kesoram Cement Factory, BasanthNagar, Ramagundam. It is owned by the Birla Family and was operated by the Airports Authority of India. After the closure of Vayudoot it has not been of regular use. Now it is an unusual airstrip. The Government of Telangana is planning to develop this airport as a part of third airport in the state of Telangana by 2022 and it serves for four districts i.e. Peddapalli, Mancherial, Karimnagar and Jagtial.
Educational institutions
There are many Educational Institutions in Peddapalli. It has Schools, Intermediate Colleges, Industrial Training Institutes, Engineering & Technology institutes, Degree & Post Graduation Colleges, etc.
Government Institutions (Major)
Schools
- Zilla Parishad High School for Girls
- Zilla Parishad High School for Boys
Junior Colleges
- Government Junior College for Boys
- Government Junior College for Girls
Degree and Post Graduation Colleges
- Government Degree and Post Graduation College
Industrial Training Institutes
- Government Industrial Training Institute
Private Institutions (Major)
Schools
- Smart Kidz Paatashala
- Pallavi Model School
- Geetanjali Public School
- Indian Mission High School
- Krishnaveni Talent School
- St. Ann's High School
- Crescent High School
- Trinity Primary School
- Trinity Secondary School
Junior Colleges
- Vikas Junior College
- Gayatri Junior College
- Trinity Junior College
- Shreya Vocational Junior College
- Sri Chaitanya Vocational Junior College
Degree and Post Graduation Colleges
- Trinity Degree College
- Gayatri Degree and Post Graduation College
Engineering and Technology Colleges
- Trinity College Of Engineering and Technology
- Mother Teresa College Of Engineering and Technology
Industrial Training Institutes
- Sindhura Industrial Training Institute
- Shiva Sai Industrial Training Institute
- Kakatiya Industrial Training Institute
Other Colleges
- Trinity College Of Teacher Education
- Trinity College Of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sahaja School Of Business
Government and politics
Peddapalli Nagar Panchayat was constituted in 2011 with 20 election wards. It became the Municipality (Municipal Council Peddapalli) in 2016 due to the population increase & is constituted with the 36 wards in it. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 26.19 km (10.11 sq mi).
Villages in Peddapalli Mandal
- Andugulapalli
- Appannapet
- Bandhampalli
- Bojannapet
- Bompally
- Brahmanpalli
- Chandapalli
- Cheekurai
- Cheemalapeta
- Goureddipet
- Gurrampalli
- Julapally
- Kanagarthi
- Eligaid
- Kasulapalli
- Kotthapalli
- Maredugonda
- Mulasala
- Mutharam
- Nittoor
- Palthem
- Peddabonkur
- Peddakalvala
- Raghavapur
- Raginedu
- Rampalli
- Turkala Maddikunta
References
- ^ https://legislature.telangana.gov.in/assemblymemprofile
- ^ "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Peddapalli2, India". fallingrain.com.
- ^ "District Census Handbook – Karimnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12, 50. Retrieved 9 June 2016.