Yellandu

Yellandu
ఇల్లందు
الندو
Town
Yellandu
Yellandu
Coordinates: 17°36′N 80°20′E / 17.6°N 80.33°E / 17.6; 80.33Coordinates: 17°36′N 80°20′E / 17.6°N 80.33°E / 17.6; 80.33
Country India
State Telangana
District Khammam
Area[1]
 • Total 10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi)
Elevation 205 m (673 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 33,732
 • Density 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration TS 04, AP 20
Website telangana.gov.in

Yellandu is a town in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Yellandu mandal of Kothagudem revenue division.[3]

Geography

Yellandu is located at 17°36′N 80°20′E / 17.6°N 80.33°E / 17.6; 80.33.[4] It has an average elevation of 205 metres (672 feet). Bhuga vagu divides Yellandu which is started from Yellandula padu cheruvu.

Demographics

As of 2011 census of India, Yellandu municipality had a population of 33,732.[2] While, its urban agglomeration had a population of 35,056, of which males are 17,016 and females are 18,040. The population under 6 years of age are 3,184. There are a total of 25,192 literates.[3]

Government and politics

Civic administration

Yellandu Municipality was constituted in 1986 and is classified as a third grade municipality with 24 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi).[1] Rompaid and Sudimalla are the partial outgrowths to the town as per 2011 census.[3]

Politics

Yellandu is a part of Yellandu (ST) (Assembly constituency) for Telangana Legislative Assembly. Koram Kanakaiah is the present MLA of the constituency from Telangana Rashtra Samithi.[5] It is also a part of Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency) which was won by Sitaram Naik of Telangana Rashtra Samithi.[6][7]

Economy

Coal mining

Yellandu is birthplace of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited, a coal mining company.

Transportation

Singareni is the railway station that caters Yellandu. Zandala vagu, Kotilingala, Koragutta, Yellandu connect to Kothagudem bus route. connectivity from Yellandu to many different places as Hyderabad,Warangal,Bhadracham and many other places by Tsrtc.

References

  1. 1 2 "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Population". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "District Census Handbook – East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "redirect to /world/IN/02/Yellandu.html". fallingrain.com.
  5. ↑ "Members of the Legislative Assembly". AP State Portal. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "MP (Lok Sabha)". Government of AP. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 15,30. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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