Mancherial district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Mancherial.

Mancherial district
District
Yellampelli project
Location in Telangana
Coordinates (Mancherial): 18°52′17″N 79°26′40″E / 18.871454°N 79.444361°E / 18.871454; 79.444361
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DivisionMancherial
HeadquartersMancherial
Mandalas18
Government
 • District collectorSri. Kumar Deepak, IAS
 • Parliament ConstituenciesPeddapalli
 • Assembly constituenciesMancherial, Chennur, Bellampalli
 • MPVamsi Krishna Gaddam
 • Commissioner of PoliceAmbar Kishor Jha(IPS) (Ramagundam Police Commissionerate)
Area
 • Total
4,016.46 km2 (1,550.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
807,037
 • Density78/km2 (201/sq mi)
 • Urban
366,557
 • Rural
440,481
DemonymMancherialite
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTG–19[2]
Major highwaysNH 63, SH1 (Rajiv rahadari), NH 363, NH163G Mancherial- Vijayawada GFH
Literacy rate64.35%
Websitemancherial.telangana.gov.in

Mancherial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana.[3][4] The district comprises 18 mandals and three revenue divisions – Mancherial, Chennur and Bellampalli. Mancherial is the district headquarters.[5][6] It is surrounded by Komaram Bheem, Nirmal, Jagtial, Peddapalli and Bhupalpally districts of Telangana and with Maharashtra state.

History

Mancherial district was formed from Adilabad district in 2016 as a part of reorganization of districts in Telangana.[7]

Administrative divisions

The district has three revenue divisions of Mancherial, Bellampally, and Chennur which are sub-divided into 18 mandals.[8] Sri. Kumar Deepak, IAS is the present collector of the district.[9]

Mancherial District Revenue Divisions Mandals Information List:[10]

Mancherial District revenue mandals and information list:
Demographics Label Value Remarks
Number of revenue divisions 3 Mancherial Bellampalli Chennur
No of revenue mandals 18
No of praja parishads 16
No of revenue villages 311
No of gram panchayats 382
No of municipalities 5 Bellampalle Chennur Kyathanpally Luxettipet Mandamarri
No of municipal corporations 1 Mancherial

Revenue mandals

There are 18 mandals in District.

Chennur Revenue Division Mancherial Revenue Division Bellampally Revenue Division
Chennur Luxettipet Kasipet
Jaipur Mancherial Bellampally
Bheemaram (new) Naspur (new) Vemanpally
Kotapally Hajipur (new) Nennel
Mandamarri Dandepalle Tandur
Asnad (new) Jannaram Bheemini
Parpally (new) Kannepally (new)

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 4,016.46 km2 (1,550.76 sq mi).[11][12] It shares borders with Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on the east, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Peddapalli and Jagitial districts to the south, Nirmal district to the west and Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district to the north.[13]

The district is very fertile plains fed by the Godavari river, which forms the southern border of the district.[13]

Demographics

Religion in Mancherial district (2011)[14]
Hinduism
 
 92.55%
Islam
 
 5.58%
Christianity
 
 0.98%
Other or not stated
 
 0.89%

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 807,037.[15][16] Mancherial has a sex ratio of 977 females to 1000 males and a literacy rate of 64.35%. There are 148,377 farmers and 344,785 labourers. 73,725 (9.14%) were under 6 years of age. 353,847 (43.85%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 199,493 (24.72%) and 56,969 (7.06%) of the population respectively.[17][18][19]

Languages of Mancherial district (2011)[20]
  1. Telugu (88.1%)
  2. Urdu (5.13%)
  3. Lambadi (1.67%)
  4. Marathi (1.60%)
  5. Gondi (1.44%)
  6. Others (2.08%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 88.08% of the population spoke Telugu, 5.13% Urdu, 1.67% Lambadi, 1.60% Marathi and 1.44% Gondi as their first language.[20]

Tourist places

Industrial profile

Mancherial district has a mix of large, small, and micro-scale industries. Major industries include coal, cement, thermal power plant, ceramic, rice mills and fly-ash bricks manufacturing. The district also has a limited presence of cotton-based industries.[21]

Transport

Mancherial is well connected with all types of transport facilities major are Road and Rail. Mancherial railway station is the train station with code: MCI.

List of important railway stations in mancherial district with railway station codes :

Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC )has its depot in Mancherial connecting transportation facility to the citizens to every village and city of Mancherial district.

Road

NH 63 Jagdalpur to yedashi via renapur latur bodhan nizamabad passes through Mancherial.

NH 363 A new National highway is being constructed from Mancherial to Chandrapur.

Also another new National highway is sanctioned from Jaipur Mandal to Warangal via Manthani and Bhupalpally. This Highway is named as Green Industrial corridor by NHAI.

Air

Nearest airport is Hyderabad International Airport 285 km (177 mi) away from the district headquarters Mancherial city.

  • The outer view of Reserve
  • Gandhari Khilla
  • Gadpur Jungle Safari
  • Gudem Gutta
  • View of Rayapatnam Bridge over Godavari river
  • Mancherial railway station
  • NH363 Interchange near Mancherial

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Komaram Bheem district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ^ "New districts map". newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ^ it is famous Home to a crocodile sanctuary and part of the Kawal Tiger Reserve, featuring dense forests."Mancherial Official Page". The Official Website of the Mancherial District. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. ^ Today, Telangana (4 October 2023). "Chennur is new revenue division". Telangana Today. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Reorganization Of Adilabad District Into Mancherial District". www.districtsinfo.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. ^ "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Mancherial Revenue Division and Mandals". Mancherial District Revenue Divisions Mandals Information. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Mancherial District | Government of Telangana | India". Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  12. ^ "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Map of District | Mancherial District | India". Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religious Community: Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  15. ^ "Mancherial District-Demographics/Government of Telangana state". Mancherial District demographic information. 2025.
  16. ^ "Mancherial (District, Telangana, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Know your district Plan your district - Mancherial" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  18. ^ "Demography | Mancherial District | India". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Mancherial District Hand book" (PDF). Mancherial district Hand book.
  20. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  21. ^ "Industries-Mancherial district" (PDF). 2025.
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