Dhone Explained

Dhone
Other Name:Dronachalam
Settlement Type:Town
Image Alt:Dronachalam Station
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:15.396°N 77.872°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nandyal
Governing Body:Municipality
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:9.95
Population Total:59272
Population As Of:2011
Population Rank:2nd (in Nandyal District)
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[2]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:518222
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91–8516
Registration Plate:AP 21, AP 39

Dhone or Dronachalam is a town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality located in Dhone mandal, and it is the head quarters of Dhone revenue division.[3]

History

Dhone was formerly known as Dronachalam.[4] Dhone is the second biggest municipality in Nandyal district after Nandyal Municipality. According to local tradition, the name of the village is derived from the name of the tutor Dronacharya, a character in Mahabharata, who meditated on the hill in village. There is now a Hanuman temple, Dargah and church on the hill. Dhone has large deposits of high quality limestone, and it was previously the site of an active quarry. The quarry is no longer in operation. The oldest temple in Dhone is Sri Vasavi Temple, which was constructed in 1916. The Vasavi Temple celebrated 100 at the year 2017.

Geography

Dhone is surrounded by hills on its south. Geographically it is located on Erramala hills.

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Dhone had population of 59,272 of which 29,470 were male and 29,802 were female.

Population of children aged of 0-6 was 7,118, which is 12.01% of the total population of Dhone. The female sex ratio is of 1011 against state average of 993. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Dhone is around 954 compared to Andhra Pradesh state average of 939. Literacy rate of Dhone city is 72.33% higher than state average of 67.02%. In Dhone, male literacy is around 81.88% while female literacy rate is 62.96%.

Economy

Dhone has large deposits of high quality limestone. It also have good size of Granite and Polish slab Factories. Dhone is Industrially developing town.

Governance

Civic administration

Dhone is a Municipality in district of Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh. The Dhone city is divided into 32 wards for which elections are held every five years.

The municipality was established in the year 2005 and has an extent of 9.85km2. During 2010–2011 period, total expenditure per annum was, while the total income generated per annum was .[5] The municipality provided 798 public taps, 186 bore-wells, length of 106.28km (66.04miles) roads, 1551 street lights, a park, public market, elementary and secondary schools etc.[6]

Revenue Division

Dhone Revenue Division have six mandals:

  1. Dhone
  2. Peapully
  3. Bethamcherla
  4. Banaganapalle
  5. Owk
  6. Koilakuntla.

Politics

Dhone is represented by Dhone (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Buggana Rajendranath Reddy is the present MLA of the constituency representing YSRCP.[7] [8] Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy elected as CM for Andhra Pradesh represented Dhone constituency.

Governance!Department!Incharge
LegislativeDhone MLA, Dhone Municipality Chairman
ExecutiveDhone RDO, Dhone MRO
JudiciaryHon'ble Dhone Court Judge
Police Sub DivisionDhone DSP
HealthCHNC Dhone
APSPDCL DivisionDhone DE
APSRTC Bus ServiceDhone Depot
TransportDhone MVI

Transport

Railways

Dhone Junction railway station is located in Guntakal railway division of the South Central Railway zone. This junction is one of the oldest railway junctions in India.Guntur - Hubli line and Secunderabad - Bengaluru line meet in the Dhone Junction Railway station. Dhone railway station is the biggest railway station in Nandyal district.[9]

Roadways

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Dhone bus station.[10] Dhone has bus station situated near National Highway 44, which is called North - South corridor.

Distance to major towns and cities

  1. Kurnool =
  2. Nandyal =
  3. Adoni =
  4. Bethamcherla =
  5. Banaganapalle =
  6. Gooty =
  7. Anantapuram =
  8. Kadapa =
  9. Tirupati =
  10. Bellary =
  11. Hyderabad =
  12. Bengaluru =
  13. Vijayawada =
  14. Visakhapatnam =
  15. Guntur =

Villages

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs. Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. 29 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf. 28 January 2016.
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook – Kurnool . Census of India . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326041037/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2821_PART_B_DCHB_KURNOOL.pdf . 26 March 2022 . 12,50.
  3. Web site: Guntur District Mandals. Census of India. 19 January 2015. 344, 364.
  4. Book: Raju. P. Yenadi. Rayalaseema during colonial times : a study un Indian nationalism. 2003. Northern Book Centre. New Delhi. 8172111398. 24 April 2015.
  5. Web site: Basic Information of Municipality. Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. 11 November 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120706232230/http://cdma.gov.in/Dhone/Basic_information_Municipality.html. 6 July 2012.
  6. Web site: Public services/amenities. Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. 11 November 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120707012301/http://cdma.gov.in/Dhone/Public%20services_amenities.html. 7 July 2012.
  7. Web site: MLA. AP State Portal. 12 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141008071101/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/. 8 October 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Dhone Assembly 2014 Election Results. Elections.in. 13 October 2014.
  9. News: 2020-12-04. Doubling work through on Guntur-Guntakal section. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-04-26. 0971-751X.
  10. Web site: Bus Stations in Districts . Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation . 9 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx . 22 March 2016 .