Gannaram | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Telangana#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Telangana, India |
Coordinates: | 18.5275°N 78.245°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Deccan Plateau |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nizamabad |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | indalwai |
Leader Title1: | Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA |
Leader Name1: | Bajireddy Goverdhan TSRTC Chairman |
Leader Title2: | Mandala Praja Parishad |
Leader Name2: | Badavath Ramesh Nayak -PresidentBusani Anjaiah -Vice President K.Mohan Reddy [Sarpanch] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 20 |
Elevation M: | 385 |
Population Total: | 9250 |
Population Rank: | 1 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 503164 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91-8461 |
Registration Plate: | TS16 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 75% |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Nizamabad |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Nizamabad Rural |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. annual temperature |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 32°C |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 40°C |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank3 Info Sec2: | 20°C |
Website: | @greatergannaram |
Gannaram is a village which is 150 km from Hyderabad. It is located in indalwai mandal, under the constituency of Nizamabad Rural of Nizamabad district, Telangana in south India.It has a population of more than 9250. It is well connected by National Highway 44 and number of buses plying from Nizamabad to Kamareddy. It is a religiously diversified Major village with Hindu Temples and Mosques. This village is famous for temples of Lord Shiva, Hanuman and Peddamma. Every year sree durga devi navrathri vutsawalu, is conducted by lalithadevi yuvajana sangam and village development committee"VDC"Kalyanothsavam is held in Village for Sri RamaNavami in April and special pujas held for Lord Shiva on the day of Shivarathri. Ugadi & Dusshera two are the major festivals celebrated in this village.
Agriculture is the main income source. People depend mostly on ground water. Major crops are Paddy, Chillies, Sunflower, Maize, Turmeric, Soyabeans, Sugarcane.
The major political parties are TRS Other
First sarpanch of the village Aarugonda Narsimloo (20 yrs), he started drainage system in the village and constructed shiva temple and roads of the village and arranged electricity for this village. At the entrance of the village there is a Lord Shiva temple, at the end too there is a Shiva Temple on the Hill. This Shiva temple is constructed by Arugonda Narsimloo.The population of this village is nearly 9,250 and the total area of the village in about 20 km² including agricultural lands. Indalwai, Paty thanda, Nallavelli, Sirnapalli, and Chandrayan pally are the other surrounding villages to this village.
In the village there is 2 banks one is the branch of Andhra bank Indalwai and the other one is Telangana Grameena Bank started in 2017.
Presently, position of the elected head of the village, or sarpanch Kunta Mohan Reddy.For more information please visit in Facebook page గ్రేటర్ గన్నారం @Greater gannaram
Estimated at approximately 600 years old, this village is home to the ancient temple of Lord Shiva, though the actual date of the temple was constructed is unknown. Typical homes in the village range from 100 – 200 years old.
The village has a 75% literature rate and there is one government school for primary and secondary education. Most of the students studied B.Tech. and other degrees in Hyderabad and Nizamabad.
The village is located 28 km from Nizamabad. The nearest towns to this village are Nizamabad, Kamareddy (32 km), Hyderabad (152 km) and Shamshabad International Airport is the nearest airport located in Hyderabad and Nizamabad has the nearest railway station. Three Bus service from Nizamabad to Nallavelli & Sirnapally APSRTC passes through the village and there are also automobiles that travel from Indalwai, a nearby village, with access to National Highway 7 (India)(New NH 44) and bus service between Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Nirmal and Armoor.
Maha Shivaratri festival is celebrated very grandly also celebrating other hindu and islam festivals including village festivals. Also people belongs to different casts are living in this village. Main religion followed in village is hinduism with 95% of people, Christianity 2% and islam 3%. All the people belonging to different communities are living unitedly. This village is famous in district in the field of games like cricket and kabaddi.
Most of the people living in this village are farmers, mainly they cultivate Rice, Turmeric(pasupu), Sweetcorn(mokka jonna), Pearl millet(sajja) soya bean, green chillies and ground nut. The water resources for cultivation are bore wells.
Most of the people are staying abroad like Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Muscat, Kuwait, Bahrain, Malaysia, Iraq, Afghanistan, South Africa, America and Australia for better opportunities.