Ghanpur, Wanaparthy district explained

Ghanpur (Khilla)
Other Name:Khilla Ghanpur
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Telangana, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Wanaparthy
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:509380
Registration Plate:TS32
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:hot (Köppen)

Ghanpur is a Mandal in Wanaparthy district, Telangana. It is also known as Khilla Ghanpur.It was a part of Mahbubnagar district earlier to the formation of new districts in Telangana.

Mandal Parishath

DurationName of M.P.PParty Affiliation
2014-2019 K. Krishna Naik [1] Telangana Rashtra Samithi
2019-Incumbent K. Krishna Naik Telangana Rashtra Samithi

ZPTC member

DurationName of ZPTC memberParty Affiliation
2014-2019K.Ramesh Goud [2] Indian National Congress
2019-Incumbent Samya Naik Bharat Rashtra Samithi

Institutions

Villages

The villages in Ghanpur mandal include:

History

See main article: Khilla Ghanpur. This place was named after Kakatiya king Ganapathi Deva in 13th Century as Ganapuram, eventually it is spelled as Ghanpur. Since it has a Khilla, Telugu for fort, it popularly known as Khilla Ghanpur. Prior to the construction of the fort and naming this village as Ganapuram, there was a small village present with name Naginenepalli in 13th Century.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.telanganaa.in/2015/07/ghanpur-mandal-mptc-zptc-member-mpp.html
  2. http://www.apsec.gov.in/ELECTIONRESULTS/RESULTS%202014/Telangana%20Elected%20ZPTCs%20List,%202014.pdf