Gundala mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district explained

Gundala
Native Name Lang:	te
Settlement Type:	Mandal
Pushpin Map:	India Telangana#India
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates:	17.9084°N 80.5159°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Telangana
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Bhadradri Kothagudem
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Telugu
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Registration Plate:	TS

Gundala is a mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana state in India.^[1] It is located at and is near the town of Kothagudem.^[2] The headquarters of the sub-division are in the village of Gundala. The sub-division has 17 villages under its administration.^[3] Markode, Muthapuram and Lingagudem are the other populated regions in the mandal.

History

Kistapuram^[4] and Padugonigudem^[5] villages in Gundala Taluk of the district were rich in Megalithic cultural remnants explored and discovered recently.

Population

Gundala sub-division has a population of 23,817, while the village of Gundala has a population of 2,813 (2001 census)^[6]

Literacy

The subdivision has a literacy rate of 35.1%, while the village of Gundala has a literacy rate of 48.1% .(2001 census)^[7] The subdivision shows a low literacy rate as compared to the Khammam district's average.

Villages in Gundala mandal

• Adavi Ramavaram
• Allapalle
• Ananthogu
• Chinna Venkatapuram
• Damarathogu
• Dongathogu
• Galaba
• Gundala
• Jagguthanda
• Kachanapalle
• Konavarigudem
• Lingagudem
• Mamakannu
• Markodu
• Muthapuram
• Pedda Venkatapuram
• Ramanujagudem
• Rayalankapadu
• Rayapadu
• Sayanapalle
• Settipalle
• Tirlapuram

References

1. Web site: District Administration – Formation/Reorganization of District, Revenue Divisions and Mandals in Badradri District at Kothagudem – Final Notification - Orders – Issued . Bhadradri Kothagudem District . 22 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801042948/http://kothagudem.telangana.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/237.Badradri-.237.pdf . 1 August 2017 . dead .
2. Web site: OpenStreetMap.
3. Web site: Mandal wise Population as per 20 . 2009-08-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090410040855/http://khammam.nic.in/html/Developmental%20Activites/population2001.htm . 2009-04-10 .
4. News: Three megalithic sites discovered. The Hindu. 22 February 2012. Sridhar. P..
5. Web site: The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : 3,000-year-old megalithic site discovered in Khammam . www.hindu.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110426083135/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/22/stories/2011042263190600.htm . 26 April 2011 . dead.
6. Web site: Mandal wise Population as per 20 . 2009-08-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090410040855/http://khammam.nic.in/html/Developmental%20Activites/population2001.htm . 2009-04-10 .
7. Web site: Mandal wise Population as per 20 . 2009-08-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090410040855/http://khammam.nic.in/html/Developmental%20Activites/population2001.htm . 2009-04-10 .