Wanaparthy Explained

Wanaparthy
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Telangana #India
Pushpin Map Caption:Wanaparthy (Telangana)
Coordinates:16.3623°N 78.0622°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Name2:Wanaparthy
Government Type:Wanaparthy municipal council
Governing Body:Indian national congress
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.98
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:424
Population Total:60,949
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages,
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:509103
Postal Code:509 103
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:tudi meghareddy indian national congress
Registration Plate:TS 32
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu

Wanaparthy is a town in the Wanaparthy district of Telangana, India. The first polytechnic college (KDR Government Polytechnic) in Telangana started in Wanaparthy. It is located 149 km from the state capital, Hyderabad.

History

Wanaparthy was governed by a feudal ruler, Rameshwar Rao II titled Raja of Wanaparthy as vassal of the Nizam of Hyderabad. Wanaparthy was one of the 14 major Zamindari segments in Telangana in Post-independent India. Raja died on 22 November 1922. As his successor, Krishna Dev was a minor, his estate was managed by the Court as his ward. Krishna Dev died before attaining adulthood and the crown pawas ssed on to his son Rameshwar Rao III. Soon after India abolished all regal titles. Suravaram Pratapareddy entered politics from (Indian National Congress) (INC) at the end of his life and was elected to the Hyderabad State Legislative heHwon the first general election and he became first M.L.A. from Wanaparthy in 1952.

After the formation of the Telangana Gogernment, Wanaparthy is proposed as a district along with the other 14 new district proposals to the new government apart from the 10 existing districts.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of . The total population constituted males, females and children (age group of 0–6 years). The average literacy rate was 77.91% with literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%.[4]

Notable personalities

Wanaparthy Samsthanam

Wanaparthy Samsthanam or Raja of Wanaparthy was a vassal of Nizam of Hyderabad. He controlled the feudatory of Wanaparthy.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Telangana State Portal . https://web.archive.org/web/20140625191813/http://www.telangana.gov.in/Pages/PortalHome.aspx . 2014-06-25 . 2023-11-18.
  2. Web site: Elevation for Pedakurapadu. Veloroutes. 1 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Census 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 1 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 3 August 2014. PDF.
  5. Web site: Wanaparthy Constituency Election Results 2023: Wanaparthy Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner . 2023-12-24 . The Times of India . en.
  6. https://www.telanganastateinfo.com/singireddy-niranjan-reddy-profile/ Cabinet Minister
  7. Web site: Today . Telangana . 2023-10-20 . TDP senior leader Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy joins BRS . 2023-12-24 . Telangana Today . en-US.
  8. Web site: I&PR Department, A.P. 2021-04-21. ipr.ap.nic.in.
  9. Web site: Askani Raghavendar sets his mission to empower youth for a better India . 2020-08-28 . BookOfAchievers . en-IN.
  10. Web site: Young reformist awarded with 'Karmaveer Chakra - The Hans India .