Telangana Statistics Capital City Hyderabad Area 114,840 Sq. Kms. Districts 10 Revenue Divisions 42 Towns (as per Census, 2011) 158 Municipal Corporations 6 Municipalities 38 Nagara Panchayaths 25  Zilla Praja Parishads  9 Mandal Praja Parishads 443 Gram Panchayaths 8778 Revenue Mandals

Head Quarters : Adilabad Revenue divisions : 2 (Adilabad and Utnoor) Mandals : 18 Population : 708,952 Area (km2) : 4,185.97 Rivers : Penganga, Kadem, Mathadivagu, Sathnala The original name of the Adilabad was Edlabad during the rule of Qutub Shahis. Edla is a Gond word for people in woods.Its name was changed to “Adilabad” by erstwhile Islamic ruler of Bijapur, Mohammed Adil Shah. Adilabad, the northern most district of Telangana and is gateway to the …

25 March 1261 : Malkapuram Inscription  No. 395. (A. R. No. 94 of 1917.) Erected on a huge granite pillar measuring 14.6 X 2.9 X2.9 feet, the inscription has 182 lines engraved in Sanskrit and Telugu indicating the birth of Rudrama Devi, extent of land donated to Visweswara temple and lists out the charitable works taken up in the village including, a rest house, a maternity home and a hospital attached to the temple. Historical texts suggest that Ganapati Deva had gifted the two villages of Manda…

973 AD - 997 AD : Ahavamalla Nurmadi Taila – II 997 AD - 1008 AD : Alalanakacarita Irive Bedamga Satyasraya 1008 AD - 1015 AD : TribhuvanamallaVikramaditya-V 1015 AD - 1044 AD : Jagadekamalla Jayasimha-II 1044 AD -1068 AD : Trailokyamalla Ahavamalla Somesvara 1068 AD - 1076 AD : Bhuvanaikamalla Somesvara-I 1076 AD - 1127 AD : Tribhuvanamalla Permadi Vikramaditya-VI

1104 AD - 1269 AD : Natavadi Chiefs Capital : Madapalle / Madhira (Khammam district, Telangana), Nandigama (NTR district, AP) The Natavadis or Natavatis ruled over Natavadi vishaya from c.1050 AD - 1269 AD with capital at Madapalli (Khammam).  Madapalle, Madhira (Khammam, Telangana) is part of Natavadi Vishaya and extended until Nidikonda, Raghunathpalle, Jangoan district and Narsampet in Warangal Rural District. 1101 AD : Their earliest inscription found in Narsampet in Warangal District. The Natav…

The Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya, Megasthenes of 4th Century B. C. states that there was a powerful Deccan Nation Andrae having 30 walled cities and an army second only to that of the Imperial Mauryas of Magadha. Megasthenes (about 295 B.C.) : he says, their kings had 100,000 foot soldiers, 2000 horses, 1000 elephants, 30 walled towns, and many villages. Forts in Karimnagar Kotilingala Peddabankur Budigapalli Dhulikatta Kondapur Villages Pahnigiri Thirumalgiri

Hyderabad the capital of Telangana, founded in the year 1591 by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah, the fifth sultan of Qutb Shahi dynasty, offers a fascinating panorama of the past, with richly mixed cultural and historical tradition spanning over 400 years. It is one of the fastest growing cities of India and has emerged as a strong industrial, commercial, technology center, gives a picture of glimpses of past splenders and the legacy of its old history. 300 BC - 185 BC : Mauryan Empire Archaeologists e…

The city was named after Syed Karimuddin, who is thought to be its founder. The district lies approximately between the latitudes 17° 50' and 19° 05'N and longitudes 78° 29' and 80° 22'E.  Karimnagar district is bounded by Madhya Pradesh State in the east, Nizamabad district in the West, Warangal and Medak dist​ricts in the South and Adilabad district in the North directions. Karimnagar area in old times is part of Sabbinadu.  Sabbi-nadu is mentioned in the mediaeval inscriptions a…

Rali Vagu is a tributary of Godavari River. Origin: Near Kurreghad village, Kasipet Mandal, Mancherial District, Telangana State, India. Length: Around 30 kms. Districts : Mancherial Outflow: Godavari River Start: Kurreghad End: Mancherial Ralivagu Project is Medium Irrigation Project across Ralivagu 2 Km North-East of Mulkalla Village and 10 Km from Mancherial Railway station, which is a tributary of Godavari River. The stream flows in a hilly and steep ground in forest area. The catchment area 50.74…

Origin : Ralla Vagu  or Rallavagu River is a tributary of Godavari River originates near the village Dondla is located in Tiryani Mandal of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District in the State of Telangana. Outflow : Godavari River Length : Around 40 Km Districts : Mancherial. Mandals : Kasipet, Mandamarri Start : Dondla Village End : Godavari, Mancherial Tribuaries Devapur Vagu or Salpal Vagu or Salpala Vagu stream, which originates near Devapur village, Kasipet mandal, Mancherial district, Telangana. Length :…