Skip to main content

Posts

Dornakal Church

Dornakal, one of the sleepy towns in the district, is known for two things. One is the railway junction which connects South India; the other is the Epiphany cathedral of the Dornakal diocese. The Cathedral Church of Epiphany of Our Lord, popularly known as Dornakal Church that celebrated its centenary two years ago, is still holding light for millions of poor spread across the country. “The construction of this church was initiated in 1912 and it was dedicated in 1945. This was initiated by the first Anglican bishop, V.S. Asaraiah, who is more popular in the United Kingdom for his missionary work,” says the Bishop of Dornakal Diocese, Vadapally Prasada Rao. But unfortunately he died in an accident in 1945. It was here that the movement for Church of South India began and fructified in 1947.  He strongly believed in forming a communion of our own instead of the Anglican Communion and strived for it.  Ever since he came to Dornakal as a missionary, he strove ...

Mahabubabad District

Head Quarters        :   Mahabubabad Revenue divisions    : 2 ( Mahabubabad  and Thorrur   ) Mandals              : 16  Population           :  770,170 Area (km2)           :  2,876.70 square km(1,110.70 sq mi) Literacy             : 57.05% Rivers               : Munneru Forest Cover         : 1,31,530 hectares Vehicle Registration : TS 26 District Collector   :  Preeti Meena

Jayashankar Bhupalpally

Jayashankar Bhupalapally is a district in the Indian state  of Telangana was made as a district on October 11, 2016.  The  district headquarters are located at Bhupalpally. It was a part of the Warangal district prior to the re-organisation of districts in the state. Jayashankar district was named after Acharya Jayashankar who was a prominent activist in Telangana Movement. District headquarters is located at Bhupalpally,  Jayashankar district is bounded on north and north east by Gadchiroli district and Bijapur district of Maharashtra and Chattisgarh respectively, on east by Bhadradri district, on south by Mahabubabad district and Warangal district, on west by Peddapalli district. Head Quarters        :   Bhupalpally Revenue divisions    : 2 ( Bhupalpally  and Mulug   ) Mandals              : 20  Population           :  750...

Bhadradri Kothagudem District

Head Quarters        :   Kothagudem Revenue divisions    : 2 ( Bhadrachalam and Kothagudem   ) Mandals              : 23  Population           :  1,304,811 Area (km2)           :  8,951 square kilometres (3,456 sq mi) Literacy             : 66.40% Highways             : NH 30 Rivers               : Godavari Vehicle Registration : TS 28 Collector            :  Rajeev Gandhi Hanumanthu

Telangana Literacy

Literacy rate in Telangana is second lowest in the country with 66.46% next only to Bihar with 63.82% and India Literacy rate is  74.04%. According to the 2011 census, Telangana's literacy rate is 66.46%. Male literacy and female literacy are 74.95% and 57.92% respectively. Hyderabad tops the literacy rate with 83.25 percent and Jogulamba district is in last position with only 49.87 percent are literate.

Iskcon Medchal

ISKCON Shri Krishna Balram Temple is in Dabilpur Village in Medchal. Weekend Spiritual Retreat A spiritual retreat is generally when individuals come together as a community to engage themselves deeper in prayer and meditation. This is may be taken as an supplementary to the sanskrit word Sat-Sanga. The word Sat-Sanga means frequenting the company of saintly and pious minded people who dedicate their activities in the pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead – Sri Krishna. Value Based Programs for Kids The primary objective of Values Plus is to transform children into refined, cultured and civilized gentle persons having a strong value system as the basis of all the activities they perform. Cow Milk for Your Home The cows at ISKCON Medchal are treated with love and stay in a spacious and clean atmosphere. This not only induces them to produce more milk but also better quality. You can place your request for pure cow milk from ISKCON Medchal’s goshala for you...

Shamirpet Lake and Deer Park

Shamirpet Lake or  Pedda Cheruvu  is an artificial lake built during the Nizam reign in 19th century. Shamirpet Lake is very fine looking lake and its serene & calm environs makes it a great place to enjoy a lovely time. Near in the vicinity of Shamirpet Lake we have Deer Park too & the combination of both makes it a natural habitat for deer. Many Telugu movies were also shot here, as well as in the neighbouring Jawahar Deer park, which has many deer, peacocks and birds. The lake is known to be dangerous, as many drowning incidents have been reported here. One can always find a herd of deer quenching their thirst on the banks of the lake, which is a very fascinating sight. The area around the lake is covered in a large expanse of greenery and one will be able to spot several types of plants and trees here. Special attention has been paid to renovate the area and for this reason, forest cottages have been mounted near the lake for the convenience of touri...

Medchal-Malkajgiri

Headquarters      : Keesara Revenue divisions : 2 (Keesara and Malkajgiri) Mandals           : 14  Population        :  2,542,203 Area (km2)        :  5,005.98 km2 (1,932.82 sq mi) Highways          : NH 65, NH 44, NH 163, SH 1 Vehical Reg.      : TS-08

Kadem River

Origin:  Kaddam reserve forest Length : 86Kms Start: Near Umarda (Buzurg), Bazarhathnoor Mandal, Adilabad district. End:  Bellal, Kaddam (peddur) Mandal, Nirmal district. States : Telangana Districts : Adilabad, Nirmal Tributaries: Bali vagu, Ganagapuram vagu, Bathukamma vagu, Sikkumanu river, Palukeru vagu, Datki vagu (tributary: Ragidoba), Gundi vagu, Wankedi vagu, Kaddam Pedda vagu (tributary: kamravadda vagu) Kadem (Kaddam) River is a tributary of Godavari originates from the hills of Kaddam reserved Forest and and surpluses from Bazarhatnoor Tank in Adilabad District and runs South East direction for a length of 86Kms and joins river Goadvari at Bellal village, Kaddam (peddur) Mandal in Nirmal District. At its 80th km is the Kaddam Project also called as Kaddam Narayana Reddy Project is a Major Reservoir across river Kadem near Kaddam Mandal, Nirmal District. After traversing a distance of 6.5km from the Dam the river joins Godavari. The Kuntala Waterfall are fo...

Pochera Waterfalls

Pochera Waterfalls located near Pochera Village, Boath Mandal, Adilabad District in Telangana State, India.  It is a natural waterfall with picturesque and beautiful scenery. It is a very big, wide and deep waterfall. This beautiful waterfall is the deepest of all the waterfalls in Telangana. This is also a caution to people who wish to take a dip in it. The location is very secluded and surrounded by picturesque locations and scenic environment. The waterfall has great width and height to make it the deepest in Telangana. The fall is 20 meter high and flows down with a great force, and the falls are categorized as plunge waterfalls.  The holy river Godavari flows through the Sahyadri mountain range and on their way, the river breaks into small streams. Some of these streams escape from their path and meet at a point and become the source for the Pochera falls which falls from a 20 meters high point.  The bed is much deeper and has the capacity to hold a ...

Mancherial

Revenue divisions : 2 (Mancherial and Bellampally) Mandals           : 18  Population        :  807,037 Area (km2)        :  4,056.36 Literacy          : 64% Highways          : NH 63, SH1 Rivers            : Godavari, Pranhita Collector         :  Sri R.V.Karnan, IAS (2012) M.L.A             :  Diwakar Rao Nadipelli, Durgam Chinnaiah, Ajmeera Rekha Mancherial is previously called as "GARMILLA".  Mancherial is known for its commercial activity and coal belt, the newly-carved district situated in the north bank of the Godavari. The Godavari separates Mancherial and Jagityal district The Godavari separates Mancherial and Jagityal districters are described as the lifelines of the district. The Yellampalli reservoir quenches the thirst of Mancher...

Pranhita River

Origin : Thumbidihatti, Kouthala Mandal, Asifabad Intersection of Wardha and the Wainganga Rivers near the border of Maharashtra and Telangana. Elevation : 146 m ( 479 ft) Length : 113 km (70 mi) Catchment : 1,09,078 km2 Outflow : Godavari River near Kaleshwaram States : Maharashtra, Telangana Entire Pranahita River acts as border between Telangana and Maharashtra. Districts : Komoram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jayshankar Bhupalpally. The Pranhita begins at the confluence of 2 extensive rivers - the Wardha and the Wainganga. This junction lies on the border between the states of Maharashtra and Telangana near Kouthala(near Sirpur kagaznagar). Right at the onset, the river enjoys a wide river bed. Pranhita is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, Wardha River and Wainganga River. By virtue of its extensive network of tributaries, the river drains all of Vidharba region as w...