Peddapalli

Peddapalli
పెద్దపల్లి
Town & District Headquarter
Nickname: 
Singareni District
Peddapalli is located in Telangana
Peddapalli
Peddapalli
Location in Telangana, India
Peddapalli is located in India
Peddapalli
Peddapalli
Peddapalli (India)
Coordinates: 18°36′58″N 79°23′00″E / 18.6162°N 79.3832°E / 18.6162; 79.3832
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictPeddapalli
Founded byNizam
Government
 • TypeTelangana Legislative Assembly
 • BodyMunicipal Council Peddapalli
 • Municipal ChairmanDr. Chittireddy MamathaReddy (T.R.S)
 • MLASri Chintakunta Vijaya Ramana Rao[1]
 • MPVamsi Krishna Gaddam (Indian National Congress)
 • Commissioner of PoliceRema Rajeshwari (Ramagundam Police Commissionerate)
Area
 • Total26.19 km2 (10.11 sq mi)
Elevation508 m (1,667 ft)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total56,000
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTS-22
Websitepeddapalle.telangana.gov.in

Peddapalli is a town, Revenue Division and has a Railway Junction in Peddapalli District in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Peddapalli District and Peddapalli mandal. It is located about 197 kilometres (122 mi) North of the state capital Hyderabad, 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Karimnagar, 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Ramagundam. Peddapalli has a railway junction named PDPL which connects PDPL - KRMR - NZB railway line and New Delhi (NDLS) - Chennai Central (MAS) railway line. There are two trains that terminate here. Karimnagar Tirupati express rail engine changes to electric engine here. In future there’s a proposal to develop a bypass railway station named Peddapalli Town which directly connects Kazipet-Karimnagar without entering peddapalli junction station.As of 2024 census of India, Peddapalli has a population of 56000. In 2016 due to population Increase, the civic body of Peddapalli was upgraded from Nagar Panchayat to Municipal council Post upgradation to Council.

  1. ^ https://legislature.telangana.gov.in/assemblymemprofile
  2. ^ "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Peddapalli2, India". fallingrain.com.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook – Karimnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12, 50. Retrieved 9 June 2016.