Peddapalli
పెద్దపల్లి | |
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Town & District Headquarter | |
Nickname: Singareni District | |
Coordinates: 18°36′58″N 79°23′00″E / 18.6162°N 79.3832°E | |
Country | India |
State | Telangana |
District | Peddapalli |
Founded by | Nizam |
Government | |
• Type | Telangana Legislative Assembly |
• Body | Municipal Council Peddapalli |
• Municipal Chairman | Dr. Chittireddy MamathaReddy (T.R.S) |
• MLA | Sri Chintakunta Vijaya Ramana Rao[1] |
• MP | Vamsi Krishna Gaddam (Indian National Congress) |
• Commissioner of Police | Rema Rajeshwari (Ramagundam Police Commissionerate) |
Area | |
• Total | 26.19 km2 (10.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 56,000 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | TS-22 |
Website | peddapalle |
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.