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{{About|the city in Telangana, India|its namesake district|Mancherial district}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Mancherial | official_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --> | other_name = | settlement_type = City | leader_party = INC | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Dharni Madhukar <ref>{{Cite web |title=Telangana 7 Municipal Corporation Mayors article in Indtodaanews |url=https://indtoday.com/mayors-and-deputy-mayor-of-7-municipal-corporations-in-telangana/ |website=Telangana 7 Municipal Corporation Mayors and Deputy Mayors article in indtodaynews}}</ref> | leader_title1 = MLA | leader_name1 = Sri Kokkirala Premsagar Rao | image_skyline = Yellampalli project.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Yellampalli project located in Ramagundam Rural but borders Mulkalla village | pushpin_map = India Telangana#India | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Mancherial (Telangana) | pushpin_label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|18|52|17.0|N|79|26|39.5|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name1 = Telangana | subdivision_name2 = Mancherial | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = 1908 | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Municipal corporation | governing_body = Mancherial Municipal Corporation | blank_info_sec1 = 993 ♀/♂ | blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy rate | blank1_info_sec1 = 75.71% | blank_name_sec2 = Planning agency | blank_info_sec2 = Mancherial Urban Development Authority (MUDA)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2024-10-28 |title=Four urban development authorities created in Mancherial, Adilabad Nirmal, Kaghaznagar |url=https://telanganatoday.com/four-urban-development-authorities-created-in-adilabad |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Telangana Today |language=en}}</ref> | blank1_name_sec2 = HDI category | blank2_name_sec1 = Assembly constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Mancherial | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = <ref name="civicbody">{{cite web|title=Urban Local Body Information|url=http://www.dtcp.telangana.gov.in/ULBs-List-68.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Telangana|access-date=28 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615135503/http://dtcp.telangana.gov.in/ULBs-List-68.pdf|archive-date=15 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mancherial Municipal Corporation |first=ULB Profile |title=Basic information about Mancherial Municipal Corporation ULB Profile |url=https://pp.emunicipal.in/ulbprofilepdf/005.pdf |website=Mancherial Municipal Corporation}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 155.93 | area_rank = 6th rank | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 173 | population_total = 228450 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = MUDA<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2024-10-28 |title=Four urban development authorities created in Mancherial, Adilabad Nirmal, Kaghaznagar |url=https://telanganatoday.com/four-urban-development-authorities-created-in-adilabad |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Telangana Today |language=en}}</ref> | population_urban_footnotes = <ref name="civicbody"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-telangana.php|website=Citypopulation.de |access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = <ref name="basic">{{Cite web|title=Basic information of municipality|url=https://mancherialmunicipality.telangana.gov.in/pages/basic-information|website=Official Site of Mancherial Municipality}}</ref><ref name="civicbody"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-telangana.php|website=Citypopulation.de |access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=622324|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=3 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=Mancherial Municipal Corporation-Demoghtapics.pdf |url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ghp6K4lWsAALn3T?format=jpg&name=medium}}</ref> | population_rank = 6th in(Telangana) | population_demonym = Mancherialian | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official Language | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN1 | postal_code = 504208 | postal2_code_type = PIN2 | postal2_code = 504302 | area_code = +91-08736 | area_code_type = Telephone code | iso_code = IN-TG | registration_plate = TG-19 | blank_name_sec1 = Sex ratio | blank4_name_sec1 = Major highways | blank4_info_sec1 = Rajiv Rahadari<br> NH 63<br> NH 363 | website = {{URL|https://mancherialmunicipality.telangana.gov.in}} | footnotes = | demographics1_info1 = Telugu, Hindi | leader_title3 = Commissioner of Police | leader_name3 = Ambar Kishor Jha(IPS)(Ramagundam Police Commissionerate) | leader_title2 = MP | leader_name2 = Vamsi Krishna Gaddam(INC) | blank3_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank3_info_sec1 = Peddapalli }}
'''Mancherial''', natively spelt as '''Mancheryala''', is a city and headquarters of the Mancherial district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is both the district and administrative headquarters of Mancherial mandal in the Mancherial revenue division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mancherial.telangana.gov.in/|title=The official website of Mancherial District|access-date=16 Aug 2018}}</ref> It is located on the north banks of the Godavari River.<ref>{{cite web|title=Adilabad District Mandals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2021census/maps/atlas/28part3.pdf|publisher=Census of India|access-date=28 January 2016|page=98}}</ref><ref name="census">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Adilabad |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2801_PART_B_DCHB_ADILABAD.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=22 September 2015|pages=13–14, 44}}</ref> It is located about {{convert|244|km|mi|0}} from the state capital, Hyderabad, {{convert|84|km|mi|0}} from Karimnagar, {{convert|138|km|mi|0}} from Nirmal and {{convert|155|km|mi|0}} from Adilabad.
== History == Historically, it was part of Adilabad District, but now it is a separate district by itself. It was, until as recently as less than a hundred years ago, rich in forest resources and many small scale & large scale industries but was of little economic and political importance.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bq6VDF9gB4gC&pg=PA51|title=Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival|last=Furer-Haimendorf|first=Christoph Von|date=1982|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520043152|pages=51, 52|language=en}}</ref> Gonds mainly depended on farming for their livelihoods.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bq6VDF9gB4gC&pg=PA99|title=Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival|last=Furer-Haimendorf|first=Christoph Von|date=1982|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520043152|pages=99, 100, 101|language=en}}</ref> After the Singareni Collieries Company coal mines were established in the region, it became industrialised. During the 1970s, an Industrial training institute was opened there.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bq6VDF9gB4gC&pg=PA139|title=Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival|last=F?rer-Haimendorf|first=Christoph Von|date=1982|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520043152|pages=139|language=en}}</ref>
== Demographics == {{Historical population | source = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://data.gov.in/node/551261/download |title=Page Redirection|website=data.gov.in |date=21 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Census tables {{!}} Government of India | url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables | access-date=2024-12-29 | website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Telangana (India): Cities and Towns in Districts - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/telangana/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> | 1951 | 8997 | 1961 | 13822 | 1971 | 19808 | 1981 | 32478 | 1991 | 52657 | 2001 |118195 | 2011 |228450 }}
{{See also|List of cities in Telangana by population}}{{Bar box|float=left|title=Religion in Mancherial(2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population By Religious Community: Andhra Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11363/download/14476/DDW28C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website = censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}</ref>|titlebar=#fcd116|bars={{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|92.55}} {{bar percent|Islam|green|5.58}} {{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|0.98}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.89}}}}{{Pie chart|thumb=left|value1=92.4|value2=5.13|value3=2.6|caption=Languages of Mancherial (2011)<ref name="language"/>|color1=steelblue|color2=green|color3=khaki|label1=Telugu|label2=Urdu|label3=Others}} As of the 2011 census of India, Mancherial has a population of 228,450.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telangana (India): Cities and Towns in Districts - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/telangana/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mancherial Municipal Corporation population |url=https://mancherialmunicipality.telangana.gov.in/ |website=Mancherial Municipal Corporation}}</ref> Males constitute 51% of the total population and females 49%. Mancherial has an average literacy rate of 75.71%, higher than the national average: male literacy is 83.16%, and female literacy is 67.92%. In Mancherial, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The majority of people in the area practice Hinduism, followed by Islam and Christianity. Telugu is the most widely spoken language.
== Civic Governance == The Mancherial Municipality was originally constituted as a third-grade municipality in 1952 and was upgraded to first-grade municipality status in 2003 to accommodate the growing population and urban needs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mancherial Municipality |url=https://mancherialmunicipality.telangana.gov.in/ |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=mancherialmunicipality.telangana.gov.in}}</ref> On January 4, 2025, the Government of Telangana issued a gazette notification elevating it to Municipal Corporation status by merging the existing Mancherial Municipality and Naspur Municipality with eight surrounding gram panchayats from Hajipur mandal: Pochampad, Gudipet, Narsingapur, Namnur, Chandanagar, Mulkala, Kothapalli, and Vempalli.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=D. C. |date=2025-01-18 |title=Gazette on Mancherial Municipal Corporation Released |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/gazette-on-mancherial-municipal-corporation-released-1855041 |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref> This merger expanded the urban area to support infrastructure development and administrative efficiency. The inaugural elections for the Mancherial Municipal Corporation were held in February 2026.
== Climate == Mancherial is located at an elevation of 149.07 meters (489.07 feet) above sea level, Mancherial has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district's yearly temperature is 30.69 °C (87.24 °F) and it is 4.72% higher than India's averages. Mancherial typically receives about 131.78 millimeters (5.19 inches) of precipitation and has 117.83 rainy days (32.28% of the time) annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mancherial, Telangana, IN Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data |url=https://weatherandclimate.com/india/telangana/mancherial |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=weatherandclimate.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IMD-Mancherial |url=https://nwp.imd.gov.in/blf/blf_temp/block.php?dis=33MANCHERIAL |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=nwp.imd.gov.in}}</ref> {{Weather box | width = 100% | collapsed = | open = | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Climate for Mancherial(1991–2020, extremes 1982–2020) | temperature colour = | precipitation colour = green | Jan record high C = 37.2 | Feb record high C = 38.5 | Mar record high C = 42.8 | Apr record high C = 46.6 | May record high C = 47.3 | Jun record high C = 46.8 | Jul record high C = 39.7 | Aug record high C = 38.7 | Sep record high C = 39.1 | Oct record high C = 38.3 | Nov record high C = 38.3 | Dec record high C = 36 | year record high C = | Jan record low C = 4.5 | Feb record low C = 6.4 | Mar record low C = 10.7 | Apr record low C = 14.6 | May record low C = 20.1 | Jun record low C = 18.2 | Jul record low C = 18.8 | Aug record low C = 18.2 | Sep record low C = 12.1 | Oct record low C = 10.2 | Nov record low C = 6.8 | Dec record low C = 1.9 | year record low C = | Jan high C = 29.2 | Feb high C = 32.8 | Mar high C = 36.7 | Apr high C = 40.4 | May high C = 42.5 | Jun high C = 37.2 | Jul high C = 31.9 | Aug high C = 30.6 | Sep high C = 32.3 | Oct high C = 32.5 | Nov high C = 30.9 | Dec high C = 29.3 | year high C = 33.6 | Jan low C = 13.2 | Feb low C = 16.2 | Mar low C = 20.7 | Apr low C = 24.8 | May low C = 28.3 | Jun low C = 26.5 | Jul low C = 24.3 | Aug low C = 24.0 | Sep low C = 23.4 | Oct low C = 20.4 | Nov low C = 15.8 | Dec low C = 12.7 | year low C = 20.4 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 22.3 | Feb rain mm = 4.7 | Mar rain mm = 24.7 | Apr rain mm = 11.6 | May rain mm = 14.4 | Jun rain mm = 131.1 | Jul rain mm = 305.1 | Aug rain mm = 231.1 | Sep rain mm = 135.7 | Oct rain mm = 86.6 | Nov rain mm = 8.2 | Dec rain mm = 1.3 | year rain mm = 976.9 | Jan rain days = 0.9 | Feb rain days = 0.5 | Mar rain days = 1.7 | Apr rain days = 1.1 | May rain days = 1.4 | Jun rain days = 6.6 | Jul rain days = 13.7 | Aug rain days = 10.4 | Sep rain days = 7.2 | Oct rain days = 2.6 | Nov rain days = 0.6 | Dec rain days = 0.1 | year rain days = 46.9 | time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 51 | Feb humidity = 46 | Mar humidity = 42 | Apr humidity = 37 | May humidity = 31 | Jun humidity = 49 | Jul humidity = 71 | Aug humidity = 75 | Sep humidity = 70 | Oct humidity = 67 | Nov humidity = 59 | Dec humidity = 57 | year humidity = | source 1 = India Meteorological Department<ref name=IMDnormals> {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240408025145/https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | archive-date = 8 April 2024 | url = https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | title = Station: Mancherial Climatological Table 1991–2020 | work = Climatological Normals 1991–2020 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | access-date = 7 July 2024}}</ref> | source 2 = NOAA<ref name="ncei">{{cite web |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Mancherial |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/India/XLS/MANCHERIAL_43025.xlsx |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |access-date=27 March 2024 |format=XLSX |quote=WMO number: 43025 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | source = }} == Notable Individuals ==
=== Politics === {{See also|Mancherial (Assembly constituency)}} <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their OWN article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> * Kokkirala Premsagar Rao - MLA, Indian National Congress * Nadipelli Diwakar Rao MLA, Telangana Rashtra Samithi
== Education == List of colleges in Mancherial: * Government Medical College, Mancherial. {{Cleanup list|section|date=November 2023}} * Government Degree college, Mancherial. * Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) College<ref>{{Cite web |title=ITI Admissions-Telangna State |url=https://iti.telangana.gov.in/list-of-iti |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=iti.telangana.gov.in}}</ref> Mancherial. * Government Junior College, Mancherial<ref>{{Cite web |title=GOVT.JR.COLLEGE, MANCHERIAL, MANCHERIAL |url=https://www.schoolsworld.in/schools/showcollege.php?college_id=28013390994 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.schoolsworld.in}}</ref> Mancherial. * Singareni Polytechnic College<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singareni Polytechnic College-Mancherial |url=https://www.scpolytechnic.com/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.scpolytechnic.com}}</ref> Mancherial.
==Tourism== <!---♦♦♦ Only add a place to this list if it already has its own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> * Gandhari khilla, a hill fort * Sripada Yellampalli Project * Singareni Thermal Power Plant * Gadpur Jungle Safari
==Transport==
Mancherial is well connected with all types of transport facilities, the major ones are Road and Rail.
===Road=== Telangana State Road Transport Corporation TGSRTC has its bus depot in Mancherial connecting transportation facility to the citizens to every village and city of Mancherial district.
A new National highway is being constructed from Mancherial to Chandrapur. Also another new National highway is sanctioned from Jaipur Mandal to Warangal via Manthani and Bhupalpally. This Highway is named as Green Industrial corridor by NHAI.
The following are the major roads passing through the city: thumb|NH363 Mncl Interchange *Rajiv Rahadari *National Highway 63 - Jagdalpur to yedashi via renapur latur bodhan nizamabad passes through Mancherial. *National Highway 363
===Rail=== thumb|Mancherial railway station entrance Mancherial railway station is the busiest station in Kazipet–Balharshah section Secunderabad railway division, after it is one among the five 'A' category stations of SC division(NSG 3).
Mancherial is located on the longest railway line, which is called the Grand Trunk line (New Delhi–Chennai). It is well connected by rail from various towns/cities in India. It comes under South Central Railways. With the completion of the Kazipet–Balharshah link in 1929, Chennai was directly linked to Delhi.<ref name="IR History: Early Days – III">{{cite web| url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html | title=IR History: Early Days – III| work=Chronology of railways in India, Part 3 (1900–1947)| accessdate = 26 November 2013}}</ref>
It has 3 platforms. It is a good potential station to stop due its population as well as proximity to other major towns like Mandamarri (14 km), Luxettipet (26 km), Ramakrishnapur (8 km), Chennur (40 km), Jaipur Power Plant (17 km).
===Air=== The closest airport is Hyderabad International Airport.
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{{Geographic location |Centre = Mancherial, Telangana |Northeast = Sirpur-Kaghznagar, Telangana, Gadchiroli district |East = Chennur, Sironcha, Gadchiroli district |South = Godavarikhani, Ramagundam, Karimnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana |Southwest = Choppadandi, Jagtial, Telangana |West = Nirmal, Telangana |Northwest = Adilabad, Telangana |South-east=Manthani, Bhupalpally, Warangal, Telangana|North=Asifabad, Telangana, Chandrapur, Maharashtra}}{{Mancherial district}} {{Authority control}} Category:Cities and towns in Mancherial district Category:Mandal headquarters in Mancherial district Category:Places situated on the banks of the Godavari river