Kalwakurthy

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kalwakurthy
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| settlement_type = City
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| nickname = City of Quartz
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Telangana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.65|N|78.48|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Telangana]]
| subdivision_name2 = Nagarkurnool
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| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = Kalwakurthy
| government_type = Telangana
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 16
| population_total = 30091
| population_as_of = 2011
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 509324
| area_code = 08549
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = TS31
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'''Kalwakurthy''' is a city and revenue division in [[Nagarkurnool district]] of Telangana, India. It is the second largest town in Nagarkurnool district after [[Nagarkurnool]] by area.And also it is one of the major cities in combined mahbubunagar district.It is located 80 km from [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] on the [[Srisailam]] highway as well as on the Kodada to Jadcherla highway. It is around 31.7 km from the district headquarters of Nagarkurnool.

== Demographics ==
According to [[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_327.gif |title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 14, page 321 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library |website=dsal.uchicago.edu |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> Kalvakurti was a taluk in [[Mahbubnagar district]], [[Hyderabad State]]. It contained 101 villages with an area of 583 square miles. The population in 1901 was 54,384 compared with 52,132 in 1891. The headquarters Kalwakurthy had a population of 2,230.

Kalwakurthy town has population of 25,146 with 13,126 men and 12,020 women as per 2001 Census.<ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/View_data/Village_Profile.aspx {{Dead link|date=January 2021|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

== Villages in Kalwakurthy Mandal ==
{| class="wikitable"
! SR No !! Village Name !! Village Code
|-
| 1 || Bekkara || 575584
|-
| 2 || Gundur || 575590
|-
| 3 || Jeedipalle || 575578
|-
| 4 || Jillella || 575581
|-
| 5 || Kalwakurthy (CT) || 575593
|-
| 6 || Kurmidda || 575579
|-
| 7 || Lingasanipalle || 575591
|-
| 8 || Marchal || 575580
|-
| 9 || Mukural || 575589
|-
| 10 || Panjugul || 575587
|-
| 11 || Raghupathipeta || 575592
|-
| 12 || Suddakal || 575586
|-
| 13 || Tharnikal || 575582
|-
| 14 || Thotapalle || 575583
|-
| 15 || Velkatta || 575576
|-
| 16 || Venkatapoor (Patti Maligara) || 575577
|-
| 17 || Vepur || 575585
|-
| 18 || Yellikal || 575588
|-
| 19 || Thandra || 509324
|-
| 20 || Jangareddy pally || 509324
|-
| 21 || Thurkalapally || 509324
|}

== Kalwakurthy Mandal data as per Census 2011 Year ==

<small>Total Rural Population</small> 64,095

<small>Total Urban Population</small> 36,035

== Politics ==
{{See also|Kalwakurthy (Assembly constituency)}}
Hyderabad state First elected Chief Minister [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]] was born in Padakallu village of Kalwakurthy Taluka. Current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] is [[Jaipal Yadav]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/andhra-pradesh/congress-bags-kalwakurthy-assembly-seat-in-telangana_933514.html |title=Congress bags Kalwakurthy assembly seat in Telangana |date=20 May 2014 |website=Zee News |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> In Kalwakurthy, there are a various number of educational institutions and other facilities which are not common in other towns of similar category. Dr Chetamoni Pradeep Chandra Yadav alias agni is from this place.

== ZPTC member==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Duration
!Name of ZPTC
!Party Affiliation
|-
|
|2019-Incumbent
|Pothuganti Bharath Prasad,
<nowiki>||</nowiki>[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|TRS
|}

== Transport ==
The [[National Highway 765 (India)|National Highway 765]] passes through the village, which connects [[Hyderabad]] and Tokapalle road of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of National Highways passing through A.P. State |url=http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33 |website=Roads and Buildings Department |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=11 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328053359/http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33 |archive-date=28 March 2016}}</ref> [[National Highway 167 (India)|National Highway 167]] also passes through the mid of the town which connects between [[Kodad]] and [[Jadcherla]].

Kalwakurthy is located just 70 kilometres from [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]], [[Hyderabad]].

Kalwakurthy has TSRTC bus depot which runs various types of buses to different places like [[Hyderabad]], [[Mahabubnagar]], [[Nagarkurnool]], [[Srisailam]], [[Guntur]], [[Vijayawada]] etc..

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Mahbubnagar district}}

[[Category:Mandals in Nagarkurnool district]]
[[Category:Nagarkurnool district]]

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