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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Gangaram 
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| settlement_type         = Mandal
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Telangana, India
| coordinates             = {{coord|17|45|36|N|80|03|17|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Telangana]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = Mahabubabad district
| established_title       = <!-- Established -->
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| named_for               = Koyapatanam 
| parts_type              = [[Taluka]]s
| parts                   = Narsampet
| government_type         = Panchayat 
| governing_body          = Gram Panchayat 
ZPTC               = Eesam Rama [[Indian National Congress|INC]]

MPTC        = Vajja Sammakka [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy|CPI-ML]]

Sarpanch            = Bejjare.Ramu 
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| elevation_m             = 225
| population_total        = 12,000
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| demographics_type1      = Languages
| demographics1_title1    = Official
| demographics1_info1     = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1             = +5:30
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code             = 506135
| area_code_type          = Telephone code
| area_code               = 08718/ +918712656967
| registration_plate      = TG 26
| website                 = {{URL|telangana.gov.in}} 
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[[File:Pagidadda Raju temple.jpg|thumb|]]
'''Gangaram '''is an agency mandal (fifth scheduled area) in Mulugu Constituency of [[Mahabubabad district]] of the Indian state of [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mulugu.telangana.gov.in/constituencies/|title=Constituencies - 109, Mulugu LAC|website=mulugu.telangana.gov.in}}</ref> Least populated mandal in Telangana state.
[[File:Devotees of Pagidadda Raju God.jpg|thumb|]] 
[[File:Pagidadda raju temple.jpg|thumb|]]

==Transport==
* [[Narsampet]] to [[Ponugundla]] TGRTC Bus (3 times per day) vai Ashoknagar, [[kothaguda]], Polaram, krishtapuram, Puttalabupathi, Tirmalagandi, Madagudem, Gangaram, Bhavurugonda, Katinagaram, Marrigudem, Andugulagudem, Mahadevagudem,..... Kamaram and [[Ponugundla]]
* [[Narsampet]] to Jangalapally Bus vai Ashoknagar, [[Kothaguda]], Polaram, krishtapuram, Puttalabupathi, Tirmalagandi, Madagudem, Gangaram, katinagaram, Komatlagudem, chintaguda, Narsigudem, Thalla Gumpu, koya Gumpu and Jangalapally.
* [[Narsampet]] to Dubbagudem bus vai Ashoknagar, kothaguda, Polaram, puttalabupathi, Tirmalagandi, [[Gangaram]], Bhavurugonda, Pedda yellapur, kamaram, Punugondla, Ramavaram, Lingala,  Mamidigudem, Devalagudem, Dubbagudem. (People are made great efforts to extend bus service to Gundala but unfortunately Narsampet depot behavior recklessly)
* Narsampet to Yellandu via Ashoknagar, Kothaguda, Polaram, puttalabupathi, Gangaram, pandem, Yellandu.

== Agriculture ==
 
'''PODU LANDS:-''' Most cultivation is done using ponds and small streams in this area. Major crops are paddy, cotton, maize, grams and some seasonal crops. Due to the fertile lands the people grow 2 crops/year.
Gangaram mandal was full of podu agriculture based lands which are acquired by deforestation and cutting down large forest by stakeholders with help of left wing terrorist CPI-ML New Democracy party, which land are belong to state was indiscriminately destroyed by non-adivasi also it affect the eco-culture and wildlife. The agriculture depends on small streams and bore wells in rabi season. Karif depends on monsoon rainfall. The major crops are Paddy, Maize, Cotton and mirchi.
 
'''Paddy:-'''  The major and monsoon rainfall depends crop near to lakes, streams and bore wells. The rabi crops depends Lake water facilities.
'''Maize:-'''This crop is major and in long ranging fields across forest areas. The people have land up to 25 acres of maize land in forest and near to forest areas. This crop depends on bore wells, rain and streams. But many people convert maize to Paddy fields.
'''Issues in Agriculture:-'''Deforestation is the main issue to forest department  officials, many irrationally and unethical converted forest lands to agriculture lands, So forest department trying it best to convert back by tenching illegal agriculture of forest lands. 
Rice and maize are dominated crops. Maize was main in podu lands near forest. Rice near villages. Electricity to farmland available. Rice procurement done by government.

==Politics==
It is effected from radical left wing extremist [CPI-ML] party for decades. Rural base communism has strong hold . Cpi ml party main supported podu lands deforestation in 2009,2011 vast forest was disappeared. [[CPI-ML New Democracy]] party as dominant hold in these region before 2014, but after Telangana formation  BRS party gained power in mandal has prominent figure [[Seethakka]] join congress party in 2017, the congress party gained much more power in these region. In 2018 and 2024 she had been MLA OF this region. ZPTC and MPTC are congress leaders. Seethakka being Koya adivasi, were majority voters are adivasies.
You can't rule out BRS, it as strong cader base in very village of this mandal.

== Villages ==
* [[Ponugundla]].(Sarpanch Erpa.Sudhakar BRS)
* Adavi Ramavaram.
* Dubbagudem.(Sarpanch Punem. Sudharani INC)
* Mamidigudem.
* Marrigudem.(Sarpanch Meda.swarupa INC)
* Mahadevanigudem.
* Jangalapally. (Banoth Tara)
* Chintaguda.( Sarpanch Erpa. Swarupa BRS)
* Katinagaram. 
* Komatlagudem.( Sarpanch Gunta.Ramarao INC)
* Puttalabupathy.
* Tirmalagandi.(Sarpanch Thati.Krishana Rao)
* Krishnagar.
* Bhavurugonda.(Sarpanch Mudiga.Verabhadram congress)
* Madagudem. (Eesam Suresh)
* Kodishalamitta. (Bachala. Laxmanrao)
* Pandem. 
* Andugulagudem. 
* Thalla Gumpu. 
* Kamaram.(Sarpanch Eeka.Parvatamma INC)
* Dora vari vempally.
* Gangaram (Sarpanch Bejjare.Ramu)

== Economy ==
Indian bank in Gangaram mandal. Agriculture mainly practice rice, Maize. Forest [[Abnus/Beedi leaves]] cut provide summer revenue to local adivasi. There is no major irrigation projects,  majority population depends on agriculture cultivation and forest products. Roads are inappropriate and they go [[Narsampet]] and [[Yellandu]] for education, domestic and agriculture products. Many adivasi people are in debt cycle, in hands of fertilizer shopkeepers and losing there farmlands to repay debt.
Gangaram as Petroleum station and few shop.

== Demographics ==
It is a Tribal inhabited mandal as schedule tribe agency mandal. Indigenous people koya's with distinct culture , food habits.
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Know your district Plan your district - Mahabubabad |url=http://www.trac.telangana.gov.in/trac/New_Districts/districts/12-Mahabubabad.pdf |website=trac.telangana.gov.in |publisher=Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre}}</ref>
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|caption = Demographics of Gangaram mandal (2011)<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Koya (tribe)]] |value1 = 94.00 |color1 = green 
|label2 = [[Lambadi]] |value2 = 3.25 |color2 = yellow 
|label3 = others |value3 = 2.75 |color3 = red

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== Tragedies Stories ==
* On 04/5/2025, at Pegadapally village a army officer '''MADDELA PRAKASH'''(30 age) of Andugulagudem village met with accident, he collide to tree at crossing curve of road at nursing plants. He had rush to hospital in Warangal but he has been died due to Severe injuries. He had wife. In 2014 Prakash had been recruited to army job.
*  '''On 16/08/2023, Eesala Rakesh(25 age) had died from electric shock at paddy field he suppose to turn off motor unfortunately died by electric circuit at kodishalamitta. He had a child and wife. '''
* '''Kalthi Govind(50 age)''' hails from Karlai village, had demise from gruesome assault by Indian bison, bison calf near bushes, were Govind try to embrace calf, provoked bison to unfortunate attack in deep unforgiving forest.

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[[Category:Mandals in Mahabubabad district]]