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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dhone
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Dronachalam
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = Dhone Junction Railway station.jpg
| image_alt = Dronachalam Station
| image_caption = Dhone Junction Railway Station
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|15.396|N|77.872|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nandyal district|Nandyal]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = [[Municipality]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="civicbody">{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2016}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =9.95
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 59272
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 2nd (in Nandyal District)
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook – Kurnool |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2821_PART_B_DCHB_KURNOOL.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=18 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326041037/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2821_PART_B_DCHB_KURNOOL.pdf |archive-date=26 March 2022 |pages=12, 50}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 518222
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|Telephone code]]
| area_code = +91–8516
| registration_plate = AP 21, AP 39
| footnotes =
}}

'''Dhone''' or '''Dronachalam''' is a town in [[Nandyal district]] of the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a [[municipality]] located in Dhone [[mandal]], and it is the headquarters of [[Dhone revenue division]].<ref name=map>{{cite web |title=Guntur District Mandals|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf |publisher=Census of India|access-date=19 January 2015|pages=344, 364}}</ref>

==History==
Dhone was formerly known as Dronachalam.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Raju|first1=P. Yenadi|title=Rayalaseema during colonial times : a study un Indian nationalism|date=2003|publisher=Northern Book Centre|location=New Delhi|isbn=8172111398|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I3C11beCHF0C&q=Dhone+dronachalam&pg=PA2|access-date=24 April 2015}}</ref> Dhone is the second biggest municipality in Nandyal district after Nandyal Municipality. According to local tradition, the name of the village is derived from the name of the tutor Dronacharya, a character in Mahabharata, who meditated on the hill in village. There is now a Hanuman temple, Dargah and church on the hill. Dhone has large deposits of high quality limestone, and it was previously the site of an active quarry. The quarry is no longer in operation. The oldest temple in Dhone is Sri Vasavi Temple, which was constructed in 1916. The Vasavi Temple celebrated 100 at the year 2017.

== Geography ==
Dhone is surrounded by hills on its south. Geographically it is located on Erramala Pin-Code of Dhone is 518222

== Demographics ==
According to 2011 census, Dhone had population of 59,272 of which 29,470 were male and 29,802 were female.

Population of children aged of 0-6 was 7,118, which is 12.01% of the total population of Dhone. The female sex ratio is of 1011 against state average of 993. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Dhone is around 954 compared to Andhra Pradesh state average of 939. The literacy rate of Dhone city is 72.33% higher than the state average of 67.02%. In Dhone, male literacy is around 81.88% while the female literacy rate is 62.96%.

== Economy ==
Dhone has large deposits of high quality limestone. It also have good size of Granite and Polish slab Factories. Dhone is Industrially developing town.

== Governance ==
=== Civic administration ===
Dhone is a Municipality in district of Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh. The Dhone city is divided into 32 wards for which elections are held every five years.

The [[municipality]] was established in the year 2005 and has an extent of {{convert|9.85|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. During 2010–2011 period, total expenditure per annum was {{INRConvert|431|c|abbr=on}}, while the total income generated per annum was {{INRConvert|515|c|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Basic Information of Municipality|url=http://cdma.gov.in/Dhone/Basic_information_Municipality.html|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=11 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706232230/http://cdma.gov.in/Dhone/Basic_information_Municipality.html|archive-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> The municipality provided 798 public taps, 186 bore-wells, length of {{convert|106.28|km|mi|abbr=on}} roads, 1551 street lights, a park, public market, elementary and secondary schools etc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public services/amenities|url=http://cdma.gov.in/Dhone/Public%20services_amenities.html|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=11 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707012301/http://cdma.gov.in/Dhone/Public%20services_amenities.html|archive-date=7 July 2012}}</ref>

=== Revenue Division ===
Dhone Revenue Division have six mandals:
# Dhone
# Peapully
# Bethamcherla
# Banaganapalle
# Owk
# Koilakuntla.

=== Politics ===
Dhone is represented by [[Dhone (Assembly constituency)]] for [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. [[Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy|Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha]] Reddy is the present [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency representing [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MLA|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|publisher=AP State Portal|access-date=12 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008071101/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|archive-date=8 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dhone Assembly 2014 Election Results|url=https://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/dhone.html |publisher=Elections.in|access-date=13 October 2014}}</ref> [[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]] elected as CM for Andhra Pradesh represented Dhone constituency.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Governance
!Department
!Incharge
|-
|Legislative
|Dhone MLA, Dhone Municipality Chairman
|-
|Executive
|Dhone RDO, Dhone MRO
|-
|Judiciary
|Hon'ble Dhone Court Judge
|-
|Police Sub Division
|Dhone DSP
|-
|Health
|CHNC Dhone
|-
|APSPDCL Division
|Dhone DE
|-
|APSRTC Bus Service
|Dhone Depot
|-
|Transport
|Dhone MVI
|}

==Transport==
=== Railways ===
[[Dhone Junction railway station]] is located in [[Guntakal railway division]] of the [[South Central Railway zone]]. This junction is one of the oldest railway junctions in India.Guntur - Hubli line and Secunderabad - Bengaluru line meet in the Dhone Junction Railway station. Dhone railway station is the biggest railway station in Nandyal district.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-04|title=Doubling work through on Guntur-Guntakal section|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/doubling-work-through-on-guntur-guntakal-section/article33243778.ece|access-date=2021-04-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== Roadways ===
The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] operates bus services from Dhone bus station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Stations in Districts |url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation |access-date=9 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |archive-date=22 March 2016 }}</ref> Dhone has bus station situated near [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]], which is called North - South corridor.

=== Distance to major towns and cities ===
# Kurnool = {{cvt|52|km}}
# Nandyal = {{cvt|82|km}}
# Adoni = {{cvt|100|km}}
# Bethamcherla = {{cvt|36|km}}
# Banaganapalle = {{cvt|47|km}}
# Gooty = {{cvt|43|km}}
# Anantapuram = {{cvt|95|km}}
# Kadapa = {{cvt|180|km}}
# Tirupati = {{cvt|316|km}}
# Bellary = {{cvt|130|km}}
# Hyderabad = {{cvt|263|km}}
# Bengaluru = {{cvt|310|km}}
# Vijayawada = {{cvt|395|km}}
# Visakhapatnam = {{cvt|745|km}}
# Guntur = {{cvt|357|km}}

==Villages==


* [[Chanugondla]]
* [[Dorapalle]]
* [[S.Valasala]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{Nandyal district}}
{{Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Nandyal district]]

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