Wanaparthy is a town of Wanaparthy district of Telangana, India. The first polytechnic college (KDR Government Polytechnic) in Telangana started in Wanaparthy.
Wanaparthy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located 143 km from the state capital Hyderabad. It is also an assembly Constituency in Telangana state. Wanaparthy is a famous historical site in Telangana and had served as capital of Wanaparthy Samsthanam. It was previously part of Mahabubnagar district.
History
Wanaparthy was governed by a feudal ruler, Rameshwar Rao II, in
Wanaparthy was governed by a feudal ruler, Rameshwar Rao II, in [[ is visiting Raja of Wanaparthyin 2018, who was a vassal of the Nizam of Hyderabad. Wanaparthy was one of the 14 major Zamindari segments in Telangana in Post-Independent India. Raja died on 22 November 1922. As his successor, Krishna Dev was a minor, his estate was managed by the Court as his ward. Krishna Dev died before attaining adulthood and the crown passed on to his son Rameshwar Rao III. Soon after India abolished all regal titles. After the formation of the Telangana Government, Wanaparthy is proposed as a district along with other 14 new district proposals to the new government apart from the 10 existing districts.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 60,949. The total population constituted 31,501 males, 29,448 females and 6,122 children (age group of 0–6 years). The average literacy rate was 77.91% with 42,713 literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%.
Wanaparthy Samsthanam
Wanaparthy Samsthanam or Raja of Wanaparthy was a vassal of Nizam of Hyderabad. He controlled the feudatory of Wanaparthy.
Administrative divisions
The district has one revenue division of Wanaparthy and is sub-divided into 14 mandals. Swetha Mohanty is the present collector of the district.
Mandals
The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
# Wanaparthy revenue division
1 Amarachintha
2 Atmakur
3 Chinnambavi
4 Ghanpur (Khilla)
5 Gopalpeta
6 Kothakota
7 Madanapur
8 Pangal
9 Pebbair
10 Peddamandadi
11 Revally
12 Srirangapur
13 Veepanagandla
14 Wanaparthy
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanaparthy
