Wyra

Wyra ﻭﻳَﺮﺍ
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Wyra ﻭﻳَﺮﺍ

Location in Telangana, India

Coordinates: 11°13′N 80°13′E / 11.21°N 80.21°ECoordinates: 11°13′N 80°13′E / 11.21°N 80.21°E
Country  India
State Telangana
District Khammam
Population (2001)
 • Total 51,205
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 507165
Telephone code 08749
Vehicle registration TS 04

Wyra is a town and mandal headquarters in Khammam district of Telangana, India. It is located at a distance of 24 km from the district headquarters, Khammam. WYRA got its name from a demon named Wyragyudu who was killed by Lord Rama.

Demography

Wyra has an approximate population of 112,205 according to 2001 census. Among them males constitutes 57,984 and females 54,221. The average literacy rate is 60.59%; which in males is 70.20% and female 50.73%. Wyra is famous for agriculture.20 Kilometers from Khammam.

Overview

The town is located on the state highway that passes between Khammam and other major cities of the district (such as Kothagudem, Bhadrachalam and Madhira). This stretch of the highway is an important connector between the district headquarters and the rest of the cities in the district.

Wyra basically belongs to somavaram panchayat later during the construction of wyra reservoir the workers and engineerings used to stay in wyra thus the business established there and transformed in to town

The town's location and its strategic importance as a junction point has been helpful for the development of its local economy.

The town is famous for "Lord Ayyappa Temple" now it is surrounded by many other temples such as lord venkateswara, lord shiva, goddess saraswathi and sai baba it became a main spiritual center of the mandal located on the highway between Wyra and Khammam. There are other famous temples such as "Lord Sai Baba Temple" "Lord Rama Temple" near the old bus stand center. The 48 ft statue of Hanuman located in Ayyappa temple is the Asia's second largest Hanuman statue.

Wyra reservoir

Wyra reservoir is located next to the town. It is one of the tourist attractions in Khammam district. This Wyra reservoir was dug in 1929, and inaugurated by Dr. Sarvepalli Radha krishnan president of India at that time. It provides drinking water to eight mandalas around Wyra. Besides, hundreds of hectares of land is cultivated using water from Wyra reservoir. It is also well known for its good fishing and the green hills around it.

Wyra Reservoir is a medium irrigation project that covers 9,308 hectares for irrigation.

There is a future proposal for "water sports" at this reservoir.It servers nearly 535 villages with drinking water.

Educational institutions

Politics

New Assembly constituency

According to the recent revision of "Assembly Segments" in the state of Andhra Pradesh, Wyra has been allotted a new Assembly Segment (was a part of "Madhira" assembly segment until 2004 State Elections). This is reserved for a ST quota candidature.

2009 General Election Results

2014 General Election Results

Villages in Wyra Mandal

One of the biggest villages in the mandal and providing basic amenities for the nearby villagers, like High school,Hospital etc.

Gollenapdu Gollenapadu is small village having 2000-2500 people,and its having distance 3 km from main road Gollapudi. Gollenapdu having full of mango cultivation

This also one of the biggest villages in Wyra mandal and providing basic amenities for the nearby villagers, like High school,Hospital etc. It is located on the way between the Wyra and Nemali having distance 7 km from Wyra. The village's location and its strategic importance as a junction point for Punyapuram and Lakshmipuram. The village is famous for Newly constructed "Lord Venkateswara Temple" located on the main road between Wyra and Nemali. There is other famous temple "Lord Hanuman Temple" in middle of the village. Built by kandibanda rangarao

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