Yellandu

Yellandu
Town
Yellandu
Coordinates: 17°36′N 80°20′E / 17.6°N 80.33°E / 17.6; 80.33Coordinates: 17°36′N 80°20′E / 17.6°N 80.33°E / 17.6; 80.33
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Khammam
Area[1]
• Total	10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi)
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	33,732
• Density	3,094.7/km2 (8,015/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	TS 04, AP 20

Yellandu is a town in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Yellandu mandal of Kothagudem revenue division.^[2]

Geography

Yellandu is located at 17°36′N 80°20′E / 17.6°N 80.33°E / 17.6; 80.33.^[3] It has an average elevation of 205 metres (672 feet). Bhuga vagu divides Yellandu which is started from Yellandula padu cheruvu.

Demographics

As of 2011 census of India, Yellandu municipality had a population of 33,732.^[1] While, its urban agglomeration had a population of 35,056, of which males are 17,016 and females are 18,040. The population under 6 years of age are 3,184. There are a total of 25,192 literates.^[2]

Governance

Civic administration

The Yellandu municipality is the civic governing body of Yellandu. The municipality comprises 24 wards.^[4] Rompaid and Sudimalla are the partial outgrowths to the town as per 2011 census.^[2]

Politics

Yellandu is a part of Yellandu (ST) (Assembly constituency) for Telangana Legislative Assembly. Koram Kanakaiah is the present MLA of the constituency from Telangana Rashtra Samithi.^[5] It is also a part of Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency) which was won by Sitaram Naik of Telangana Rashtra Samithi.^[6][7]

Economy

Coal mining

Yellandu is home of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited, a coal mining company.

Transportation

Singareni is the railway station that caters Yellandu. Zandala vagu, Kotilingala, Koragutta, Yellandu connect to Kothagudem bus route.

References

1. 1 2 3 "Population". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 September 2015. 
2. 1 2 3 "District Census Handbook - East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. p. 14–15. Retrieved 18 January 2015. 
3. ↑ "redirect to /world/IN/02/Yellandu.html". fallingrain.com. 
4. ↑ "Congress Way Ahead of Opponents in Municipal Election Results in T". The New Indian Express. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2015. 
5. ↑ "Members of the Legislative Assembly". AP State Portal. Retrieved 13 October 2014. 
6. ↑ "MP (Lok Sabha)". Government of AP. Retrieved 4 May 2015. 
7. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 15,30. Retrieved 11 October 2014.