Peddapalli is a town and Revenue division, Revenue Division in Peddapalli district, Peddapalli District in the Telangana, Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Peddapalli District and Peddapalli mandal. It is located about 197 kilometres (122 mi) North of the state capital Hyderabad, 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Karimnagar, 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Ramagundam. Peddapalli has a railway junction named PDPL which connects Peddapalli Junction railway station, PDPL - Karimnagar railway station, KRMR - Nizamabad Junction railway station, NZB railway line and New Delhi railway station, New Delhi (NDLS) - Chennai Central railway station, Chennai Central (MAS) railway line. There are two trains that terminate here. Karimnagar Tirupati express rail engine changes to electric engine here. As of 2011 census of India, Peddapalli has a population of 41,171. In 2016 due to population Increase, the civic body of Peddapalli was upgraded from Nagar panchayat, Nagar Panchayat to Municipal council Post upgradation to Council.

Geography

Peddapalli is located at and at an altitude of . The town is spread over an area of .

Transport

*Road Peddapalli is well connected with Hyderabad - Karimnagar - Ramagundam (HKR) highway which is also called as Rajeev Rahadari or State Highway 1 (Telangana), Telangana State Highway No.1. Peddapalli has no TSRTC bus depot but Godavarikhani (GDK), Manthani (MNTY) & Karimnagar (KRMR-2) bus depots operate dedicated services to the surrounding villages and other major cities. *Rail ''Railway Station Code'': PDPL Peddapalli has a railway station which is called as Peddapalli Junction railway station, Peddapalli Railway Junction. It is operated by the Secunderabad railway division, Secunderabad Railway Division of South Central Railway zone, South Central Railway (SCR). The station is located in the main line which connects New Delhi railway station, New Delhi (NDLS) - Chennai Central railway station, Chennai Central (MAS) railway line. As a junction, it serves for Peddapalli Junction railway station, Peddapalli (PDPL) - Nizamabad Junction railway station, Nizamabad (NZB) railway line. *Air ''Airport Code'' IATA: RMD, ICAO: VORG There is an Aerodrome, Airstrip with 1,300 m runway which is located at Kesoram Industries Ltd., Kesoram Cement Factory, BasanthNagar, Ramagundam. It is owned by the Birla family, Birla Family and was operated by the Airports Authority of India. After the closure of Vayudoot it has not been of regular use. Now it is an unusual airstrip. The Government of Telangana is planning to develop this airport as a part of third airport in the state of Telangana by 2022 and it serves for four districts i.e. Peddapalli district, Peddapalli, Mancherial district, Mancherial, Karimnagar district, Karimnagar and Jagtial district, Jagtial.

Distance to Major towns and cities

# Godavarikhani = 30 km # Karimnagar = 37 km # Manthani = 33 km # Mancherial = 47 km # Hyderabad = 198 km # Warangal = 114 km # Nizamabad = 162 km

Educational Institutions

There are many Educational Institutions in Peddapalli. It has Schools, Intermediate Colleges, Industrial Training Institutes, Engineering & Technology institutes, Degree & Post Graduation Colleges, etc. . . Government Institutions (Major) ''Schools'' * Zilla Parishad High School for Girls * Zilla Parishad High School for Boys ''Junior Colleges'' * Government Junior College for Boy's * Government Junior College for Girls ''Degree and Post Graduation Colleges'' * Government Degree and Post Graduation College ''Industrial Training Institutes'' * Government Industrial Training Institute Private Institutions (Major) ''Schools'' * Smart Kidz Paatashala * Pallavi Model School * Geetanjali Public School * Indian Mission High School * Krishnaveni Talent School * St. Ann's High School * Crescent High School * Trinity Primary School * Trinity Secondary School ''Junior Colleges'' * Vikas Junior College * Gayatri Junior College * Trinity Junior College * Shreya Vocational Junior College * Sri Chaitanya Vocational Junior College ''Degree and Post Graduation Colleges'' * Trinity Degree College * Gayatri Degree and Post Graduation College ''Engineering and Technology Colleges'' * Trinity College Of Engineering and Technology * Mother Teresa College Of Engineering and Technology ''Industrial Training Institutes'' * Sindhura Industrial Training Institute * Shiva Sai Industrial Training Institute * Kakatiya Industrial Training Institute ''Other Colleges'' * Trinity College Of Teacher Education * Trinity College Of Pharmaceutical Sciences * Sahaja School Of Business

Government and Politics

Peddapalli Nagar Panchayat was constituted in 2011 with 20 election wards. It became the Municipality (Municipal Council Peddapalli) in 2016 due to the population increase & is constituted with the 36 wards in it. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of .

Villages in Peddapalli Mandal

# Andugulapalli # Appannapet # Bandhampalli # Bojannapet # Bompally #Brahmanpalli # Chandapalli # Cheekurai # Cheemalapeta # Goureddipet # Gurrampalli # Julapally # Kanagarthi # Kasulapalli # Kotthapalli # Maredugonda # Mulasala # Mutharam # Nittoor # Palthem # Peddabonkur # Peddakalvala # Raghavapur # Raginedu # Rampalli # Turkala Maddikunta

References

Cities and towns in Peddapalli district {{Telangana-stub