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Dornakal
Dornakal is one of the largest towns in Mahabubabad district of Telangana, India. The town is important as a Railway Junction where a branch line emanates to Manuguru and Bhadrachalam Road and is also on the Vijayawada - Warangal - Secunderabad/Peddapalli mainline in South India. History Like the names of many villages of India, the name Dornakal has some geographic significance. The word Dornakal means "a group of stones" and this meaning is applicable to the immediate locality. The word "stone," or its equivalent, is used in more than a dozen forms in the naming of the villages of the Deccan plateau. Dornakal is located on the slopes of a rock region thru which a small river flows. The stream has its source about north of the village. It is the overflow of a big "natural tank" or lake, which has an area of . Dornakal proper was founded some hundreds of years ago, but the new Dornakal and its extension came into prominence in the late 1800s (around 1890) with the advent of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Dornakal Of The Church Of South India
Dornakal Diocese is a diocese of the Church of South India in Telangana state of India. The diocese mainly covers the pastorates in Warangal, Nalgonda, East Godavari and Khammam districts and also has churches in Odissha state. The Church of South India is a United Protestant denomination. History The Diocese of Dornakal was formed in December 1912. Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah was consecrated as its first bishop in St. Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta. Azariah was the first Indian to be consecrated a bishop in the Anglican Communion and was a leader in the Christian evangelistic movement in South Asia during the early twentieth century. When the diocese was first formed, it was a small district in the southeast corner of the Nizam's dominions. A few years later, it was enlarged by the addition of the Dummugudem district, in which the Church Missionary Society (CMS) was working. In 1920, a resolution of the Episcopal Synod placed all of the districts of both the CMS and the Socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karimnagar Diocese Of The Church Of South India
The Diocese of Karimnagar is a diocese of Church of South India in Telangana state of India.The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India, a United Protestant denomination. History of the Diocese The Wesleyan Methodist Missionaries from England began working since 1879 in the Districts of Hyderabad, Medak, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Nalgonda. As a result of their mission work churches were established along with Schools and Hospitals. After the formation of Church of South India in the year 1947, Karimnagar and Nalgonda areas from Medak were annexed to the Dornakal Diocese. Diocese of Karimnagar was formed in the year 1978 by bifurcating Dornakal Diocese. The churches in the district of Karimnagar and Nalgonda were bifurcated from Dornakal Diocese along with Warangal District to form the new diocese. Bishops Before the formation of the Church of South India * V. S. Azariah * A. B. Eliott (1945-1955) After the formation of the Church of South India befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahabubabad District
Mahabubabad district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district was carved out from the erstwhile Warangal district following the re-organisation of districts in the state in October 2016. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Khammam, Bhadradri, Warangal, Mulugu and Jangaon districts. Geography The district is spread over an area of . The region is mostly plain with occasional hillocks. Most of the land is used for agriculture. The mandals Bayyaram and Garla have rich iron ore and coal deposits. It also has Bheemunipadam waterfall and Edubavula waterfall. There are several popular hillocks such as Pandavula Gutta in Bayyaram Mandal (Pandavula Guhalu, Thirumalagiri is different one, located in Jayshankar Bhupalpally district, east of Warangal). The district is also famous for Kuravi Veerabhadra Swamy temple Demographics Census of India, the district has a population of 774,549. Mahabubabad has a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Medak Of The Church Of South India
The Diocese of Medak is one of the prominent dioceses in the Church of South India, a united Protestant church with its headquarters in Medak comprising nearly 200 Presbyters ministering to Telugu language, Telugu, Lambadi language, Lambadi, Tamil language, Tamil,P. Y. Luke, J. B. Carman, ''Village Christians and Hindu Culture'', Lutterworth Press, Cambridge, 1968, pp. 15, 17, 2/ref> Kannada language, Kannada, Malayalam language, Malayalam, Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi language, Hindi and Urdu language, Urdu), English language, English and other linguistic groups numbering nearly 1/3rd> of a million spread over 105 pastorates and administered through 3 District Church Councils (DCC), ''namely'', the Town DCC, the Medak DCC and the Godavari DCC geographically located in the erstwhile civil districts of Adilabad, Nizamabad district, Nizamabad, Medak, Rangareddy, Hyderabad and Mahboobnagar in Telangana. History Christianity in India Saint Bartholomew, one of the Twelve Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of South India
The Church of South India (CSI) is a united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of Protestant denominations in South India that occurred after the independence of India. With a membership of over 4.5 million, it is the second-largest Christian church based on the number of members in India. The Church of South India is the successor of a number of Protestant denominations in India, including the four southern dioceses of the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon (Anglican), the South India United Church ( Congregationalist, Presbyterian and Continental Reformed), and the southern district of the Methodist Church. The Church of South India is a member of the Anglican Communion, World Methodist Council and World Communion of Reformed Churches. It is one of four united Protestant churches in the Anglican Communion, World Methodist Council and World Communion of Reformed Churches, with the others being the Church of North India, the Church of Pakis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telangana
Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, eleventh largest state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, twelfth most populated state in India, according to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census. On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of United Andhra Pradesh as the newly formed States and union territories of India, state of Telangana, with Hyderabad as its capital. Telugu language, Telugu, one of the classical languages of India, is the most widely spoken and the primary official language of Telangana state, whereas Urdu is recognised as the second official language. Additionally, several tribal languages such as Gondi, Kolami, Koya and Lambadi are spoken in different regions of the Telangana state. The economy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhadrachalam Road
Bhadrachalam Road railway station (station code:BDCR) is a fourth grade non-suburban (NSG–3) category Indian railway station in Secunderabad railway division of South Central Railway zone. It serves Kothagudem in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of the Indian state of Telangana. It was selected as one of the 21 stations to be developed under ''Amrit Bharat Stations'' scheme. Overview Kothagudem Railway Station is referred to as Bhadrachalam Road. This is one of the oldest railway stations in the Telangana. The train route initially started here for transporting coal to different parts of Nizam state. Later they started passenger Express trains to Hyderabad, Warangal, Vijayawada Vijayawada ( ), formerly known by its colonial name Bezawada, is the second largest city and a major commercial hub in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. The city forms an integral part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is situated on th ..., Balharshah etc. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census Town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population has attained urban characteristics. They are characterized by the following: * Population exceeds 5,000 * At least 75% of main male working population is employed outside the agricultural sector * Minimum population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of 400 persons per km2 Census 2011 The number of census towns (CTs) in India grew from 1,362 in 2001 to 3,894 in 2011. As per Pradhan (2013), these CTs account for 30% of the urban growth in the last decade. Pradhan also notes that the largest increase in the number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSRTC
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TGSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by bifurcating the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Many other Indian metro towns in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Odisha and Chhattisgarh are also linked with the TGSRTC services. It serves about 6 million passengers every day, having three zones and services operating through 99 depots. History Road transport corporation in Telangana State was first established as NSRRTD ( Nizam State Rail & Road Transport Department), a wing of Nizam State Railway in the erstwhile Hyderabad State, in 1932, with 27 buses and 166 employees. (APSRTC) was established on 11 January 1958 in pursuance of the Road Transport Corporations Act 1950. Consequent upon bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh state into Telangana and residual Andhra Pradesh, TSRTC operated as a separat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuguru
Manuguru is a census town and mandal in Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the Indian state of Telangana. It falls under the Mahaboobabad Parliamentary constituency and the Pinapaka Assembly constituency. Manuguru is an urban area situated on the banks of the Godavari River. The town has the Singareni coal mines, that provide many jobs, and a power plant. A heavy water plant is located 12 km from Manuguru. Its output is used in the Nuclei district. Demographics India census, Manuguru Municipality had a population of 32,091 and Manuguru Mandal had 72,117. Males constituted 49.7% of the population and females 50.3%. It had an average literacy rate of 65.9%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy of 71.9% and female literacy of 59.9%. In Manuguru, 9.5% of the population is under 6 years of age. Singareni Collieries Hyderabad (Deccan) Company Limited, incorporated in England, acquired mining rights in 1886 to exploit coal found in Yellandu area. The pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal Index Number
A Postal Index Number (PIN; sometimes redundantly a PIN code) refers to a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post. On 15 August 2022, the PIN system celebrated its 50th anniversary. History The PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, an additional secretary in the Government of India, Government of India's Ministry of Communications (India), Ministry of Communications. The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names, and different languages used by the public. PIN structure The first digit of a PIN indicates the zone, the second indicates the sub-zone, and the third, combined with the first two, indicates the sorting district within that zone. The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices within the sorting district. Postal zones There are nine postal zones in India, including eight regional zon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions by the respective subnational government. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a State governments of India, state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the Government of India, union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. History 1876–1919 The British Raj was a very complex political entity consisting of various imperial divisions and states and territories of varying autonomy. At the time of its establishment in 1876, it was made up of 584 princely state, constituent states and the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
