Singareni opencast coal mines at Manuguru 02

Manuguru is a

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 ...

and

mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

in Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the Indian state of Telangana. It comes under the Mahaboobabad Parliamentary constituency and the Pinapaka Assembly constituency. Manuguru is an urban area, situated on the banks of

Godavari River The Godavari (IAST: ''Godāvarī'' �od̪aːʋəɾiː is India's second longest river after the Ganga river and drains into the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakeshw ...

. The town hosts the Singareni coal mines that provide many jobs. A power plant operates there. The only heavy water plant in Telangana is located 12 km from Manuguru. Its output is used in Nucledistrict.

Demographics

India census, Manuguru Municipality had a population of 32,091 and Manuguru Mandal hosted 72,117. Males constitute 49.7% of the population and females 50.3%. Manugur has an average literacy rate of 65.9%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 71.9%, and female literacy is 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 present Company was incorporated on 23 December 1920 under the Hyderabad Companies Act as a public limited company with the name 'The Singareni Collieries Company Limited' (SCCL). It acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Hyderabad (Deccan) Co. Ltd. Best & Co., acted as Secretaries and Selling Agents. The State of Hyderabad purchased majority shares of the Company in 1945. From 1945 to 1949, the Hyderabad Construction Co., Ltd., was acting as Managing Agent. In 1949 this function was moved to Industrial Trust Fund by the Government of Hyderabad. Controlling interest devolved on the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1956 pursuant to the reorganization of States.

Nearest cities

* Kothagudem-58 km * Warangal-174 km * Khammam-133 km *

Suryapet Suryapet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of its eponymous district. The Government of India announced Suryapet to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformat ...

-196 km, * Hyderabad-330 km.

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{{Coord, 17, 58, 53, N, 80, 45, 00, E, source:itwiki_region:IN Cities and towns in Bhadradri Kothagudem district Mandals in Bhadradri Kothagudem district