Thungathurthy is a village in
Suryapet district
Suryapet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The city of Suryapet is the district headquarters. The district has three revenue divisions Suryapet, Kodad and Huzurnagar. It is sub-divided into 23 mandals. The district shares b ...
of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
of
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, ele ...
. It is located in
Thungathurthy mandal of
Suryapet Revenue Division
Suryapet revenue division (or Suryapet division) is an administrative division in the Suryapet district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is one of the 2 revenue divisions in the district which consists of 14 mandals under its administration. ...
. It is about 42 km from the district headquarters
Suryapet
Suryapet, also natively spelt as Suryapeta, is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of its Suryapet district, eponymous district. The Government of India announced Suryapet to be developed under the ...
.
Historically Thungathurty has a significance of being the earliest region to ascend to the Indian Union.Pre-Independence the region remained independent of its nizam rule and British influence.Primarily due to the weather and the then ruling Recherla Reddy's who ensured diplomacy enabled the agrarian region deem free from tax of nizams and British.
Notable figures
Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy an actor who predominantly worked in the Telugu film industry hailed from this village.
Mandadi Jagadishwar Reddy, a philanthropist, activist also hailed from this village.
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Villages in Suryapet district
Mandal headquarters in Suryapet district