Yellandu Explained

Yellandu
Other Name:Singareni, Bogguta
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Telangana#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:17.5944°N 80.3189°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bhadhradhri
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:10.90
Elevation M:205
Population Total:95,394
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[2]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:507123, 507124
Registration Plate:TS 04, (Old)AP 20, TG 28

Yellandu is a town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Yellandu mandal of Kothagudem revenue division.[3]

Geography

Yellandu has an average elevation of . A coal seam and open pits run through the town.

Demographics

census of India, Yellandu municipality had a population of 33,732. 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.[4]

Government and politics

Civic administration

Yellandu Municipality was constituted in 1986 and is classified as a third grade municipality with 24 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of .[5] Rompaid and Sudimalla are the partial outgrowths to the town as per 2011 census.

Politics

Yellandu is a part of Yellandu (ST) (Assembly constituency) for Telangana Legislative Assembly. Koram Kanakaiha is the present MLA of the constituency from Indian National Congress.[6] It is also a part of Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[7] [8]

Economy

Coal mining

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban Local Body Information . Directorate of Town and Country Planning . Government of Telangana . 28 June 2016 . 15 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160615135503/http://dtcp.telangana.gov.in/ULBs-List-68.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Population .
  3. Web site: District Administration – Formation/Reorganization of District, Revenue Divisions and Mandals in Badradri District at Kothagudem – Final Notification - Orders – Issued . Bhadradri Kothagudem District . 22 July 2017.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook – East Godavari . Census of India . 18 January 2015 . 14–15 . PDF.
  5. Web site: Urban Local Body Information . Directorate of Town and Country Planning . Government of Telangana . 28 June 2016 . 15 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160615135503/http://dtcp.telangana.gov.in/ULBs-List-68.pdf . dead .
  6. Web site: Members of the Legislative Assembly . AP State Portal . 13 October 2014.
  7. Web site: MP (Lok Sabha) . Government of AP . 4 May 2015 . 21 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161121175516/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 . Election Commission of India . 11 October 2014 . 15,30 . PDF.

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