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Town & District Headquarter in Telangana, India

Peddapalli పెద్దపల్లి
Town & District Headquarter

Nickname: Singareni District
PeddapalliLocation in Telangana, IndiaShow map of TelanganaPeddapalliPeddapalli (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 18°36′58″N 79°23′00″E / 18.6162°N 79.3832°E / 18.6162; 79.3832
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Peddapalli
Founded by	Nizam
Government
• Type	Telangana Legislative Assembly
• Body	Municipal Council Peddapalli
• Municipal Chairman	Dr. Chittireddy MamathaReddy (T.R.S)
• MLA	Sri Chintakunta Vijaya Ramana Rao
• MP	Vamsi Krishna Gaddam (Indian National Congress)
• Commissioner of Police	Rema Rajeshwari (Ramagundam Police Commissionerate)
Area
• Total	26.19 km (10.11 sq mi)
Elevation	508 m (1,667 ft)
Population
• Total	56,000
• Density	2,100/km (5,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TS-22
Website	peddapalle.telangana.gov.in

Peddapalli is a town, Revenue Division and has a Railway Junction in Peddapalli District in the 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 PDPL - KRMR - NZB railway line and New Delhi (NDLS) - Chennai Central (MAS) railway line. There are two trains that terminate here. Karimnagar Tirupati express rail engine changes to electric engine here. In future there’s a proposal to develop a bypass railway station named Peddapalli Town which directly connects Kazipet-Karimnagar without entering peddapalli junction station.As of 2024 census of India, Peddapalli has a population of 56000. In 2016 due to population Increase, the civic body of Peddapalli was upgraded from Nagar Panchayat to Municipal council Post upgradation to Council.

Geography

Peddapalli is located at 18°36′58″N 79°23′00″E / 18.6162°N 79.3832°E / 18.6162; 79.3832 and at an altitude of 508 m (1,667 ft). The town is spread over an area of 10.36 km (4.00 sq mi).

Transport

Road

Peddapalli is well connected with Hyderabad - Karimnagar - Ramagundam (HKR) highway which is also called as Rajeev Rahadari or 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 Railway Junction. It is operated by the Secunderabad Railway Division of South Central Railway (SCR). The station is located in the main line which connects Delhi-Chennai railway line. As a junction, it serves for Peddapalli-Nizamabad railway line. Peddapalli -kachiguda demu express and peddapalli - Karimnagar - Nizamabad demu passengers start from here.

Air

Airport Code IATA: RMD, ICAO: VORG

There is an Airstrip with 1,300 m runway which is located at Kesoram Cement Factory, BasanthNagar, Ramagundam. It is owned by the 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, Mancherial, Karimnagar and Jagtial.

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 Boys
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 26.19 km (10.11 sq mi).