Mancherial
Mancherial is a city in India. Mancherial is located on the banks of Godavari River, is a major Municipality in Adilabad district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located 253 kilometres (157 mi) north east of state capital, Hyderabad, India. There is a popular demand to form separate Mancherial district, as it is far away from the district headquarter Adilabad which is 160 km and has all the necessary features that a district headquarter should have. It has a population of nearly 2,87,853 including Naspur and Srirampur (2011), neighboring localities.
Understand
- Mancherial was previously called Garmilla.
- Mancherial is the major town in Adilabad district
- Mancherial is also regarded as the East-District of Adilabad.
- Mancherial has an old city attached to it just like many major cities and is named Old Mancherial.
- Mancherial is a commercial hub of the coal belt area of Singareni Collieries.
- Cement company earlier called ACC Ltd., now changed to MCC (Mancherial Cement Company) is located here.
- It is located on the north bank of the Godavari river.
- Hospitals and Nursing homes in the town, in both the private and Government sector serve a wide area and range of population, including miners, tribals and farmers from the surrounding areas. Visiting specialists from Hyderabad and Warangal serve the area as well.
- It has a thriving market for agricultural produce.
- It is on the main north-south railway route from Delhi to Chennai. The major junctions up north are Ballarshah in Maharashtra and Kazipet in Warangal District to the south.
- Its proximity to the rich cement minerals and the coal mines fuels the economy.
Get in
By Road
Mancherial is well connected by road from major parts of India. State run APSRTC buses runs to various towns/cities like, Adilabad, Karimnagar, Jagtial, Warangal, Nizamabad, Hyderabad, Guntur, Vijayawada, Nagpur, Shirdi, Mumbai, Nanded, Aurangabad and Chandrapur. NH 16 (Nizamabad to Jagdalpur) passes through Mancherial. Rajeev Rahadari Hyderabad-Karimnagar-Asifabad road passes through Mancherial, which is the shortest route to reach Hyderabad via Godavarikhani, Karimnagar, Siddipet.
By Train
Mancherial is located on the longest railway line, which is called the Grand Trunk line (New Delhi-Chennai). It is well connected by rail from various towns/cities in India. It comes under South Central Railways. It is a good potential station to have stoppage due it's urban population as well as proximity to other major towns like Mandamarri(14 km), Bellampally(21 km), Ramagundam(Godavarikhani)(20 km), Luxettipet(26 km), Ramkrishnapur(8 km), Chennur(40 km). The following trains have stoppages in Mancherial:
- Andhra Pradesh Express
- Grand Trunk Express
- Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express
- Navjivan Express
- Patna-Secunderabad Express (Manikarnika Express)
- Raptisagar Express
- Telangana Express, Train No.17035/17036
- Bhagyanagar Express, Train No.17233/17234
- Bellampalli-Hyderabad Intercity Express, Train No.17011/17012
- Dakshin Express
- Jaipur-Chennai Express
- Chennai-Lucknow Express
- Andaman Express
- Korba-Trivandrum Express
- Gorakhpur-Secunderabad/Bangalore Express
- Darbhanga-Hyderabad Express
- Ahilyanagari Express
- Jaipur-Mysore Express
- Jaipur-Coimbatore Express
- Patna-Ernakulam Express
- Okha-Puri Express
- Intercity Sirpur Kagaz nagar-secunderabad
- Ap sampak kranthi express
By Air
Nearest Airport to the Mancherial is Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (260 km by road/rail).
Get around
See
Visiting places in and around Mancherial:
- Sai Baba temple
- Govinda kshetram(Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple) at Gudipet
- Yellampalli Reservoir constructed on river Godavari (6 kilometres from Mancherial)
- Godavari River
- ACC Mahankaali Jathara
- Gudem (Satyanarayana Swamy, Ayyappa temples)
- Kadem Project
- Gaandhari Khila, ACC
- Pranahita Wild Life Sanctuary
- Dharmapuri
- Velala Shiva Ratri Jatara
- Ramagiri Khila
- Kavval wild life Sanctuary
- ACC Quarry
Do
Buy
Mancherial is major shopping centre in Adilabad District.
Eat
There are good places to eat in Mancherial like:
- Geetha Bhavan
- Surabhi Restaurant
- Greenlands Dhaba & Restaurant
- Hotel A1
- Hotel Anand
Drink
There are few Bars like:
- Mancherial Bar & Restaurant
- Sri Sandhya Restaurant & Bar
- Indu Restaurant & Bar
- Abhijit Restaurant & Bar
Sleep
Most of the Lodges are situated around Bus Station. Few Lodges are:
- Hotel A1
- Sandhya
- Atlanta
- Ramakrishna
- Vishwanath
- Kinnera