Manthani
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Manthani Town of Vedas | |
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Municipality | |
| Nickname: Mantrapuri | |
  Manthani Location in Telangana, India  Manthani Manthani (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°39′N 79°40′E / 18.650°N 79.667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Peddapalli |
| Named for | Mantrakoota Sahasra Linga Sthanam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Chairman-Council |
| • Body | Manthani Municipality |
| • MLA | Sri Duddilla Sridhar Babu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 23,000 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Manthanite= Telugu, Hindi, Marathi Languages |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TS-22 |
| Website | https://manthanimunicipality.telangana.gov.in/ |
Manthani is a municipal town in Manthani mandal in Peddapalli district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Manthani mandal[1] on the banks of the river Godavari.[citation needed].Manthani is nearest town of Godavarikhani, Ramagundam & Peddapalli.
Geography
[edit]Manthani is surrounded by the sacred Godavari River. Manthani assembly constituency is the largest constituency in Telangana in terms of area.[citation needed] The Current MLA of Manthani is Sridhar Babu, from the Indian National Congress.This is his fifth term as the MLA of Manthani.
Transport
[edit]BUS - Manthani is connected by road through TSRTC depot named MANTHANI-MNTY. Mostly buses ply to Karimnagar, Hyderabad, Godavarikhani, Bhupalapally, Warangal, Bhadrachalam, Chandrapur, Dharmavaram, Mancherial etc.,
Train - Manthani has no Railway line .It’s Nearest Railway Station is Ramagundam & Peddapalli Junction.
Air - Nearest Airport is RGIA at Hyderabad . Under UDAAN plan central government has plan to develop a new airport at Basanthnagar near Ramagundam .
See also
[edit]History
[edit]According to an inscription of Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya at Dwarakapeetam and Pushpagiri Peetam, Adi Shankara had visited Manthani.[2] A ruined Shiva temple, once-prominent dating back to the period of Kakatiya Dynasty, known as Gautameshwara, is found in Manthani. It is known for elaborate carvings and fine sculptures similar to that of main Kakatiya temples such as the Thousand Pillar Temple in Warangal.
References
[edit]- ^ "District Level Mandal wise list of villages in Karimnagar district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Karimnagar is where Pushkaralu action is", Deccan Chronicle, Karimnagar, 14 July 2015. Retrieved on 20 May 2016.
http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2827/1/27473_1971_MAN.pdf
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