Chennur, Mancherial district

Chennur
Chennur is located in Telangana
Chennur
Chennur
Location in Telangana, India
Chennur is located in India
Chennur
Chennur
Chennur (India)
Coordinates: 18°51′13″N 79°46′57″E / 18.8535°N 79.7826°E / 18.8535; 79.7826
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DistrictMancherial
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyChennur Municipality
 • Municipal ChairmanPeddinti Padma[1] (INC)
 • Vice-chairmanNayakapu Vinay[2](INC)
Area
 • Total
24.53 km2 (9.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total
23,579
 • Rank72nd (Telangana)
 • Density961.2/km2 (2,490/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
Vehicle registrationTS01, TS19 (New)
Websitechennurmunicipality.telangana.gov.in

Chennur is a census town located in Mancherial district of the Indian state of Telangana. The town is located on the banks of Godavari river. Generally Godavari flows from west to east but the Godavari river in Chennur flows towards the north for 5 Kosa (15 km) hence it is known as "Panchkosha Uttara Wahini". And It is a Municipal Council and the headquarters of Chennur mandal. The town is situated in Chennur mandal under Chennur revenue division and part of Chennur assembly constituency.[5][3]

In October 2023, Chennur was constituted as a new revenue division in Mancherial district, Telangana.[6]

Civic administration

Chennur Municipality, Municipal Council Chennur (MCC) is the civic body that administers the city. it was constituted as a third grade municipality in the year 2018.[7]

Administrative divisions

Chennur Mandal has 30 villages.[8]

Sl.No Villages in the Mandal
1 Chennur
2 Buddaram
3 Sankaram
4 Kannepalle
5 Shivalingapur
6 Akkapalle
7 Chintapalle
8 Yellakkapet
9 Kistampet
10 Khambojipet
11 Lingampalle
12 Suddal
13 Bhamraopet
14 Kathersala
15 Narayanpur
16 Dugnepalle
17 Raipet
18 Angarajpalle
19 Kachanpalle
20 Gangaram
21 Asnad
22 Kommera
23 Sundersala
24 Narasakkapet
25 Pokkur
26 Chakepalle
27 Ponnaram
28 Somanpalle
29 Nagapur
30 Beervelli

Transport

National Highway 63 passes through this town.

References

  1. ^ Today, Telangana (16 February 2026). "Congress wins five municipalities; Independents clinch two, BRS captures one in erstwhile Adilabad". Telangana Today. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ Today, Telangana (16 February 2026). "Congress wins five municipalities; Independents clinch two, BRS captures one in erstwhile Adilabad". Telangana Today. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Karimnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 13, 30. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ^ "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  6. ^ Today, Telangana (4 October 2023). "Chennur is new revenue division". Telangana Today. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Wayback Machine". chennurmunicipality.telangana.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  8. ^ "Chennur Villages List". www.districtsinfo.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.