Chennur, Mancherial district
Chennur | |
|---|---|
  Chennur Location in Telangana, India  Chennur Chennur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°51′13″N 79°46′57″E / 18.8535°N 79.7826°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Mancherial |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Chennur Municipality |
| • Municipal Chairman | Peddinti Padma[1] (INC) |
| • Vice-chairman | Nayakapu Vinay[2](INC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.53 km2 (9.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 23,579 |
| • Rank | 72nd (Telangana) |
| • Density | 961.2/km2 (2,490/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Vehicle registration | TS01, TS19 (New) |
| Website | chennurmunicipality |
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
- ^ Today, Telangana (16 February 2026). "Congress wins five municipalities; Independents clinch two, BRS captures one in erstwhile Adilabad". Telangana Today. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ Today, Telangana (16 February 2026). "Congress wins five municipalities; Independents clinch two, BRS captures one in erstwhile Adilabad". Telangana Today. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Karimnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 13, 30. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Today, Telangana (4 October 2023). "Chennur is new revenue division". Telangana Today. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Chennur Villages List". www.districtsinfo.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.