Thungathurthy is a village in Suryapet district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Thungathurthy mandal of Suryapet Revenue Division. It is about 42 km from the district headquarters Suryapet.
Thungathurthy | |
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| National Highway 365 | |
  Thungathurthy Location in Telangana, India  Thungathurthy Thungathurthy (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°27′24″N 79°37′33″E / 17.45667°N 79.62583°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Suryapet |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.08 km2 (9.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 10,379 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 508280 |
| Telephone code | 08693 |
| Vehicle registration | TS–29 |
| Website | telangana |
Historically Thungathurty has a significance of being the earliest region to ascend to the Indian Union.Pre-Independence the region remained independent of its nizam rule and British influence.Primarily due to the weather and the then ruling Recherla Reddy's who ensured diplomacy enabled the agrarian region deem free from tax of nizams and British. Notable figures Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy an actor who predominantly worked in the Telugu film industry hailed from this village. Mandadi Jagadishwar Reddy, a philanthropist, activist also hailed from this village.
References
edit- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Nalgonda" (PDF). Census of India. p. 13,187. Retrieved 8 February 2016.