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Palwancha is a town in Bhadradri district of the
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of
Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...
. It is located in Palwancha
mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of Kothagudem revenue division.


Demographics

Palwancha is a Municipality city in district of Bhadradri district ,
Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...
. The Palwancha city is divided into 39 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Palwancha Municipality has population of 130,199 of which 49,923 are males while 50,276 are females as per report released by Census India 2014. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 12207 which is 10.23% of total population of Palwancha (M). In Palwancha Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 1009 against state average of 993. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Palwancha is around 970 compared to Andhra Pradesh state average of 939. Literacy rate of Palwancha city is 77.70% higher than state average of 67.02%. In Palwancha, Male literacy is around 84.41% while female literacy rate is 71.09%. Palwancha Municipality has total administration over 20,782 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Kothagudem Thermal Power Station Kothagudem Thermal Power Station is located at Paloncha in Telangana, India. The power plant has an installed capacity of 1,800 MW with 4 units in operation. It is one of the coal based power plants of Telangana Power Generation Corporation L ...
(KTPS) is located at Palwancha. Palwancha Town is also known for its versatility Festivals are celebrated with much fervor and people used to go to temples on these days to offer special prayers. Some of the festivals are Dasara, Eid ul fitr, Bakrid, Ugadi, Makara Sankranti, Guru Purnima , Sri Rama Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Raakhi Pournami, Vinayaka Chaviti , Nagula Panchami, Krishnashtami, Deepavali, Mukkoti Ekadasi, Karthika Purnima and Ratha Saptami. People in Palwancha not only celebrate the main festivals, but also celebrate certain regional festivals like Bonalu, Batukamma all over Telangana districts, Yedupayala Jatara in Medak, Sammakka Saralamma in Warangal district.


Transport


Road

Palvacha is well connected to major cities and towns in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
TSRTC Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by splitting the Andhra Pradesh State Road Trans ...
operates buses to various destinations from Khammam bus station of the city.


Rail

Palvancha has no railway station. It is located between Kothagudem Railway Station (known as Bhadrachalam Road/ BDCR Road) and Manuguru Railway Station line of the South Central Railway. The nearest railway station is Kothagudem Railway Station (Bhadrachalam Road. Station Code is BDCR).


Education

Palwancha City has proper educational facilities for students. There are many government schools known as Zilla Parishad High Schools as well as private schools including, D.A.V Model School run by TSGENCO, NavaBharat Public School, Regina Carmeli Convent High School, Triveni Talent School, Al-Kausar School. Engineering colleges like Adams Engineering College, ABIT Engineering College, KLR Institutions around Palvancha city. It also has other institutions like Pharmacy, MBA, MCA Colleges. NDC & KLR Degree and PG College also conducts archaeological research on megalithic sites. The University College of Engineering, Kakatiya University is also located at Palvancha City outskirts.


Tourism

Palwancha City has tourism spots like
Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana state of India. The wildlife sanctuary is spread over an area of with the picturesque Kinnerasani Lake with densely forested islands in the middle ...
, and boat riding facility in Kinnerasani dam also sanctioned by
Telangana Tourism Development Corporation The Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation (TSTDC) is a state government agency which promotes tourism in Telangana, India. Aims The aim of TSTDC is to provide infrastructure, conveyance and other facilities to tourists visiting Telang ...


References


External links


Palvancha Municipality Property Tax Payment
{{Nobility of the Raj Cities and towns in Bhadradri Kothagudem district Mandals in Bhadradri Kothagudem district