Thorrur is a revenue division, mandal and a municipality in Mahabubabad district 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 ...

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. It is located on Jayaprakash Narayana road between

Warangal Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an . Warangal ser ...

and

Khammam Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam mandal also. It is located about east of ...

. It is at about 50 km from

, 62 km from

Suryapet Suryapet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of its eponymous district. The Government of India announced Suryapet to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformat ...

and 70 km from Khammam. It is a rapidly growing town due to its location.

Geography

The region of the mandal is mainly plain with occasional hillocks. For a satellite and map view of Thorrur please click the following Google Maps lin

Demographics

Thorrur is a revenue division and mandal. Thorrur mandal, including its villages, has a total population of 76,519 of which 38,506 are male and 38,013 are female, according to 2011 census. Male female ratio is 987:1000. Of the total population, 12,179 are

Scheduled Tribes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

and 14,468 are

Scheduled Castes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

. The overall literacy percentage is around 55% of which male is 67% and female is 43%. Thorrur town has a population of 19,100 with 9,688 males and 9,412 females. The main language spoken is Telugu with quite a bit of

accent. Majority of the population are Hindu with few Muslims and Christians. In addition, there are many tribals called lambada, mostly living in small hamlets (thandas).

History

Origins of the name Thorrur are not known. There is a fort (Ghadi), in Thorrur town, in the old village area, indicating local rulers (Jamindars) under

Nizam The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...

or even earlier rulers. History of Thorrur is similar to that of Warangal ruled by Kakatiya's, Delhi sultanate, Mughals and finally Nizams. The region prospered during Kakatiya's period with the construction of tanks for villages, temples etc.

Administration and politics

Thorrur is in

Palakurthi Palakurthi is a census town in Jangaon district in the Indian state of Telangana. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given populat ...

assembly constituency and

parliamentary constituency. Though the assembly constituency is not named after Thorrur, it acts as the center for all political activities. Thorrur being the biggest town in the constituency, the main offices of all the political parties are located here.

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

and

Bharat Rashtra Samithi Bharat Rashtra Samithi ( ; BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi ( TRS), is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in the state of Telangana. It was founded on 27 April 2001 as by K. Chandrashekar Rao, with a singl ...

(TRS) are the major political parties.

Education

Thorrur is known for Education hub Thorrur ZPPSS is one of the best govt high schools in district. Schools : 1.Sharada High School (E/M & T/M). 2.Abhyas Montessori Techno School (E/M). 3.Vikas High school (E/M). 4.Siddarha High School (E/M,T/M). 5.Sahithi High School (E/M,T/M). 6.Little Flower High School (E/M). 7.St'Savio, Vikas E/M School. 8.Krishnaveni talent High School. 9.St.paul's high school.10.PSR school of excellence. 10.Vidya bharathi High school 11.Aryabhatta concept school. 12.Ratna High School. Junior Colleges 1. Govt. Jr. College. 2.Vidyabhivardhini Jr. college. 3.Vaggdevi Jr. College. 4.Samatha Jr. College. 5.Ekashila Jr. College. 6.Sairam Jr. College. 7.Samatha ITI. Degree Colleges 1.Sairam Degree College (SRDC). 2.Samatha Degree & PG College. 3.Kakatiya Degree College. 4.Maharshi Degree College.

Nearest cities

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-59 km *

-73 km *

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

-146 km *

Mahabubabad Mahabubabad is a town and the district headquarters of Mahabubabad district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is on the west bank of the Munneru, which is one of the tributaries of the River Krishna. Mahabubabad is known for the Bayyaram Mine ...

-40 km

Transportation

Road is the only means of transportation to Thorrur. Nearby railway stations are Warangal, Mahabubabad, Kesamudram and Khammam. Nearest airport is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad.

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 ...

thorrur bus depot buses connect Thorrur to important surrounding cities/towns like

Jangaon Jangaon is a town and the district headquarters of Jangaon district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Jangaon Mandal and Jangaon revenue division respectively. It is about from the state c ...

and

etc. In addition, buses connect to surrounding villages of Thorrur.

References

{{Cities and towns in Warangal district Cities and towns in Mahabubabad district