Godavarikhani is a neighbourhood of

Ramagundam Ramagundam is a city and municipal corporation in Peddapalli district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the most populous city in the district and falls under the Peddapalli revenue division. It is located on the banks of the Godavar ...

city in the

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Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...

. It is also called as the Coal City and City of Black Gold. The name of the city was coined by Geetla Janardhan Reddy as it is situated on the banks of the Godavari River and Khani which refers to mines/minerals as the city is known for its rich coal mines. It is a part of

Ramagundam Municipal Corporation The Ramagundam Municipal Corporation is the local governing body, administering the city of Ramagundam, Peddapalli district in the Indian state of Telangana. census, the municipal corporation had a population of . The municipal corporation ...

, located on the banks of Godavari River in Peddapalli district. Godavarikhani is Rich in Coal reserves and

NTPC Limited NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India which is engaged in generation of electricity an ...

(a Maharatna company) is located in Godavarikhani which supplies electricity to 5 south Indian states including

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. FCI ( Fertilizer Corporation of India) & RFCL are located in Jyothi Nagar. Ramagundam and Godavarikhani are twin cities. It is served by Ramagundam railway station (Major Railway Route connecting North to south India), State Highway 1 (Telangana), also called as Rajeev Rahadari (HKR Roadways), and

Ramagundam Airport Ramagundam Airport is a proposed airport located at Kesoram Cement Factory in Basanth Nagar serving the city of Ramagundam, in the Indian state of Telangana. The existing airstrip was served by Vayudoot in the 1980s until the airline was shut d ...

in Basanthnagar. It's one of a few Municipal Corporations in Telangana. Godavarikhani is among the state's most populous city after

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

Karimnagar Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name) is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation a ...

. Ramagundam is one of the most important divisions of Singareni collieries and due to its proximity Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is planning to open its corporate headquarters. It has open cast coal projects, Coal mines and privileged Adriyala longwall Projects area of SCCL. Godavarikhani records the highest temperature in Telangana.

Demographics

As per reports of Census of India, population of Godavarikhani in 2011 was 229,644; of which male and female were 116,748 and 112,896 respectively. Although Godavarikhani city had a population of 229,644; its urban / metropolitan population was 252,308 of which 128,239 were males and 124,069 were females.

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

is the majority religion in Godavarikhani city with 88.60 % followers. Islam is the second most popular religion with approximately 9.68 % following it.

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

is followed by 1.22 %,

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by 0.01 %,

Sikhism Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...

by 0.09 % and

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by 0.09 %. Approximately 0.39 % stated 'other Religion'.

Education

Godavarikhani is an education center in Peddapalli District, Telangana, and has produced many renowned intellectuals, lawyers, politicians, poets, and technologists over several decades. Many software students, born and educated in Godavarikhani, have migrated to major metropolitan areas in India and across the globe. There are many schools and intermediate colleges in the city. Godavarikhani has Technology institutes, Polytechnic college, Degree & Post Graduated colleges and the CBSE School,

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, NTPC

Government and politics

Law and order

Ramagundam Police Commissionerate is a city

police force The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...

headquartered at Godavarikhani with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within

Peddapalli Peddapalli is a town and Revenue division, Revenue Division in Peddapalli district, Peddapalli District in the Telangana, Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Peddapalli District and Peddapalli mandal. It is located about 197 ...

and Mancherial Districts.

Politics

Korukanti Chandar Korukanti Chandar Patel (born 23 September 1972) is an elected representative from Ramagundam constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. In the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections, he defeated his nearest rival, Somarapu Satyanarayana, b ...

, who won as MLA in the 2018 elections from Ramagundam constituency as an AIFB candidate against Former MLA Somarapu Satyanarayana who is representing the TRS party. Somarapu Satyanarayana, who won as MLA in the 2014 elections from Ramagundam constituency, has been appointed as Telangana's first

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 ...

Public Transport Chairman in 2016.

Transport

Air

is old airport and government is planning to reopen this runway and develop as brownfield airport due to its proximity in between 4 districts and to make it connected to major cities.

Bus

Godavarikhani (GDK) (Black diamond) bus depot of

ply buses to surrounding villages as well as interstate destinations. There is direct connectivity of Four Lane Express Highway road from

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–

Highway which is called Rajeev Rahadari ( State Highway 1 (Telangana)). There is direct connectivity to Bengaluru by TSRTC and other Private Operators like Diwakar and Orange Travels.

Rail

Ramagundam railway station provides rail connectivity and its A1+ category station and on Chennai central to New Delhi main railway line which is also a potential stoppage in terms of revenue and passengers.

has direct connectivity to almost all major cities and towns of India like

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, Chennai,

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, Bengaluru,

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, Ahmedabad, Surat,

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, Bhubaneshwar, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra etc.,

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Karimnagar district