Godavarikhani
| Godavarikhani గోదావరి ఖని Coal City | |
|---|---|
| city | |
| Nickname(s): Khani, GDK | |
.svg.png){kind=spacer}  Godavarikhani Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°45′07″N 79°30′48″E / 18.7519°N 79.5133°ECoordinates: 18°45′07″N 79°30′48″E / 18.7519°N 79.5133°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Karimnagar |
| Founded by | British Empire |
| Named for | River Godavari and Mines |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Ramagundam Municipal Corporation |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 5 |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 252,693 |
| • Rank | 5 |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Singarenians |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 505209, 505214 |
| Telephone code | 08728 |
| Vehicle registration | TS-02 |
| Website | www.godavarikhanicity.com |
Godavarikhani is a town in Karimnagar district of the Indian state of Telangana state. It is located on the banks of Godavari River and hence, the name Godavari Khani (Khani=mines). This city is popular for its coal mines, controlled mostly by SCCL.[2]
Maarkandeya colony is the major developing and new business and a real estate centre for Godavarikhani.
Actually Godavarikhani is under Ramagundam Municipal Corporation limits so its well developed and this is major region for Singareni Colleries in coal profits.. This city has proposal for new district. Ramagundum as a district is the major revenue centre for Telangana government and Geographically located in centre so it has good scope for developing as future district..
Road
Godavarikhani TSRTC depot ply buses to surrounding villages and many buses to various parts of AP,TS and Maharashtra. There is direct connectivity of road from Hyderabad to Ramagundam which is called Rajeev Rahadari (SH-1). And buses are provided with reservation by TSRTC website and RTC counters located in the bus station and various other points.
Rail
This city has railway station named Ramagundam railway station which is the biggest junction and train halting station in Karimnagar district and on the Kazipet–Ballarshah section in Secunderabad division.
Schools
- Govt. Girls high school
- Sri Saraswati shishumandir high school
- Kendriya Vidyalaya
- St.Claire school
- Sacred heart school
- Vani vidyavihar
- DAV pubilc school
- Sachdeva school of excellence(Chinmayi vidyalaya)
- Oxford grammar school
- Akshara international school
- Gowtham model school
- Krishnaveni Talent school
- Sri Vyshnavi IIT olympiad school
- Sri chaitanya techno school
- Brilliant grammar high school and many schools
Colleges
- Krishnaveni college
- Kakatiya College
- Gandhi college
- SRK college
- Trinity college
- Govt.junior college
- Sindhura college of engineering
- JNTU college of engineering
Coal mines
Godavarikhani is the major region for Singareni and it has Three regions namely RG-1,RG-2& RG-3 and Adriyala longwall project. Godavarikhani has 4 opencasts and 14 underground mines . Mainly coal excavated from this city is supplied to various industries and NTPC Ramagundam for power generation.
See also
References
- ↑ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ↑ "RTI". The Singareni Collieries Company Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2015.