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Godavarikhani Coal City, City of Black Gold, River City | |
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  Godavarikhani Location in Ramagundam, Telangana, India Show map of Telangana Godavarikhani Godavarikhani (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:18°45′07″N79°30′48″E / 18.7519°N 79.5133°E /18.7519; 79.5133 | |
| Country |  India |
| DeccanState | Telangana |
| District | Peddapalli |
| Named after | River Godavari and Coal mines |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Ramagundam Municipal Corporation |
| • Rank | 6 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 229,644 |
| • Rank | 6 |
| Demonym | Godavarikhanite |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 505209,505210,505214,505215,505211 |
| Telephone STD code | 08728 |
| Vehicle registration | TS22 |
| Website | https://ramagundamcorporation.telangana.gov.in/ |
Godavarikhani is a neighbourhood ofRamagundam Municipal Corporation ofRamagundam city in theIndian state ofTelangana. It is also called as the Coal City, River City and City of Black Gold.[1] The name of the city was coined by Geetla Janardhan Reddy (ex MLC)as it is situated on the banks of theGodavari River andKhani which refers to mines/minerals as the city is known for its rich coal deposits.[2] Godavarikhani is located on the banks of Godavari River inPeddapalli district. Godavarikhani is a place which is rich in Coal reserves and has a power plant ofNTPC Limited (a Maharatna company) is located in Godavarikhani which supplies electricity to 5 south Indian states includingGoa. RFCLRamagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited are located in Jyothi Nagar, GouthamiNagar. Ramagundam and Godavarikhani Combinely forms Municipal Corporation. This City is served byRamagundam railway station having Grand Trunk route, (Major Railway Route connecting North to South India),State Highway 1 (Telangana), also called as Rajeev Rahadari (HKR Roadways) with Toll Gate Starting point and hasRamagundam Airport which is going to develop as brown field airport near Basanthnagar Kesoram cement factory which is functional soon.It's one of a few Municipal Corporations in Telangana without district headquarter status. Godavarikhani is among the state's most populous city afterWarangal andKarimnagar.[3] Ramagundam Region is one of the most potential revenue generating and having 4 divisions namely RG-1,2,3 and APA for Singareni collieries. Mainly due to its proximity, easily accessible to most Singareni employees and strategic locationSingareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is planning to move some of its offices from Kothagudem corporate headquarters to Ramagundam.But due to lobbying by Contractors in Singareni Colleries Office at Kothagudem the shifting process is getting delayed.Godavarikhani has 5 opencast coal projects,5 Underground Coal mines in which it has privileged Asia’s biggest mine Adriyala long-wall Projects(ALP) area of SCCL.[4] Godavarikhani:Ramagundam records the highest temperature in Telangana every summer.
As per reports ofCensus 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.[citation needed]
Hinduism 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 is followed by 1.22%,Jainism by 0.01%,Sikhism by 0.09% andBuddhism by 0.09%. Approximately 0.39% stated 'other Religion'.[citation needed]
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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 theCBSE School,Kendriya Vidyalaya, NTPCRamagundam
Ramagundam Police Commissionerate is a citypolice force headquartered at Godavarikhani with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation withinPeddapalli and Mancherial Districts.
Makkan Singh Raj Thakur (born 1971), is an Indian politician from Telangana state, who representsIndian National Congress, won as MLA in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly Elections from Ramagundam Assembly constituency. He polled 92,227 votes and defeated his nearest rival, former MLA Korukanti Chandar Patel of Bharat Rashtra Samithi, by a huge margin of 56,794 votes.Somarapu Satyanarayana, who won as MLA in the 2014 elections from Ramagundam constituency, has been appointed as Telangana's firstTSRTC Public Transport Chairman in 2016.[5]
Ramagundam Airport is old airport and government is planning to reopen this runway and develop as brownfield airport due to its access and proximity in between 4 districts and to make it connected to major cities.
Godavarikhani (GDK) (Black diamond) bus depot ofTSRTC ply buses to surrounding villages as well as interstate destinations.[3] There is direct connectivity of Four Lane Express Highway road fromHyderabad –Karimnagar –Ramagundam Highway which is calledRajeev Rahadari (State Highway 1 (Telangana)). There is direct connectivity Garuda plus Volvo toBengaluru byTSRTC and other private operators.
Ramagundam railway station provides rail connectivity and its B category station and onChennai central to New Delhi main railway line which is also a potential stoppage in terms of revenue and passengers.Ramagundam has direct connectivity to almost all major cities and towns of India likeMumbai,Delhi,Chennai,Varanasi,Hyderabad,Bengaluru,Kochi,Visakhapatnam,Vijayawada,Ahmedabad,Surat,Jaipur,Jammu,Mangalore,Gauhati,Trivandrum Central,Kanyakumari,Pune,Patna,Bhubaneshwar,Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra etc.,
