Kalwakurthy
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kalwakurthy
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| settlement_type = Town
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| nickname = Town of Quartz
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Telangana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.65|N|78.48|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name1 = Telangana
| subdivision_name2 = Nagarkurnool
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| parts_type = Talukas
| parts = Kalwakurthy
| government_type = Telangana
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 16
| population_total = 30091
| population_as_of = 2011
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| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 509324
| area_code = 08549
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = TS31
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Kalwakurthy is a city and revenue division in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana, India. It is the second largest town in Nagarkurnool district after Nagarkurnool by area.And also it is one of the major cities in combined mahbubunagar district. It is located 80 km from Hyderabad on the Srisailam highway as well as on the Kodada to Jadcherla highway. It is around 31.7 km from the district headquarters of Nagarkurnool.
Demographics
According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India,{{Cite web |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_327.gif |title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 14, page 321 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library |website=dsal.uchicago.edu |access-date=17 January 2021}} Kalvakurti was a taluk in Mahbubnagar district, Hyderabad State. It contained 101 villages with an area of 583 square miles. The population in 1901 was 54,384 compared with 52,132 in 1891. The headquarters Kalwakurthy had a population of 2,230.
Kalwakurthy town has population of 27,300 with 14,022 men and 13,278 women as per 2023 Census.http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/View_data/Village_Profile.aspx {{Dead link|date=January 2021|fix-attempted=yes}}
Villages in Kalwakurthy Mandal
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! SR No !! Village Name !! Village Code | ||
| 1 | Bekkara | 575584 |
| 2 | Gundur | 575590 |
| 3 | Jeedipalle | 575578 |
| 4 | Jillella | 575581 |
| 5 | Kalwakurthy (CT) | 575593 |
| 6 | Kurmidda | 575579 |
| 7 | Lingasanipalle | 575591 |
| 8 | Marchal | 575580 |
| 9 | Mukural | 575589 |
| 10 | Panjugul | 575587 |
| 11 | Raghupathipeta | 575592 |
| 12 | Suddakal | 575586 |
| 13 | Tharnikal | 575582 |
| 14 | Thotapalle | 575583 |
| 15 | Velkatta | 575576 |
| 16 | Venkatapoor (Patti Maligara) | 575577 |
| 17 | Vepur | 575585 |
| 18 | Yellikal | 575588 |
| 19 | Thandra | 509324 |
| 20 | Jangareddy pally | 509324 |
| 21 | Thurkalapally | 509324 |
Kalwakurthy Mandal data as per Census 2011 Year
Total Rural Population 15000
Total Urban Population 36,035
Politics
{{See also|Kalwakurthy (Assembly constituency)}}
Hyderabad state First elected Chief Minister Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was born in Padakallu village of Kalwakurthy Taluka. Current MLA is kasi reddy narayan reddy.{{Cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/andhra-pradesh/congress-bags-kalwakurthy-assembly-seat-in-telangana_933514.html |title=Congress bags Kalwakurthy assembly seat in Telangana |date=20 May 2014 |website=Zee News |access-date=17 January 2021}} In Kalwakurthy, there are a various number of educational institutions and other facilities which are not common in other towns of similar category. Dr Chetamoni Pradeep Chandra Yadav alias agni is from this place.
ZPTC member
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! colspan="2" |Duration !Name of ZPTC !Party Affiliation | |
| |2019-Incumbent
|Pothuganti Bharath Prasad, | Telangana Rashtra Samithi
|TRS |
Transport
The National Highway 765 passes through the village, which connects Hyderabad and Tokapalle road of Andhra Pradesh.{{cite web |title=List of National Highways passing through A.P. State |url=http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33 |website=Roads and Buildings Department |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=11 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328053359/http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33 |archive-date=28 March 2016}} National Highway 167 also passes through the mid of the town which connects between Kodad and Jadcherla.
Kalwakurthy is located just 70 kilometres from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad.
Kalwakurthy has TSRTC bus depot which runs various types of buses to different places like Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Srisailam, Guntur, Vijayawada etc..