Wanaparthy


Wanaparthy is a town of Wanaparthy district of Telangana, India. The first polytechnic college in Telangana started in Wanaparthy. It is located 149 km from the state capital Hyderabad.

History

Wanaparthy was governed by a feudal ruler, Rameshwar Rao II is visiting Raja of Wanaparthyin 2018, who was a vassal of the Nizam of Hyderabad. Wanaparthy was one of the 14 major Zamindari segments in Telangana in Post-Independent India. Raja died on 22 November 1922. As his successor, Krishna Dev was a minor, his estate was managed by the Court as his ward. Krishna Dev died before attaining adulthood and the crown passed on to his son Rameshwar Rao III. Soon after India abolished all regal titles. Suravaram Pratapareddy entered politics from at the end of his life and was elected to the Hyderabad State Legislative he won the first general election and he is the first Wanaparthy M.L.A in 1952.
After the formation of the Telangana Government, Wanaparthy is proposed as a district along with the other 14 new district proposals to the new government apart from the 10 existing districts.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of. The total population constituted males, females and children. The average literacy rate was 77.91% with literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%.

Notable personalities

Wanaparthy Samsthanam or Raja of Wanaparthy was a vassal of Nizam of Hyderabad. He controlled the feudatory of Wanaparthy.