Yellandu


Yellandu is a town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Yellandu mandal of Kothagudem revenue division.

Geography

Yellandu is located at. It has an average elevation of 205 metres. Bhuga vagu divides Yellandu which is started from Yellandula padu cheruvu.

Nearest Cities

, Yellandu municipality had a population of 33,732. While, its urban agglomeration had a population of 35,056, of which males are 17,016 and females are 18,040. The population under 6 years of age are 3,184. There are a total of 25,192 literates.

Government and politics

Civic administration
Yellandu Municipality was constituted in 1986 and is classified as a third grade municipality with 24 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of. Rompaid and Sudimalla are the partial outgrowths to the town as per 2011 census.
Politics
Yellandu is a part of Yellandu for Telangana Legislative Assembly. Banoth Haripriya is the present MLA of the constituency from Telangana Rashtra Samithi. It is also a part of Mahabubabad which was won by Kavitha Maloth of Telangana Rashtra Samithi.

Economy

Coal mining.
Yellandu is birthplace of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited, a coal mining company which is also referred as Boggutta in the regional language.