Ghanpur is a Mandal in Wanaparthy district, Telangana. It is also known as Khilla Ghanpur.It was a part of Mahbubnagar district earlier to the formation of new districts in Telangana.
Ghanpur (Khilla)
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village | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Wanaparthy |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TS32 |
| Climate | hot (Köppen) |
| Website | telangana |
Mandal Parishath edit
| Duration | Name of M.P.P | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2019 | K. Krishna Naik [1] | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2019-Incumbent | K. Krishna Naik | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | |
ZPTC member edit
| Duration | Name of ZPTC member | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2019 | K.Ramesh Goud [2] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2019-Incumbent | Samya Naik | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | |
Institutions edit
- Zilla Parishad (Boys) High School
- Zilla Parishad (girls ) High School
- Ravindra Vidyanikethan
- Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
- Govt. Junior College
- Goutham concept school
- T S model school (Donthikunta Thanda)
Villages edit
The villages in Ghanpur mandal include:
- Agaram
- Almaipally
- Anthaipally
- Appareddipally
- Ghanpur
- Jangamaipally
- Kamaluddinpur
- Malkapur
- Mamidimada
- Manajipet
- Md.hussainpally
- Parvathapur
- Rukkannapally
- Salkalapur
- Shapur
- Solipur
- Thirumalaipally
- Upperpally
- Venkatampally
History edit
This place was named after Kakatiya king Ganapathi Deva in 13th Century as Ganapuram, eventually it is spelled as Ghanpur. Since it has a Khilla, Telugu for fort, it popularly known as Khilla Ghanpur. Prior to the construction of the fort and naming this village as Ganapuram, there was a small village present with name Naginenepalli in 13th Century.