Coordinates: 15°23′46″N 77°52′19″E / 15.396°N 77.872°E / 15.396; 77.872

Dhone

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Dronachalam Station
Dhone Junction Railway Station
Dhone
Dronachalam
Town
Dhone is located in Andhra Pradesh
Dhone
Dhone
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°23′46″N 77°52′19″E / 15.396°N 77.872°E / 15.396; 77.872
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKurnool
Government
 • BodyMunicipality
Area
[1]
 • Total2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total59,272
 • Rank5th in Kurnool District
 • Density23,000/km2 (59,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code+91–8516
Vehicle registrationAP 21, AP 39

Dhone or Dronachalam is a town in Kurnool district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality located in Dhone mandal.[3]

History[]

Dhone was formerly known as Dronachalam.[4] Dhone is one of the biggest municipalities in Kurnool district. According to local tradition, the name of the village is derived from the name of the tutor Dronacharya, a character in Mahabharata, who meditated on the hill in village. There is now a Hanuman temple, Dargah and church on the hill. Dhone has large deposits of high quality limestone, and it was previously the site of an active quarry. The quarry is no longer in operation. The oldest temple in Dhone is Sri Vasavi Temple, which was constructed in 1916. The Vasavi Temple celebrated 100 at the year 2017.

Geography[]

Dhone is surrounded by hills on its south. Geographically it is located on Erramala hills.

Demographics[]

According to 2011 Census, the Dhone Town has population of 59,272 of which 29,470 are males while 29,802 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 7118 which is 12.01 % of total population of Dhone (Municipality). In Dhone Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 1011 against state average of 993. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Dhone is around 954 compared to Andhra Pradesh state average of 939. Literacy rate of Dhone city is 72.33 % higher than state average of 67.02 %. In Dhone, Male literacy is around 81.88 % while female literacy rate is 62.96 %.

Economy[]

Dhone has large deposits of high quality limestone. It also have good size of Granite and Polish slab Factories. Dhone is Industrially developing town.

Governance[]

Civic Administration[]

Dhone is a Municipality in district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Dhone city is divided into 32 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.

The municipality was established in the year 2005 and has an extent of 9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi). During 2010–2011 period, total expenditure per annum was ₹431 crore (US$57 million), while the total income generated per annum was ₹515 crore (US$68 million).[5] The municipality provided 798 public taps, 186 bore-wells, length of 106.28 km (66.04 mi) roads, 1551 street lights, a park, public market, elementary and secondary schools etc.[6]

Politics[]

Dhone is represented by Dhone (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. is the present MLA of the constituency representing YSRCP.[7][8] Sri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy (peddayana) elected as CM for Andhra Pradesh represent Dhone constituency.

Transport[]

Dronachalam
Dhone Junction

Railways[]

Dhone Junction railway station is located in Guntakal railway division of the South Central Railway zone. This junction is one of the oldest railway junctions in India. Vijayawada - Hubli line and Secunderabad - Bengaluru line meet in the Dhone Junction Railway station. Dhone railway station is the biggest railway station in Kurnool district.[9]

Dhone junction, Dhone Railway Station
Dhone Railway Station Terminal Building

Roadways[]

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Dhone bus station.[10] Dhone has bus station situated near National Highway 44, which is called North - South corridor.

Dhone APSRTC Bus Station
Dhone APSRTC New Bus Stand

Distance to Major towns and cities[]

  1. Kurnool = 52 km
  2. Nandyal = 82 km
  3. Adoni = 100 km
  4. Bethamcherla = 36 km
  5. Banaganapalle = 47 km
  6. Gooty = 43 km
  7. Anantapuram = 95 km
  8. Kadapa = 180 km
  9. Tirupati = 316 km
  10. Bellary = 130 km
  11. Hyderabad = 263 km
  12. Bengaluru = 310 km
  13. Vijayawada = 395 km
Dhone town, Dronachalam
Dhone Town Bird view

References[]

  1. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 344, 364. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ^ Raju, P. Yenadi (2003). Rayalaseema during colonial times : a study un Indian nationalism. New Dehli: Northern Book Centre. ISBN 8172111398. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Basic Information of Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Public services/amenities". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. ^ "MLA". AP State Portal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Dhone Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Doubling work through on Guntur-Guntakal section". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 4 December 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 April 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. ^ "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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