Gannaram
| Gannaram గన్నారం | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Gannaram  Gannaram Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°31′39″N 78°14′42″E / 18.52750°N 78.24500°ECoordinates: 18°31′39″N 78°14′42″E / 18.52750°N 78.24500°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Telangana |
| Region | Deccan Plateau |
| District | Nizamabad |
| Talukas | Dichpally |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Kalvakuntla Kavita |
| • Sarpanch | Lavanya Das |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,250 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 503164 |
| Telephone code | 91-8461 |
| Vehicle registration | TS16 |
| Literacy | 75% |
| constituency | Nizamabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nizamabad Rural |
| Avg. annual temperature | 32 °C (90 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Shree RajaRajeshwaraSwamy Temple | |
Gannaram is a village which is 150 km from Hyderabad. It is located in Dichpally mandal, under the constituency of Nizamabad Rural of Nizamabad district, Telangana in south India.
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It has a population of more than 9250. It is well connected by National Highway 44 and number of buses plying from Nizamabad to Kamareddy. It is a religiously diversified small village with Hindu Temples and Mosques. This village is famous for temples of Lord Shiva, Hanuman and Peddamma. Every year Kalyanothsavam is held in Village for Sri RamaNavami in April and special pujas held for Lord Shiva on the day of Shivarathri. Ugadi & Dusshera two are the major festivals celebrated in this village.
Agriculture is the main income source. People depend mostly on ground water. Major crops are Paddy, Chillies, Sunflower, Maize, Turmeric, Soyabeans, Sugarcane.
The major political parties are TRS.
First sarpanch of the village Aarugonda Narsimloo ( 20 yrs), he started drainage system in the village and constructed shiva temple and roads of the village and he discovered current in their village.
At the entrance of the village there is a Lord Shiva temple, at the end too there is a Shiva Temple on the Hill.This Shiva temple is constructed by Arugonda Narsimloo. The population of this village is nearly 9,250 and the total area of the village in about 20 km² including agricultural land. Indalwai,Nallavelli,Sirnapalli, and Dichpally are the other surrounding villages to this village.
Presently, the position of the elected head of the village, or sarpanch Lavanya Das
History
Estimated at approximately 600 years old, this village is home to the ancient temple of Lord Shiva, though the actual date the temple was constructed is unknown. Typical homes in the village range from 100 – 200 years old.
Education
The village has a 6 75% literature rate and there is one government school for primary and secondary education. Most of the students studied B.Tech. and other degrees in Hyderabad and Nizamabad.
Transport
The village is located 28 km from Nizamabad. The nearest towns to this village are Nizamabad, Kamareddy (32 km), Hyderabad (152 km) and Shamshabad International Airport is the nearest airport located in Hyderabad and Nizamabad has the nearest railway station. Three Bus service from Nizamabad to Nallavelli APSRTC passes through the village and there are also automobiles that travel from Indalwai, a nearby village, with access to National Highway 7 (India)(New NH 44) and bus service between Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Nirmal and Armoor.
Culture
Maha Shivaratri festival was celebrated very grandly also celebrating other hindu and islam festivals including village festivals. Also people belongs to different casts were living in this village. Main religion followed in village is hinduism with 95% of people, Christianity 2% and islam 3%. All the people belonging to different communities are living unitedly. This village was famous in district in the field of games like cricket and kabaddi.
Agriculture
Most of the people living in this village are formers,mainly they cultivate Rice, Turmeric(pasupu), Sweetcorn(mokka jonna), Pearl millet(sajja) soya bean, green chillies and ground nut.The water resources for cultivation are bore wells.
NRIs Status
Most of the people are staying abroad like Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Muscat,Kuwait, Bahrain, Malaysia, Iraq, Afghanistan, South Africa & America. Australia for better opportunity.
Youth organisations
There are number of youth organizations in the village for social causes.Reddys youth, leven star yout since 1985, mytry youth, khushi youth, friends youth, rebel star youth. Balaji youth Genius youth