Mancherial

Mancherial is a town in the Mancherial district (Old Adilabad District) of the Indian state of Telangana. It is both the district and administrative headquarters of Mancherial mandal in the Mancherial revenue division. It is located on the north banks of the Godavari River.HistoryHistorically, Mancherial has been the home of the Gondi people. It was a part of the Adilabad District, which had abundant forest resources but a poor communications infrastructure; moreover, it was an area of little economic and political importance. Gonds mainly depended on farming for livelihood. After the Singareni Collieries Company coal mines was established in the region, Mancherial became industrialised. During 1970s an Industrial training institute was opened in Mancherial.DemographicsAs of the 2011 census of India, Mancherial has a population of 89,935. Males constitute 51% of the total population and females 49%. Mancherial has an average literacy rate of 75.71%, higher than the national average: male literacy is 83.16%, and female literacy is 67.92%. In Mancherial, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.The majority of people in the area practice Hinduism, followed by Islam and Christianity. Telugu is the most widely-spoken language, followed by Urdu and Hindi.