Dhone

Dhone or Dronachalam is a town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality located in Dhone mandal, and it is the head quarters of Dhone revenue division.^[3]

Dhone Dronachalam
Town
Dhone Junction Railway Station
Dhone Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15.396°N 77.872°E / 15.396; 77.872
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Nandyal
Government
• Body	Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	9.95 km2 (3.84 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	59,272
• Rank	2nd (in Nandyal District)
• Density	6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	+91–8516
Vehicle registration	AP 21, AP 39

History

Dhone was formerly known as Dronachalam.^[4] Dhone is the second biggest municipality in Nandyal district after Nandyal Municipality. 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, Dhone had population of 59,272 of which 29,470 were male and 29,802 were female.

Population of children aged of 0-6 was 7,118, which is 12.01% of the total population of Dhone. The female sex ratio is of 1011 against state average of 993. Moreover, the 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 Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh. The Dhone city is divided into 32 wards for which elections are held every five 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$52 million), while the total income generated per annum was ₹515 crore (US$62 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]

Revenue Division

Dhone Revenue Division have six mandals:

1. Dhone
2. Peapully
3. Bethamcherla
4. Banaganapalle
5. Owk
6. Koilakuntla.

Politics

Dhone is represented by Dhone (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Buggana Rajendranath Reddy is the present MLA of the constituency representing YSRCP.^[7][8] Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy elected as CM for Andhra Pradesh represented Dhone constituency.

Governance

Department	Incharge
Legislative	Dhone MLA, Dhone Municipality Chairman
Executive	Dhone RDO, Dhone MRO
Judiciary	Hon'ble Dhone Court Judge
Police Sub Division	Dhone DSP
Health	CHNC Dhone
APSPDCL Division	Dhone DE
APSRTC Bus Service	Dhone Depot
Transport	Dhone MVI

Transport

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.Guntur - Hubli line and Secunderabad - Bengaluru line meet in the Dhone Junction Railway station. Dhone railway station is the biggest railway station in Nandyal district.^[9]

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.

Distance to major towns and cities

1. Kurnool = 52 km (32 mi)
2. Nandyal = 82 km (51 mi)
3. Adoni = 100 km (62 mi)
4. Bethamcherla = 36 km (22 mi)
5. Banaganapalle = 47 km (29 mi)
6. Gooty = 43 km (27 mi)
7. Anantapuram = 95 km (59 mi)
8. Kadapa = 180 km (110 mi)
9. Tirupati = 316 km (196 mi)
10. Bellary = 130 km (81 mi)
11. Hyderabad = 263 km (163 mi)
12. Bengaluru = 310 km (190 mi)
13. Vijayawada = 395 km (245 mi)
14. Visakhapatnam = 745 km (463 mi)
15. Guntur = 357 km (222 mi)

Villages

• Chanugondla
• Ungaranigundla

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. "District Census Handbook – Kurnool" (PDF). Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. pp. 12, 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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 Delhi: 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. 4 December 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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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