Turmamidi[2] or Thormamidi is a village in Vikarabad district, in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in the Bantwaram Mandal of the Vikarabad revenue division[3] and borders the Chincholi Taluk of Karnataka.
Turmamidi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Turmamidi Location in Telangana, India  Turmamidi Turmamidi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°17′N 77°23′E / 17.28°N 77.39°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Vikarabad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayath |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,775 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 501142[1] |
| Vehicle registration | TS-34 |
Geography
editThis village has a population of 5,775.[4] Its residents speak Telugu, Urdu and Kannada. It is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Tandur and 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Hyderabad. Buses connect this village to Zaheerabad, Tandur and Vikarabad. The nearest railway station, at Kohir is 18 kilometres (11 mi) away. Named after a huge mango tree, that had a gaping hole in its huge trunk, the village that borders Karnataka, has a two-hundred year old temple of Sri Venkateswara, whose idol was unearthed from a farm a kilometre away and consecrated outside the village. The deity, being carted by village leaders, refused to enter the village gate, still existing in a partial form. The annual festival is held on Chaitra Pournima (full Moon Day) corresponding to about April. Nearby is Ambrameneswar, five km away nestled in a hillock, where the annual fair is held on last Monday of Sravan. A sugar factory set up in late 60s still survives.
How to reach
editBuses From Tandur to Turmamidi:6.20 16.20
Turmamidi to Tandur via Bantwaram no buses Vikarabad to Turmamidi: 715 1330 1900 (via Bantwaram) Vikarabad to Bantwaram :630 1630 (via Rompally)
Buses from Zahirabad to Turmaamidi: 6.30 13.30 16.30
Buses from Zahirabad to Maniarpally near Thormamidi: 630 830 1030 1430 1630 1830 2100
Tourist attractions
edit- Ethipothala Falls
- Chandrampalli Dam
References
edit- ^ "Details of Post Office Turmamid". Pincode / Post Office Locator Tool. Pincode.net.in. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Turmamidi, Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India". bw.utc.city. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Vikarabad district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Tandur telangana 2011 census data".