Ramagundam, Telangāna, India

🇮🇳 Ramagundam is a city and municipal corporation in Peddapalli district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the most populous city in the district. It is located about 225 km from the state capital Hyderabad.

Etymology The city's name derives from a combination of two words, Rama and Gundam. A famous temple of the Hindu god Rama is situated in the old part of the city, where as Gundam means "water springs" are present.

Geography Ramagundam is located at s an average elevation of 179 meters (590 feet). It is about 225 kilometres (140 mi) north-east of the state capital, Hyderabad, 65 km from Karimnagar, 0 km from Ramagundam district headquarters and 0.1 km from Godavarikhani.

Demographics As of 2011 Indian census, Ramagundam had a population of 229,644. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Ramagundam has an average literacy rate of 69%; male literacy is 75.3%, while female literacy is 62.4%. In Ramagundam, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. Ramagundam is the only municipal corporation in Peddapalli district and it is only municipal corporation in the state with no recognition of revenue division/district status.

Government and politics The Ramagundam Municipal Corporation is the local governing body, administering the city. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's governance, infrastructure and administration. This city is selected under central government scheme of AMRUT.

Law and order Ramagundam Police Commissionerate is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within districts of Ramagundam, and Mancherial.

Economy Ramagundam city is situated in the Godavari valley coalfields and has one of the India's largest thermal power stations in south region under NTPC.

Mostly industries are connected with Godavarikhani- NTPC Ramagundam. Some of them are Singareni, Fertilizer Corporation of India, Kesoram Cement, Basanth Nagar, National Fertilizers Limited, Engineers India Limited, TSGENCO thermal power station, Kesoram (Birla) cement factories, NTPC (RSTPS – Ramagundam Super Thermal Power Station) sourcing 2600 MW of power 24/7 and the TSSEB (Telangana State Electricity Board) unit at Ramagundam. Another 1600 MW (2x800 MW) is proposed as RDM-II as per expansion plan by NTPC Limited. NTPC's first SPV or Solar photovoltaic unit of capacity 25 MW (Phase-I 1x10 MW, Phase-II 1x15 MW) has been proposed at Ramagundam. This would help in earning carbon credits against use of solar power as renewable energy source.

Also, Sripada Yellampalli project, an irrigation project, is located near Ramagundam. Singareni's first Solar Power Plant of capacity 50 MW has been proposed at Ramagundam.

Telangana Super Thermal Power Project was inaugurated in 2023 in the town.

Education Ramagundam has a variety of higher education institutions. Since 2022, Ramagundam with funds of Singareni Colleries has its own government medical college.

Transport: Road State Highway 1 (Telangana) is connected with Hyderabad-Karimnagar-Ramagundam Godavarikhani Highway. TSRTC Godavarikhani and MSRTC(ST) operates buses and connects Ramagundam (Godavarikhani) to major parts of the state. Godavarikhani depot runs City buses in Ramagundam Corporation limits. This city is directly connected by road to capital city Hyderabad by SH 1 which starts from this city. National Highway 63 is close by.

Transport: Rail Ramagundam railway station falls under the jurisdiction of Secunderabad railway division of South Central Railway zone is B category station.

Transport: Air Ramagundam Airport is the airport situated in Basanthnagar. It is not functional. It is located in centre of 4 districts so state government proposed to develop this airport. Central government plans to run flight services to this city under UDAN plan. The nearest airport is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad which is around 270 km from Ramagundam.