Koilkonda

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Koilkonda
కోయిలకొండ
Mandal
Koilkonda is located in Telangana
Koilkonda
Koilkonda
Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country  India
State Telangana
District Mahabub Nagar
Elevation 464 m (1,522 ft)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration TS06
Climate hot (Köppen)

Koil konda is a Mandal in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana.

Geography

Koilkonda is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. It has an average elevation of 464 metres (1525 ft).

One can find a fort near Koilkonda known as Koilkonda Fort, the erstwhile outpost of the Qutab Shahi dynasty, is perched on a hilltop, on the NH 7, 125 km from Hyderabad. To reach the top, one needs to trudge across a deep canyon on the west or a series of streams if coming through east before reaching a plight of steps that leads to the fort. To enter the Koilkonda Fort, seven gates have to be crossed. The first one spots an inscription of Ibrahim Qutab Shah that dates back to 1550. Fourth gate leads to a dilapidated palace. Along with the fort, which itself is a magnificent structure, there is also a mosque and an Idgah

Institutions

Villages

The villages in Koilkonda mandal include:[2]

  • Abhangapatnam
  • Acharyapur
  • Ankilla
  • Burugupally
  • Chandapur
  • Chandraspalle
  • Dammaipally
  • Garlapad
  • Ibrahimnagar
  • Jamalpur
  • Keshavapoor
  • Khazipur
  • Koilkonda
  • Kothlabad
  • Malkapur
  • Manikonda
  • Modipur
  • Parpalle
  • Perikiveedu
  • Rampur
  • Sanginonipally
  • Serivenkatapur
  • Suraram
  • Thirumulampalle
  • Veerampally
  • Vinjamur
  • Yellareddi Palle

References