Nalgonda

Nalgonda is a town and district headquarters in Telangana. Its name is derived from two Telugu words: nalla ("black") and konda ("hill"). Nalgonda in the past was referred to as Nilagiri. The panagal village was the city center in Kakatiya period where exquisite and highly artful temple of emerald someswara, Chaya someswara temple, and a Venkateswara temple are found. Nalgonda is located at 17.050°N 79.2667°E. As of 2011 census of India, Nalgonda had a population of 135,744. Nalgonda railway station is a major railway station located on Pagidipalli-Nallapadu railway line. It falls under the jurisdiction of Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone. Categories: Nalgonda District, Cities and Towns in Telangana,