Mancherial is a city in the Adilabad district of Telangana state in Southern India. Mancherial is located on the banks of Godavari River. It is 253 kilometres (157 mi) north-east of the state capital, Hyderabad. It has a population of nearly 2,87,853 including Naspur and Srirampur (2011), neighboring localities.
Previously called Garmilla, Mancherial, on the north bank of the Godavari River, is the major town in Adilabad District. Mancherial has an old city attached to it just like many other major cities. Mancherial is a commercial hub of the coal belt area of Singareni Collieries and also hosts the headquarters of a cement company. It also has hospitals, nursing homes and a thriving produce market.
Mancherial is well connected by road from major parts of India. State run APSRTC buses runs to various towns/cities like, Adilabad, Karimnagar, Jagtial, Warangal, Nizamabad, Hyderabad, Guntur, Vijayawada, Nagpur, Shirdi, Mumbai, Nanded, Aurangabad and Chandrapur.
National Highway 16 (Nizamabad to Jagdalpur) passes through Mancherial. Rajeev Rahadari Hyderabad-Karimnagar-Asifabad road passes through Mancherial, which is the shortest route to reach Hyderabad via Godavarikhani, Karimnagar, Siddipet.
Mancherial is located on the longest railway line, which is called the Grand Trunk line (New Delhi-Chennai). It is well connected by rail from various towns/cities in India. It comes under South Central Railways. It is a good potential station to have stoppage due its urban population as well as proximity to other major towns like Mandamarri (14 km), Bellampally (21 km), Ramagundam (Godavarikhani) (20 km), Luxettipet (26 km), Ramkrishnapur (8 km), Chennur (40 km). The following trains stop in Mancherial:
The nearest airport is Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (260 km by road/rail).
Mancherial is a major shopping centre in Adilabad District.
There are a few bars.
Most of the lodges are situated around the bus station. Lodges include:
By B.S.N.L mobile network which has significant coverage in this area. India post has many post offices which offer courier services