Yellandu

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native_name = Yellandu
type = city
latd = 17.6 | longd = 80.33
locator_position = right
state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = Khammam
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altitude = 205
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 42,417
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Yellandu, formerly Yellandalapadu is a town and a nagar panchayat in Khammam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is home of the Singareni Colleries Company Limited, a coal mining company.The Important fact about Yellandu is the present coal mining company SCCL have its mines opened in this town first, and coal in this area is Identified in the time of British ruling, hence the names for the seams King, Queen etc., this town has got +100 years of History about coal mining,and produced good mining enginners too. Singareni is the railway station that caters Yellandu.

Geography

Yellandu is located at coord|17.6|N|80.33|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Yellandu.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Yellandu] ] It has an average elevation of 205 metres (672 feet).Yellandu also called as Bogguta...but its a back word area No one can interested to develop the town..now it has coal Resources .But SCCL has no funds to utilises that Resources its very bad.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] Yellandu had a population of 42,417. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Yellandu has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 62%. In Yellandu, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

chools

The main schools in Yellandu are1.Singareni Collieries High School - Place with experienced teachersSingareni Collieries High School popularly known as S.C.High School started way back in 1977 to provide good education for the children working for Singareni Collieries Coal Mines. As years passed by this School which started at JK Colony became a good English Medium School for the whole town.

2.Montissori High School

colleges

Yellandu is having Junior Colleges like Saahithi Junior College and Merit. Now we do have two Engineering Colleges....Kavita and SRM. But, these colleges are not located in Yellandu but near by place called Karepalli,and near to the town Engineering college belongs to kakatiya university near kothagudem, previously know as Kothagudem School of mines.by suresh babu.k (yellandu) .3.ravindra bharathi junior college 4.government junior college

References

Another College by the name Sadhana Junior College is also there in Yellandu.