Chilkur, Suryapet district

Chilkur (Chilkuru) is a census town in Suryapet district of the Indian state of Telangana.It is 50 km away from district headquarters Suryapet and Lies between Kodad and Huzurnagar.^[1].It is the headquarters of Chilkur mandal of Kodad revenue division.

Chilkur
Census town
Kotta Chilkur Anjaneya Temple
Nickname:  Chilukur
Chilkur Location in Telangana, India Show map of Telangana Chilkur Chilkur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 16°57′40″N 79°54′45″E
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Suryapet
Government
• Type	Gram Panchayat
• Body	Chilkur Gram Panchayat
• Sarpanch	Puttapaka Srinu (Communist Party of India)
• MLA	B. Mallaiah yadhav
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,952
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	508206
Vehicle registration	TS-29
Lok Sabha constituency	Nalgonda
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kodad
Website	https://manachilkur.blogspot.in/

Climate

It is too Hot in summer. Chilkur summer highest day temperature is in between 35 °C to 48 °C . Average temperatures of January is 24 °C, February is 26 °C, March is 29 °C, April is 33 °C, May is 36 °C.^[1]

Demographics

According to Census of India, 2011, population of Chilkur is 18,952 of which 9,578 are male and 9,374 are female. The literacy rate is 85.7%. Sex ratio is 986 females to 1000 males. Child sex ratio is 951 girls to 1000 boys.^[1]

Governance

Politics

Chilkur is Mandal Headquarters falls under Kodad (Assembly constituency) of Telangana Legislative Assembly. Sri.Bollam Mallaiah Yadav is the present MLA of the constituency from BRS.^[2][3]

History

Chilkur had some best pages in History.Chalukyas, Kakatiyas and Nizam dynasties ruled the region.^[4]