Palakurthi

Palakurthi is a census town in Jangaon district in the Indian state of Telangana.^[2]

Palakurthi
Census Town
Palakurthi Location in Telangana, India Show map of Telangana Palakurthi Palakurthi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 18°00′00″N 79°58′00″E
Country	India
State	Telangana State
District	Jangaon
Named after	palkulki somanadudu.
Government
• Body	Mamidala Yashaswini Reddy MLA
Area [1]
• Total	12.94 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	7,380
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TG - 03

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Palakurthi had a population of 6964. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Palakurthi has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 46%. In Palakurthi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Palakurthy town is famous for Sri Someshwara Laxminarasimha swamy temple which is located 1 km from town.

To reach Palakurthi by bus from Hyderabad, we need to go to Station Ghanpur or jangoan first from JBS or CBS. From there we can get good frequency of buses to Palakurthi.