Parkal

Parakala
Parakala
	Town
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Warangal Rural district
Government
• Type	TRS
• Body	Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	29,794
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	506164
Vehicle registration	TS 24

Parakala is a town in Warangal (rural) district of the Indian state of Telangana.[2]

Government and politics

Parkal is a municipality, earlier it was Nagar Panchayat. Parkal Nagar Panchayat was constituted in 2011 and has 20 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 16.13 km² (6.23 sq mi).[1] It is also the place where Parkala Massacre of 1947 took place. Parkal is a hub for medical, business and agricultural activities. Place worth to visit in Parkal is Amaradhaamam , a monument build to commemorate martyr's of 1947 massacre.

Transport

Parkal (PRKL) is well connected through road network. This is major town in Warangal rural district. Telangana State Road Transport Corporation runs buses from Parkal to various destinations. National Highway 353 passes through parkal.

References

"Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
"Warangal (urban) district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

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[civicbody-1] "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

[district-2] "Warangal (urban) district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.