Dichpalle

Dichpally
డిచ్‌పల్లి
Suburb of Nizamabad
Dichpally
Location in Telangana, India
Dichpally
Dichpally (India)
Coordinates: 18°35′00″N 78°12′00″E / 18.5833°N 78.2000°E / 18.5833; 78.2000Coordinates: 18°35′00″N 78°12′00″E / 18.5833°N 78.2000°E / 18.5833; 78.2000
Country  India
State Telangana
District Nizamabad
Elevation 428 m (1,404 ft)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration TS
Website telangana.gov.in

Dichpalle is a village in Nizamabad district in the state of Telangana in India.[1]

Leprosy centre

Dr Isabel Kerr founded the Victoria Leprosy Hospital here in 1915. In the 1960s the leprosy centre that she founded had over 400 patients.[2]

References

  1. "Mandals in Nizamabad district". Archived from the original on 2005-03-12. Retrieved 2007-02-23.
  2. Victoria Leprosy Hospital (Dichpali / Dichpalli), LeprosyHistory, Retrieved 13 March 2017
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