Singareni

Singareni
Yellandu
village
Singareni Coal Mine in 1928.
Nickname(s): SccL
Country  India
State Telangana
District Bhadradri Kothagudem district
Area
  Total 3,000,000 km2 (1,000,000 sq mi)
Population
  Total 9,394-3
  Density 9,400/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 507122
Vehicle registration TS
Nearest city Khammam
Singareni Coal Picking Belt, Photo 1928.

Singareni is a village located in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana, India. Coal reserves in Telangana were found first in Singareni. There is a railway line from Singareni that meets the Manuguru-Dornakal railway at Karepalli junction.

Transport

Singareni railway station was also called Yellandu station, and is one of the oldest railway stations in Telangana.

Singareni Colleries

Colleries means a coal mine and all the infrastructure that is part of it, and Singareni Colleries refers to the colleries located at Singareni. The Singareni Collieries Company was named after it. However, after Hyderabad state was merged into India, the name of the town was changed to Yellandu and the Singareni Colleries railway station was neglected.

References

Coordinates: 17°30′N 80°16′E / 17.500°N 80.267°E / 17.500; 80.267

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