Dharmasagar, India
Dharmasagar is a Town and a mandal in Hanamkonda district in Telangana, India. Dharmasagar is well connected with towns like Kazipet, and Hanamakonda by road. It is 14.4 km far from its District Main Town Warangal and 122 km far from its State Capital Hyderabad.
Dharmasagar village and Mandal is bounded by Hanamkonda Mandal towards East, Hasanparthy Mandal towards East, Elkathurthi Mandal towards North, Warangal Mandal towards East.
Dolmen
There is a megalithic dolmen graves site located in the Dharmasar Hillock near Dharmasagar reservoir.Reservoir
The lake in Dharmasagar is said to be one of the places where Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita from the Ramayana stayed when they were in exile.Dharmasagar lake has been the prime source of potable water and one of the three summer storage tanks to Warangal for the last 30 years.
The drinking water problem of Warangal has been solved as its principal source, Dharmasagar lake has been remodeled from lake into a balancing reservoir of Devadula project to hold 1.5 tmcft of water to cater to the needs of the people of Warangal and to irrigate 50,000 acres of land in the surrounding villages.
Connectivity
Nearby villages of this village by distance are Devunoor, Madikonda, Madipalle, Mupparam, Somadevarapalle. Nearest towns are Dharmasagar, Hanamkonda, Hasanparthy, Ghanpur.Pindlai Rail Way Station, Kazipet Jn Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Dharmasagar Mandal.
Educational Institutions & Industries
- S.R Concept School, Unikicherla
- ST.Antony's High School
- GOVT Junior College
- Sri Kakatiya Inst. of Pharmacy
- Chaitanya Inst. of Pharm. Science
- Satya Sai Veera Bhadra Binny Rice Mill
- Satya Narayana Rice Mill
- Hanuman Industries
- Surya Industries
Demographics
| Villages | Population |
| Devunoor | 2,563 |
| Dharmapur | 2,418 |
| Dharmasagar | 9,350 |
| Elkurthi | 4,779 |
| Gundlasagar | 1,216 |
| Janakipur | 1,460 |
| Kyathampalle | 1,548 |
| Malakpalle | 3,449 |
| Mallikudurla | 2,442 |
| Mupparam | 3,223 |
| Narayanagiri | 4,494 |
| Peddapendyala | 7,152 |
| Peechera | 5,306 |
| Rampur | 5,277 |
| Sodeshapalle | 1,347 |
| Somadevarapalle | 1,468 |
| Thatikayala | 3,486 |
| Velair | 9,662 |
Tragic Incidents
Dharmasagar used to be a tourist attraction for people living in neighborhood who are looking to spend weekend with their friends and families. It has also attracted many Trekkers from different locations who crave for an adventure. But since the day the lake has been made into a reservoir for Devadula Project, which draws huge amounts of water from River Godavari, it has become a hazardous zone for picnics and trekking. There are reports of around 17 accidental deaths in past 3 years of people who visited this place who were drowned or flushed away by the huge water currents due to intake of large volumes of water from Godavari river. It also made into news when 5 engineering students were drowned recently.This zone is marked as a 'Hazardous Spot' and people were forbidden from swimming in the lake. The police have clearly stated that this is no longer a tourist spot and its sole purpose is to cater the drinking water needs of people of tri-cities and also serve as an aid to agriculture. There are reports of this lake being made into a Tourist destination in future once all the construction works related to Project Devadula and Mission Bhagiratha are completed.