Ghanpur, Wanaparthy district


Ghanpur is a Mandal in Wanaparthy district, Telangana. It is also known as Khilla Ghanpur.It was a part of Mahbubnagar district earlier to the formation of new districts in Telangana.

Institutions

Villages

The villages in Ghanpur mandal include:
  • Agaram
  • Almaipally
  • Anthaipally
  • Appareddipally
  • Ghanpur
  • Jangamaipally
  • Kamaluddinpur
  • Malkapur
  • Mamidimada
  • Manajipet
  • Md.hussainpally
  • Parvathapur
  • Rukkannapally
  • Salkalapur
  • Shapur
  • Solipur
  • Thirumalaipally
  • Upperpally
  • Venkatampally

History

This place was named after Kakatiya king Ganapathi Deva in 13th Century as Ganapuram, eventually it is spelled as Ghanpur. Since it has a Khilla, Telugu for fort, it popularly known as Khilla Ghanpur. Prior to the construction of the fort and naming this village as Ganapuram, there was a small village present with name Naginenepalli in 13th Century.