Korutla


Korutla or Koratla) is a town and revenue division in the Jagtial district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a historical town ruled by Jain Kings and second largest town in Jagtial district. It is the headquarters of Koratla constituency. It is located about from the district headquarters Jagtial, 235 kilometers from Hyderabad, 73 kilometers from Karimnagar and 76 kilometers from Nizamabad.

History

Korutla is used to be called with names such as Koravattu, Korapattu, Koravatlu, Koratlu, Kagithalapatla. In archeological evacuations, historians found epigraphy on stones, written in 1042-1068 A.D was found in the holy pond of Korutla. As per the writings and opinions of people here, Korutla has got thousands of years of history and was recorded as ancient Jain hub. More than a millennium ago it was ruled by great Jain kings, Kalyani Chalukyas, Vemulawada Chalukyas and Rastrakutas.
In the era of Jain's it was called "Koravattu". As the days were passing, it changed to "Koravatlu", "Koratlu", and finally changed to present name Korutla. Another belief is that the Hindu Sages, belong to the tribe of Koravattu, used to live here and performed their devotional activities and penances in this place. The two idols of Thirthankaras of Jainism were placed inside Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which was built by Jain kings during their rule. An ancient katar weapon was found in Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple which was used by one of the kings who ruled this place.
There are big and old constructions which are called as Burujulu. They were built for the protection of the palace which is called as Gadi in Telugu, which is located in the middle of six burujulu. The palace was recently destroyed. Out of these six burujulu, one was destroyed but remaining five which can be seen. A big wall used to be there connecting all burjulu, It was wide enough that a car could go on it.
Along the wall, there used to be a canal with full of water for additional protection measures. For this reason that area is still called as "Kalvagadda or Kaluva Gadda". In the premises of the palace there is a Holy Pond, which is constructed with rock, under the ground, surrounding the holy pond and it was a construction with pillars and a dressing room.

Temples

The 4 temples of Lord Shiva which were built during 10th century namely
  • Shree Mahadevaswamy Temple
  • Shree Nagareshwaraswamy Temple
  • Shree Ramanathaswamy Temple
  • Shree Rameshwara Temple
Other temples which are famous. They are
  • Shree Astalakshmi Aadi Narayana Temple
  • Shree Venkateshwara Temple
  • Ayyappa Gutta Shree Gnana Saraswati Alaya Rahu Ketu Sahitha Shanaishwaralaya Shree Dharmashasta Ayyappa Temple
  • Shree Venugopalaswamy Temple
  • Shree Madvirat Potuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy Temple
  • Shree Peddamma Temple
  • Trishakti Matha Temple
  • Shree Koti Navadurga Shiva Markandeya Temple
  • Shree Siddhi Vinayaka Temple
  • Shree Hanuman Temple
  • Shree Muthyala Pochamma Temple
  • Shree Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
  • Shree Seetha Ramalayam Temple
  • Shree Durgadevi Temple

    Geography

Korutla Municipality covers an area of 34.12 square kilometers, at an elevation of 287 meters.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian census, Korutla had an estimated population of 66,504 But approximately in 2018 the population is 85,000.
The gender split is 50 percent male, 50 percent female. The Literacy rate is 60 percent—approximately equal to the national average of 59.5 percent. Male literacy is 69 percent, and female literacy is 51 percent.
14% of the population is under six years old.

Transportation

It has TSRTC bus stand.
The buses travel to Hyderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Tirupati, Pamur, Kanigiri etc. National Highway 63 passes through this town.

Rail

.The Station code is: .
It has Railway Connectivity via the Peddapalli–Nizamabad line to Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Delhi, and Chennai.

Education

Colleges