Manthani

Manthani is a village in Karimnagar district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Manthani mandal. It is situated on the banks of the river Godavari. It is a very ancient center of Vedic learning, and even today houses many scholars well versed in the ancient knowledge of the Vedas and Shastras.

Etymology

Manthani (from Sanskrit Mantra Kutam or the House of Vedas) is popularly believed to house a thousand Brahmin families or Sahasra Brahmana Gadapa. In reverence, local scholars refer to Manthani as Mantrapuri (the town of hymns).

Transport

Manthani is located Approximately 70 km from the district headquarters Karimnagar and 240 km from Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana state. Direct bus services of TSRTC are available from Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Godavarikhani, Mancherial, Kaleswaram, Jagtial, Korutla, Nizamabad. An TSRTC depot is located at Man

Manthani (Assembly constituency)

Manthani is an assembly constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of the 13 constituencies in Karimnagar District.

Kamanpur, Kataram, Manthani, Mahadevpur, Mutharam (Mahadevapur), Malharrao and Mutharam (Manthani) are the Mandals of Karimnagar District which falls under Manthani Assembly Constituency.

Manthani Legislative Assembly is one of the segments for Peddapalli Lok Sabha Constituency.

Mandals

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014

See also

References