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.
Mandal Parishath DurationName of M.P.PParty affiliation 2014-2019 K. Krishna Naik Telangana Rashtra Samithi 2019-Incumbent K. Krishna Naik Telangana Rashtra Samithi
ZPTC member DurationName of ZPTC memberParty affiliation 2014-2019 K.Ramesh Goud Indian National Congress 2019-Incumbent Samya Naik Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Institutions Zilla Parishad (Boys) High School Zilla Parishad (girls) High School Ravindra Vidyanikethan Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Govt. Junior College Goutham concept school T S model school (Donthikunta Thanda)
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.
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