Monday, 29 August 2011

Thorrur Map


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Temples

There are several temples in Thorrur town and its villages.
1. Shivalayam
2. Vekateshawara Swami temple: Located in Sannur village, it is probably the oldest temple in Thorrur mandal. The temple is constructed with carved stone, giving it an ancient appearance.
3. Murali krishna temple: Near bus stand, newly constructed.

Besides the temples, there is mosque and a church too.

Villages in Thorrur mandal

There are several villages in Thorrur mandal. Each village has its own Grampanchayat with a surpunch.
  1. Ammapuram
  2. Bommakal
  3. Cherlapalem
  4. Chikataipalem
  5. Chinnavangara
  6. Chinthalapally
  7. Chityal
8. Fathepur
9. Gurthur
10. Haripiryala
11. Kantayipalem
12. Karkal
13. Khanapur
14. Madipalle
15. Matedu
16. Nanchari Madur
17. Poelpalle
18. Somaram
19. Velikattae
20. Venkatapur

Function halls in thoruur

There are few function halls available for private events (weddings, etc.)
  1. Sreenivasa Gardens
  2. Bhonagiri Narsimhaiah function hall
  3. YVR Gardens
  4. Revuri Narsaiah Gardens

Movie Theate'rs

There are few movie theaters in Thorrur, mostly playing Telugu movies.

   1. Ashwini Theater
   2. Ramakrishna Theater (A/C)
   3. Venkateshwara Theater

 

Banks in Thorrur

  1. State bank of Hyderabad : It is the biggest bank in TRR with two ATMs (one near the bank and another near the bus stand)
  2. State bank of India
  3. Kakatiya gramina bank
  4. Andhra bank

Transportation

The only means of transportation to thourrur is by road. There is no railway statation or airport. APSRTC buses connect Thorrur to important surrounding cities/towns like Hyderabad, Warangal, Khammam and Mahabubabad etc. In addition, buses connect surrounding villages to Thorrur as well. For reaching Thorrur by railways nearest railway stations are, Warangal, Mahabubabad or Khammam depending on the travel route taken.

Nearest airport is Hyderabad International Airport. From Hyderabad buses run to Thorrur directly from Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station also called Imlibun bus station. Another convenient way of reaching Thorrur from Hyderabad is to take a bus or train to Warangal/Hanamkonda and taking a bus from there to Thorrur.

Thorrur has a APSRTC bus depot and is considered the most profitable bus depot in Warangal dist.