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Pothugal

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Country
  
India

District
  
Rajanna Sircilla

PIN
  
505404

Area code
  
08723

State
  
Telangana

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
08723

Nearest city
  
Sircilla

Points of interest
  
Ujwala Park, Deer Park, Lower Manair Dam

Pothugal is a village in Mustabad mandal in Rajanna Sircilla district in the state of Telangana in India. The main crops are rice and sugar cane.

Contents

Map of Pothugal, Telangana

Distance between Pothugal and Musthabad is 3 km. Pothugal to Siddipet is 27 km. Pothugal to Hyderabad is 128 km.

The nearly 100-year-old deities of Sri Sita Ramachandra Swami, Lakshmana Swami & Goda Devi went missing for four years and 9 months(from January 19, 2010 to October 19, 2014). After numerous padhayatras and other processions carried by Pothugal residents in devotion, the deities were successfully recovered by CCS Police of Karimnagar in October 2014.

Present sarpanchs

Dyavat Pandari (mandal sarpanch forum president)

Past Sarpanchs

Thanneeru Rajeswar Rao, Thanneeru Gopal Rao, Vennamaneni Narayana Rao and Thanneer Goutham Rao and Koppu Rajalingavva W/o Koppu Kistaiah. Recently elected single window chairmen Thanner Bapu Rao.

Temples

Sitha Ramaswamy Devasthanam, Shivalayam and lots of Hanuman temples.

Facilities

Government School for Boys, Government School for Girls, Government Hospital, Government Hostel, pure drinking water (some) co-operative Bank is located in Pothugal.

References

Pothugal Wikipedia