Mancherial is a town in Adilabad district of the Indian state of Telangana.

It is located on the
north banks of Godavari River in Mancherial mandal of Mancherial revenue division.
As of 2011 census of India, Mancherial has a population of 86,911. Males constitute 51% of the
total population and females 49%. Mancherial has an average literacy rate of 75.71%, higher
than the national average : male literacy is 83.16%, and female literacy is 67.92%. In
Mancherial, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Majority people practice Hinduism, followed by Islam and Christianity. Languages spoken
include Telugu,followed by Urdu, Hindi and English.
Mancherial is a commercial hub of the coal belt area of Singareni Collieries of
Srirampur, Ramakrishnapur,Mandamarri and Bellampalli areas.Its proximity to the rich cement
minerals and the coal mines fuels the economy. MCC (Mancherial Cement Company) is the
cement production unit. Singareni Collieries are the largest employers in town, Orient Cement
(Devapur) factory and Sirpur Paper Mills. It has a thriving market for agricultural products.There
are around 150 ceramic pipes companies around it.SCCL power plant is under construction
near Jaipur.
Road
Mancherial is well connected by road from major parts of India. State run TSRTC buses runs to
various towns and cities.It is connected with SH1,NH63 and Nagpur highway.
Rail
Mancherial is one of the A category stations of secunderabad division. Mancherial is located on
the longest railway line, which is called the Grand Trunk line (New Delhi-Chennai). It is well
connected by rail from various towns/cities in India. It comes under South Central Railways.
Air
There is an unused airstrip at Basant nagar Kesoram cement factory at Ramagundam which is
about 25 km from Mancherial. It was used when the government of India was operating
Vayudoot airlines, a subsidiary of Air India and Indian Airlines. After the closure of Vayudoot, it
has not been in regular use.