Thungathurthi

• Name — Thungathurthy • Native Name Lang — te • Settlement Type — Village • Image Skyline — National Highway 365 • Pushpin Map — India Telangana#India • Pushpin Label Position — right • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Telangana, India • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Telangana • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Suryapet • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 25.08 • Population Total — 10379 • Population As Of — 2015 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Languages • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Demographics1 Info1 — Telugu, Urdu, Hindi • Timezone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Postal Code Type — PIN • Postal Code — 508280 • Area Code Type — Telephone code • Area Code — 08693 • Registration Plate — TS–29 • Website — telangana.gov.in Thungathurthy is a village in Suryapet district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Thungathurthy mandal of Suryapet Revenue Division. It is about 42 km from the district headquarters Suryapet. Historically, Thungathurty has a significance of being the earliest region to ascend to the Indian Union. Pre-Independence, the region remained independent of its Nizam rule and British influence. Primarily due to the weather and the then ruling Recherla Reddy's who ensured diplomacy enabled the agrarian region deem free from tax of nizams and British. Notable figures from the village include Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy, an actor who predominantly worked in the Telugu film industry. Mandadi Jagadishwar Reddy, a philanthropist and activist, also hailed from this village.