Chintamadaka
Chintamadaka | |
|---|---|
Village | |
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| Coordinates: 18°01′53″N 78°50′54″E / 18.0315°N 78.8482°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Siddipet |
| Mandal | Siddipet (Rural) |
| District formation | 11 October 2016 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,335 |
| • Density | 337/km2 (874/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 502107 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Nearest city | Siddipet |
| Census village code | 572976 |
Chintamadaka is a village in Siddipet district of the Indian state of Telangana.[1][2] It is birthplace of K. Chandrashekar Rao, first Chief Minister of Telangana.[3][4] The village is located approximately 15 kilometers from the district headquarters of Siddipet and about three hours north of Hyderabad.[5]
Administration
Chintamadaka is part of the Siddipet (Rural) mandal in Siddipet district.[2] Prior to the reorganisation of districts in Telangana on 11 October 2016,[6][7] the village was in Medak district.[2]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Chintamadaka had a population of 2,335 across 579 households.[1] The village covers a total area of 692 hectares (6.92 km²)[1] According to the 2023 news report estimated the village had approximately 850–900 families.[8]
Notable people
- K. Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954)[3][4][9] He became the first Chief Minister of Telangana when the state was formed on 2 June 2014.[10]
Infrastructure and developments
During a visit to the village on 22 July 2019, KCR special developments for Chintamadaka, including ₹10 lakh per family for self employment and 2,000 two-bedroom houses.[8][11] He also allocated ₹50 crore for the development of the village, laid the foundation stone for a BC Gurukul Residencial School and inaugurated a newly-constructed primary school.[8][11]
Following the Chief Minister's suggestion, the State Forest Department announced plans in August 2019 to develop urban park and forest on 98 acres in Chintamadaka, including recreation facilities, a children's play area, a walking track and Smriti Vanam (memorial garden).[12]
In December 2019, Minister T. Harish Rao inaugurated several completed projects in the village, including community halls for SC, Mudiraj and Reddy communities, a shelter and laid foundation stones for a graveyard and function hall.[13] Statues of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja and Telangana Thalli were also unveiled.[13]
Vehicles distribution
In February 2020, Finance Minister T. Harish Rao distributed vehicles to 716 families in Chintamadaka and surrounding villages under the self employment scheme, including 23 cars, 31 tractors, 22 JCBs, 32 harvesters and 23 goods carriers.[14]
Healthcare
In July 2019, the district administration announced the plans to prepare a comprehensive health profile for all residents of Chintamadaka, which would make it the first village in Telangana to have such documented health data.[15] During his July 2019, visit KCR stated that officials had estimated there were about 1800 families in Chintamadaka (compared to 579 households in 2011 census).[11] He also announced that medical and eye camps would be held in the village.[15]
Development status
A 2021 ground investigation by The News Minute found that approximately 90% of families in Chintamadaka had received monetary benefits under KCR's 2019 announcement. Beneficiaries reported receiving ₹8 lakh, with the remaining ₹2 lakh promised later. One villager used the funds to start a dairy farm, while another established a poultry farm, enabling him to remain in the village rather than migrate to Hyderabad for work. Regarding housing, out of 533 applications, 154 houses had been completed by August 2021, though construction had slowed due to pending payments to contractors.[16]
Political culture
The village is known for its strong support for KCR and his party, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). According to a 2023 report, no candidates from opposition parties have contested local elections in Chintamadaka since the TRS (now BRS) was founded. The village predominantly displays BRS flags.[8]
The village's political allegiance was demonstrated in April 2017, when residents staged a dharna (protest) and blocked Telugu Desam Party leader A. Revanth Reddy from entering the village, raising slogans of "Revanth go back". The family of a deceased farmer also refused to accept financial assistance offered by the opposition leader.[17]
According to a 2021 report, new housing colonies in the village were established along caste lines, including separate colonies for Mudiraj, BC, SC, and OC communities.[16]
Recent events
In December 2023, a large number of residents met KCR at his farmhouse in Erravelli.[18] In September 2025, MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha visited the village, played Bathukamma with residents, and stated that Chintamadaka could become her "karmabhoomi" (place of action) in the future. She also remarked that neither Chintamadaka nor Siddipet should be treated as anyone's private property.[19][20]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Chintamadaka Village Directory". District Census Handbook Medak, Part A (PDF). Census of India 2011. p. 334. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
Sl. No. 275: Chintamadaka, Location Code No.: 572976, Total area: 692 hectares, Total population: 2335, Number of households: 579
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Government Order: Reorganisation of Mandals in Siddipet District" (PDF). Government of Telangana, Revenue Department. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
Schedule-II: Siddipet (Rural) mandal includes Chintamadaka village
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "How KCR became the face of the Telangana movement". Caravan Magazine. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Telangana Assembly elections 2023: A glance at K Chandrashekhar Rao's life". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 2026-02-13. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "KCR's village Chintamadaka remembers son of the soil". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Telangana gets 21 new districts: All you want to know". India Today. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Telangana gets 21 new districts". The Hindu. 2016-10-11. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Chintamadaka: It's neighbour's envy, owner's pride in the village CM KCR grew up in". The South First. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Watch: The journey of KCR, the architect of Telangana". Telangana Today. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "KCR sworn in as first chief minister of Telangana amid celebrations marking the birth of a new state in India". Gulf News. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "KCR showers sops on his native Chintamadaka village". The Hindu. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Forest Department to develop urban park in CM's native village". The Hans India. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Various development works inaugurated at Chintamadaka". The Hans India. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao's native village Chintamadaka on the road to development". The New Indian Express. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Health profile of residents of Chintamadaka to be prepared". The Hindu. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "New homes, Rs 10 lakh: A status check of CM KCR's 2019 promise to his native village". The News Minute. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Chintamadaka stands by KCR". The Hindu. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "People of Chintamadaka meet KCR". The Hindu. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ Pulloor, Narender (22 September 2025). "Kavitha Performs Bathukamma in Chintamadaka". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Chintamadaka, Siddipet are not anybody's private property: Kalvakuntla Kavitha". The New Indian Express. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2026.