Palwancha

Palvancha is a town and a major part in the Kothagudem Municipal Corporation in Bhadradri district of the Indian state of Telangana.It was a portion of large Zamindari estate known as Hasanabad Paragana of Qutub shahi dynasty and Palvancha Zamindari in the Nizam's Dominion. Estate name was given by Captain Glasfurd. The Zamindar of Bhadrachalam was Zamindar of Palvancha also. It is a twin city of Kothagudem and an industrialized area with industries including Kothagudem Thermal Power Station, NMDC, TSIIC Industrial Park, etc. Kancharla Gopanna, also known as Bhakta Ramadasu, was a saint and composer who was the Tahsildar of Palwancha (Hasanabad Paragana) during the reign of Abdul Hasan Tana Shah, the Qutubshahi ruler. His metarnal uncles, Akka na and Madanna, held prominent positions in the court of the Sultans of Golconda. Gopanna's connection to Palwancha is primarily through his role as the Tahsildar, a government official responsible for land revenue collection.