ISSN 2319-8885 Vol.05,Issue.13 May-2016, Pages:2637-2640 www.ijsetr.com Urban Sprawl: A Case Study of Kodada Town in Nalgonda District of Telangana State YASIR ABDULAMEER NAYYEF PG Scholar, Dept of Geo-Informatics, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, TS, India, E-mail:
[email protected]. Abstract: The process of urban is a universal phenomenon taking place the world over, where humans dwell. All countries are prone to this bewildering phenomenon chiefly responsible due to the increase in population growth, economy and infrastructure initiatives. The extent of the sprawl is one such phenomenon that drives the change in land use patterns. The sprawl normally takes place in radial direction around the town centre or in linear direction along the highways. Usually sprawl takes place on the urban fringe, at the edge of an urban area or along the highways. The present study is Kodada municipality of Telangana state. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Kodad mandal in Suryapet division. It lies on the National Highway 65 between Hyderabad and Vijayawada. It has the population of 64,234. The study area is situated in latitude16° 59' 49.4880'' N and the longitude79° 58' 2.4996'' E. It is located on the eastern side of Nalgonda District of the southern Indian state of Telangana. Kodada climate is too hot in summer. Kodad summer highest day temperature is in between 35 °C to 48 °C. Average temperatures of January is 24 °C, February is 26 °C, March is 29 °C, April is 33 °C, May is 36 °C .