Mancherial is located on the banks of Godavari River, is a major Municipality in Adilabad district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located 253 kilometres (157 mi) north east of state capital, Hyderabad, India. There is a popular demand to form separate Mancherial district, as it is far away from the district headquarter Adilabad which is 160 km and has all the necessary features that a district headquarter should have. It has a population of nearly 2,87,853 including Naspur and Srirampur (2011), neighboring localities.