As of 2011[update] census of India, Sathupalli Nagar panchayat had a population of 98,615 of which 45,257 were male and 45,319 female with a sex ratio of 1019 against state average of 993.

JVR OC-I started production as a Sathupalli opencast mine at a capacity of 0.7 MTPA in 2005 and was granted environmental clearance on 16 September 2004.

Industries Minister K. T. Rama Rao laid the foundation stone for the formally kick-starting works of the Rs 110-crore project on the Central Processing Center (CPC) and other infrastructure facilities on around 60 acres in Buggapadu near Sathupalli.

Core processing infrastructure components such as warehouse, deep freeze, cold storage, aseptic packaging line and other facilities will be provided on a "user fee" basis.

[8] As Sathupalli is located on National Highway 365BB (India), it is well connected to major cities and towns in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) Sathupalli Depot operates regular bus services to cities like Hyderabad, Khammam, Suryapet, Vijayawada, Rajamundry, Eluru, Karimnagar, Badhrachalam, Kandukuru.