Sangareddy
City in Telangana, India
Sangareddy, formerly Sangareddipet is a city and district headquarters of the Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. It was named on Rani Shankaramma's father name Sangareddy, Maharani Shankaramma was a ruler of Andole dynasty(Papannapeta Samasthanam) during the Nizam era.Sangareddy district is located in western part of Telangana state. Sengareddy is the largest city in the Sangareddy district and the sixth largest city in the state. It has 28 mandals, 4 revenue divisions, 11 municipalities, 647 gram panchayats, area 4,464 sq. km.
01Government and politics
Civic administration
The Sangareddy Municipality, classified as a first grade municipality with 38 election wards, was created in 1954. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 13.69 km2 (5.29 mi2). The city is spread over an urban area of 45 km2 (17 mi2).
02Economy
The city has three large-scale public sector industries. These are Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (one of the Maharatna companies of the Indian government), Bharat Dynamics Limited (where one of India's most powerful missiles, Prithvi, was produced), and Ordnance Factory Medak (which manufactures the Sarath tanks for the Indian Army).
The city includes the Old Sangareddy and New Sangareddy sections. Old Sangareddy is known for its bazaars and old district jail, which has been converted to a jail museum and now called Heritage Jail Museum.
Monin, a French liquor company, has started to build a manufacturing facility in the district.
03Education
There are a variety of educational institutions in Sangareddy. The campus of Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, one of India's premier institutes, is located very close to Sangareddy, in the village of Kandi. There is the Government Medical College, Sangareddy.
04Transportation
Roads
NH-65 road passes through the city.
About 15 km away from Sangareddy is an outer ring road which connects to Shamshabad airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, Gachibowli, and Medchal.
A bypass road to NH44 is linked from Sangareddy to Shadnagar through Chevella.
Long distance travel options are also available from Sangareddy to Tirupati, Vizag, Vijayawada, and Kandukooru directly.
Rail
The nearest railway stations are Shankarpalli railway station which is about 22 km away, Lingampally, which is about 30 km away, Secunderabad (about 50 km away) and Nampally Station, which is around 53 km away. Zahirabad Railway Station which is about 55 km away.
Air
The nearest air transport facility is Hyderabad International Airport, which is 70 km from Sangareddy.
05Demographics
The city had a population of 72,344 as of the 2011 census.
06Climate
Sangareddy has been ranked 8th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,947 | , |
| 1921 | 4,588 | −2.56% |
| 1931 | 5,227 | +1.31% |
| 1941 | 6,927 | +2.86% |
| 1951 | 8,084 | +1.56% |
| 1961 | 9,762 | +1.90% |
| 1971 | 17,227 | +5.84% |
| 1981 | 31,360 | +6.17% |
| 1991 | 50,123 | +4.80% |
| 2001 | 57,113 | +1.31% |
| 2011 | 72,344 | +2.39% |
07Media
The Telugu dailies publishers in the city are Eenadu, Andhra Jyothy, and Sakshi. Apart from the local language, there are also English papers such as The Hindu, The Times of India, and The Hans India.
08Notable people
- Anudeep K. V., Film director
- Jagga Reddy, Former MLA
Sources and credits
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