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Sangareddy Sandeepreddy | |
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 Collectorate building of Sangareddy | |
  Sangareddy Location in Telangana, India Show map of Telangana Sangareddy Sangareddy (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:17°36′43″N78°04′55″E / 17.61194°N 78.08194°E /17.61194; 78.08194 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Sangareddy |
| Metro | Hyderabad Metropolitan Region |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Municipal Established | 1954 (71 years ago) (1954) |
| Named after | Sanga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Sangareddy Municipal Corporation |
| • MLA | Chinta Prabhakar |
| • District collector | Smt. Valluru Kranthi, IAS |
| Area | |
• City | 13.70 km2 (5.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 496 m (1,627 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• City | 72,344 |
| • Rank | 21st in Telangana |
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 325,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu,Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 502 001 |
| Telephone code | code-08455 |
| Vehicle registration | TG-15 |
Sangareddy, formerlySangareddipet[2][3] is a city and district headquarters of the Sangareddy district in theIndian state ofTelangana. It comes in the jurisdiction ofGreater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. It was named after the ruler Sanga, who was the son of Rani Shankaramba, a ruler ofMedak during theNizam era. It is the largest city in theSangareddy district and the sixth largest city in the state.
TheSangareddy 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 sq mi).[1] The city is spread over an urban area of 45 km2 (17 sq mi).
The city has three large-scale public sector industries. These areBharat Heavy Electricals Limited (one of theMaharatna companies of the Indian government),Bharat Dynamics Limited (where one of India's most powerful missiles,Prithvi, was produced), andOrdnance 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 calledHeritage Jail Museum.[4]
Monin, a French liquor company, has started to build a manufacturing facility in the district.[5]
There are a variety of educational institutions in Sangareddy. There is aGovernment Medical College, Sangareddy.Recently IIT Hyderabad campus has been construed.
NH-65 road passes through the city.
About 15 km away from Sangareddy is an outerring road which connects toShamshabad airport – Rajiv Gandhi International Airport,Hyderabad,Gachibowli, andMedchal.
A bypass road toNH44 is linked from Sangareddy toShadnagar throughChevella.
Long distance travel options are also available from Sangareddy to Tirupati, Vizag, Vijayawada, and Kandukooru directly.
The nearest railway stations areShankarpalli railway station which is about 22 km away,Lingampally, which is about 30 km away,Secunderabad (about 50 km away) andNampally Station, which is around 53 km away. Zahirabad Railway Station which is about 55 km away.
The nearest air transport facility isHyderabad International Airport, which is 70 km from Sangareddy.
The city had a population of 72,344 as of the 2011 census.[7][8]
Sangareddy has been ranked 8th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India.[9]
| 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% |
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The Telugu dailies publishers in the city areEenadu,Andhra Jyothy, andSakshi. Apart from the local language, there are also English papers such asThe Hindu,The Times of India, andThe Hans India.
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