Karimnagar
Karimnagar | |
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 Elgandal Fort in Karimnagar | |
| Nickname: City of Granites | |
  Karimnagar  Karimnagar | |
| Coordinates: 18°26′13″N 79°07′27″E / 18.43694°N 79.12417°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Karimnagar |
| Region | Deccan |
| Established | 1905 |
| Named for | Syed Kareemullah Shah Quadri |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | Karimnagar Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Suneel Rao (TRS) |
| • MLA | Gangula Kamalakar (TRS) |
| • MP | Bandi Sanjay Kumar (BJP) |
| • Municipal Commissioner | G Venu Gopal Reddy |
| • Commissioner of Police | Kamalasan Reddy |
| Area | |
| • City | 40.50 km2 (15.64 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th (state) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 297,447 |
| • Rank | 178th (India) 5th (Telangana) |
| • Density | 7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | (SUDA) |
| Demonym | Karimnagarites |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 505001 to 505010 |
| Telephone code | 91-878- |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-TG |
| Vehicle registration | TS–02 / AP-15 (Old Number)[3] |
| Sex ratio | 981.4 ♀/♂ |
| Literacy | 89.9 |
| Planning agency | Satavahana Urban Development Authority (SUDA) |
| Website | Karimnagar Municipal Corporation |
Karimnagar is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation and is the headquarters of the Karimnagar district[4][5] It is situated on the banks of Manair River, which is a tributary of the Godavari River.It is the fourth largest and fastest growing urban settlement in the state, according to 2011 census. It has registered a population growth rate of 45.46% and 38.87% [citation needed] respectively over the past two decades between 1991 and 2011, which is highest growth rate among major cities of Telangana.[6] It serves as a major educational and health hub for the northern districts of Telangana.[7] It is a major business center and widely known for Granite and Agro-based industries.It is also called as "City of Granites"[8][9]
It has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.[10]
Etymology
During the Nizam era, the name Karimnagar was named for a village by an Elgandala Qiladar, Syed Karimuddin.[11]
History
Satavahana dynasty
Kotilingala now in Jagtial district was the first capital of the Satavahana Kingdom (230 BCE–220 CE). Formerly known as Sabbinadu, inscriptions dating to the Kakatiya dynasty by kings Prola II and Prataparudra found at Karimnagar and Srisailam provide evidence of the area's rich history.[12]
Archaeological excavations in Pedda Bonkur, Dhulikatta and Kotilingalu show that the area was once ruled by the Satvahanas, Mauryas and Asaf Jahis.[13]
Modern era
It became a district in 1905. It was previously part of princely Hyderabad State and then became part of Hyderabad state in 1948 after the Hyderabad state was annexed into the Indian Union. It then became part of Andhra Pradesh state on 1 November 1956 after merging the Telugu speaking region of Hyderabad state with Andhra state. After almost 6 decades of Telangana statehood movement, on 2 June 2014 it became part of newly formed state of Telangana by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
Demographics
Template:India census population Karimnagar has a population of 297,447 within its corporation limits, according to 2011 census, making it the fourth largest city in Telangana state. Karimnagar Urban Agglomeration comprising Municipal Corporation and Urban Development authority of 489,985.City out growths include Bommakal (with a population of 9,031), Arepalle (6,987), Alugunur (6,164), Chinthakunta (3,437) and Sitharampur (3,017). Besides these outgrowths, there are many sub-urban areas on the outskirts, which are merged into corporation limits. It is the most densely populated city in Telangana, with a density of 11,114 persons per km2.
Karimnagar city has a literacy rate of 85.82%, which is highest urban literacy rate in Telangana state. Karimnagar urban agglomeration has a literacy rate of 84.93% which is almost equal to the National Urban average of 85%. The literacy rate for males and females for Karimnagar urban region stood at 91.06% and 78.69% respectively.[14][15]
Climate
Karimnagar experiences dry inland climatic conditions with hot summers and cool winters.[17] The city of Karimnagar gets most of its rainfall from the Southwest monsoon. The summer season is extremely hot, but temperatures decline with the onset of the monsoons, and the winter season is generally cool. The most popular tourist season is from November to February.
The summer season starts in March and can continue through early June. During this period temperatures range from a minimum of 27 °C to a maximum of 39 °C. The highest recorded temperature in the area is around 48 °C. Nights are much cooler, and the humidity is around 50%. October and November experiences increased rainfall from the Northeast monsoon. During this time, daytime temperatures average around 30 °C. The winter season starts in December and lasts through February. During this time, temperatures range from a minimum of 20 °C to a maximum of 35 °C.
| Climate data for Karimnagar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
33 (91) |
37 (99) |
40 (104) |
42 (108) |
37 (99) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
34 (94) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
19 (66) |
22 (72) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
15 (59) |
22 (72) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32 (1.3) |
8 (0.3) |
43 (1.7) |
17 (0.7) |
41 (1.6) |
162 (6.4) |
204 (8.0) |
126 (5.0) |
133 (5.2) |
75 (3.0) |
48 (1.9) |
18 (0.7) |
907 (35.8) |
| Source: Sunmap | |||||||||||||
Civic administration
Karimnagar Municipal Corporation is the civic body that administers the city. It was constituted as a third grade municipality in the year 1952, as a second grade in 1959, first grade in 1984, special grade in 1996, selection grade in 1999 and finally upgraded to corporation in 2005.[11]
Despite of city growing in leaps and bounds, the area of the civic body remaining unaltered. Ever since the municipality was upgraded into corporation in 2005, the merger of adjoining villages on the outskirts with the Corporation was being met with wide opposition from local village authorities.[18][19]
Sports
United Karimnagar district has produced many sports persons from the rural level in sports like Karate , Cricket, Kabaddi, Kho-kho and many other sports. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar sports complex is the primary sports complex in the city of Karimnagar. It is the biggest sports complex in North Telangana. The sports complex has a main stadium used for sports like Athletics, Cricket, Football, an indoor stadium, a hockey field, swimming pool, khokho grounds, basketball courts. The main stadium in the Dr.B.R.Ambedkar sports complex is the biggest stadium in the state outside Hyderabad region. Another indoor stadium was built inside SRR college. There is also a proposal for building a new international cricket stadium with a capacity of 25,000 seats in the Satavahana University.
Healthcare
Karimnagar has evolved into a major health centre at the beginning of the 21st century because it is centrally located to all the nearby Districts and Talukas like Jagtial, Siricilla , Ramagundam, Peddapalli, Mancherial, Siddipet, Komaram Bheem, Manthan, Huzurabad, Jammikunta, Husnabad , Sultanabad, Vemulawada, Korutla, Metpalli, Jammikunta, Choppadhandi, Manakondur, Bejjanki, Thimmapur, Dharmapuri, Kodimyal, Malyal and Gangadhara. Patients come from all over the surrounding districts. Karimnagar has two medical institutions Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences and Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences. The city of Karimnagar has many super speciality hospitals inside the city for various health issues. There is also a Cancer hospital in the city. Newly opened Mother and Child care hospital next to the Government hospital is one of the best hospitals in the state. Government Civil Hospital is the dominant medical institution.[20]
Tourism
Lower Manair Dam is one of the biggest dams in the state of Telangana. LMD is the major tourism spot for the people of Karimnagar city. It has boating facilities. Ujwala park and Deer park near LMD are another major part of city's tourism. A cable bridge has been under construction on Maner River at housing board colony and Sadashivpalli once completed it will attract tourists. Manair river front has been proposed by the Chief minister of Telangana after his ministers visited Sabarmati river front in Ahmedabad on Sabarmati river.
Culture
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Telugu is the major language spoken in Karimnagar; Urdu is also widely spoken. The typical attire includes the traditional Chira and Pancha, and also modern dress styles. Karimnagar Silver Filigree is one of the local silverware handicrafts.
Religious worships and festivals
The spring festival of Bathukamma is typical in this region. Other major Hindu festivals celebrated in the region include Ugadi, Sri Ramanavami, Vinayaka Chavithi, Holi, Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Dasara, Deepavali, Sankranti, and Maha Sivaratri. Muslims in this area also celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Ramadan (ninth month of the Islamic calendar), Laylat al-Qadr (Shab-e-Qadr), Isra and Mi'raj (Shab-e-Meraj), Shab-e-barat (Mid-Sha'ban), Milad-un-Nabi (Mawlid) and Muharram (Day of Ashura). These are usually greeted with great pomp and ceremony. Christians in this area celebrate Christmas and Good Friday.
Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple at Vemulawada,[21] Narasimha Temple at Dharmapuri, Jagtial district,[22] Anjaneya Temple at Kondagattu, Jagtial District,[23] Veerabhadra Temple at Kothakonda Jatara and Swayambhu Narasimha Swamy Temple at Nustulapur are some of the prominent and famous religious destinations.[24]
Cuisine
Sakinalu, a local snack made from rice, gingelly seeds and ajwain during Sankranti festival[25] Biryani is a common cuisine of the state. Sarvapindi is another traditional snack native to the Telangana state. Kudumulu made with beans and rice flour is another special in Karimnagar.
Notable personalities
There are many people who made their mark in different fields such as, C. Narayana Reddy in literature and Gnanapeet award recipient, Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao ( Present Governor of the State of Maharashtra) in politics, N. Kumarayya, G. Ram Reddy, Anabheri Prabhakar Rao, Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient, Paidi Jairaj, P V Narasimha Rao (ex-prime minister of India).
Economy
Economy of Karimnagar comes from all three sectors Agriculture, industries, services sectors. There are many granite quarries on the city outskirts near Baopet, and many Agro based industries, Paddy and cotton are the major crop produced in Karimnagar. The Lower Manair Dam in Karimnagar has a capacity of 24.5 tmc which can irrigate 4,00,000 acres of land. Under former Information Technology minister of Telangana, KTR has laid the foundation stone for an IT hub for the aim of expanding IT to cities like Karimnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad, Khammam and Mahabubnagar. Karimnagar is home for many small scale industries.
Transport
The city is connected to major cities and towns by means of road. State highways that pass through the city are State highway 1 which is also known as State Highway 1, Telangana Rajeev Rahadari connects with the Hyderabad-Karimnagar-Mancherial Highway coal belt corridor, State highway 7 and 10, State highway 11[26] and National highway 563 which connects Jagtial-Karimnagar- Warangal- Khammam.
Airway
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is the nearest airport at a distance of 210 km by road. There are three Helipads in the city inside the district collectorate. The other two nearest airports to Karimnagar are Ramagundam Airport and Warangal Airport which are closed.
Road
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bus Station, in the center of the city is the Second Biggest Bus Station in the State of Telangana, TSRTC operates buses to various destinations like Hyderabad, Warangal, Nizamabad, Bengaluru, Khammam, Tirupathi, Suryapet, Jagtial, Adilabad, Mumbai, Vijayawada, Chittoor, Rajamahendravaram, Kakinada, Mancherial, Nirmal, Guntur, Nellore, Secunderabad, Vemulawada, Bhadrachalam, Godavarikhani, Korutla, Manthani, Siddipet, Sircilla, Srisailam, Kothagudem, Sathupally, Jammikunta, Pamuru, Narasaraopet, Husnabad, Komaram Bheem, Godavarikhani, Manthani, Chandrapur, Kagaznagar, Kaleshwaram, Peddapalli, Chennur, Bodhan, Korutla, Metpally Kamareddy and Kondagattu.
Karimnagar is well connected with Hyderabad and Ramagundam with a 4 lane express highway. The Central Government has planned for the expansion of National Highway 563 into an express highway from Jagtial to Warangal via Karimnagar however the expansion of the highway has been cancelled due to objections from the villagers on the highway. Another 4 lane express highway has been proposed from Karimnagar to Siricilla via Vemulawada. The Telangana Government has requested the Central Government for an Outer ring road for the city of Karimnagar under National Highways program along with Nizamabad but there is no response from the Central Government.[27]
Railway
Karimnagar railway station provides rail connectivity to the city, located on the Peddapalli-Nizamabad section of New Delhi–Chennai main line. It is under the jurisdiction of Secunderabad railway division of the South Central Railway zone. Karimnagar is connected to cities like Mumbai with a weekly Super fast express, Hyderabad with Kachiguda passenger daily, Tirupati with a biweekly super fast express and Nizamabad with a Demu train.[28]
Education
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Karimnagar is a major education centre in North-western Telangana and has produced many renowned intellectuals, politicians, poets and technologists over several decades. Late Sri P. V. Narasimha Rao, former Indian Prime Minister, is among them. Another was Justice N. Kumarayya, who retired as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and worked for five years as a Judge of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal beginning in 1980. He had the unique distinction of being the first Osmanian ever to become a High Court Judge in 1955, and later Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh in 1969. Many software students, born and educated in Karimnagar, have migrated to major metropolitan areas in India and across the globe.
There are many schools and intermediate colleges in the city which are among the top in the state of Telangana. Karimnagar has Technology institutes, medical colleges, law colleges and the third branch of ICAI in the state.
- Universities
- Satavahana University, Karimnagar[29]
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