Sangareddy
Sangareddy
సంగారెడ్డి سنگاریڈی | |
|---|---|
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Sangareddy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.69 km2 (5.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 496 m (1,627 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 72,344 |
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 502 001 |
| Telephone code | code-08455 |
| Vehicle registration | TS 15 |
| Sex ratio | 0 ♂/♀ |
| Website | www |
Sangareddy (former: Sangareddypeta) is the district headquarters of Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. It was named after the ruler Sanga, who was the son of Rani Shankaramba, ruler of Medak during the period of Nizams.[citation needed]
Government and politics
Civic administration
Sangareddi Municipality was constituted in 1954 and is classified as a first grade municipality with 31 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 13.69 km2 (5.29 sq mi).[1]
Politics
TRS party is presently Ruling the city. Present MLA is Chinta Prabhakar from TRS party.
Economy
The city has three large-scale public sector industries in its constituency. These are BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited-One of the MAHARATNA companies of Govt. Of India), BDL (Bharat Dynamics Limited, where one of India's most powerful missile PRITHVI was produced), Ordnance Factory Medak (which manufactures the Sarath tanks for the Indian Army).
The city is categorized into Old Sangareddy and New Sangareddy. Old Sangareddy is well-renowned for its bazaars and old district jail, which has been converted to a jail museum.[2] The roads in the area are quite busy during the festive seasons including Dassera, Diwali, Vinayaka Chaturthi and Ramzan.[citation needed]
Education
An IIT was established in 2008 near to Sangareddy at Kandi. And also JNTUH College of Engineering Sultanpur at Sultanpur which is near by the city has been established recently.
College of Agricultural Engineering, Kandi, Sangareddy, a Constituent college under Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar is adjacent to IIT, Hyderabad offering B.Tech.(Ag.Engg.) course.
Transport
Road
Since Sangareddy is near Hyderabad, it is well connected to other areas like Hitech city, DLF Gachibowli (appx 35 km away), Panjagutta and Secunderabad. The NH-9 passes through the city. Sangareddy has two Bus Stations, the Old for Ordinary service and the new for luxury and other services.[citation needed]
About 15 km Away from Sangareddy there is an outer ring road which connects to Shamshabad airport- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad and to Gachibowli and Medchal.
Rail
The nearest railway stations are Lingampally which is about 30 km, Secunderabad about 50 km and Nampally Station around 55 km.
In coming years it is expected that there will be Metro rail/ MMTS track to connect the city to Lingampally.
Air
Nearest Airport is Hyderabad International Airport which is 70 km from Sangareddy.
Notable People
- Rajesh Rudra, Senior Quality Assurance Inspector in the Aviation Industry.
References
- ^ a b c "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Arif, Mohd. (10 March 2015). "First-ever Jail Museum". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 June 2016.