Sangareddy
Sangareddy,[2] is a city and district headquarters of the Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. It was named after the ruler Sanga, who was the son of Rani Shankaramba, a ruler of Medak during the period of Nizams.It is the largest city in the Sangareddy district.
Sangareddy | |
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 Collectorate building of Sangareddy | |
  Sangareddy Location in Telangana, India  Sangareddy Sangareddy (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17.6294°N 78.0917°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Sangareddy |
| Metro | Hyderabad Metropolitan Region |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Municipal Established | 1954 |
| Named for | Sanga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Sangareddy Municipal Corporation |
| • MLA | Jagga Reddy |
| 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 | TS 15 |
Government 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 sq mi).[1]
Economy
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.
[3]The city has access to a lot of Shopping malls, Showrooms, Restaurants, Hotels etc.
Education
Schools
The following is a list of local schools and colleges:
- Goutham Model School, Sangareddy
- Sai Grace High School, Sangareddy
- Carey Baptist High School, Sangareddy
- St. Anthony's High School, Shanthi Nagar
- Karuna High School, Sanjeeva Nagar
- Sri Vani High School, Manjeera Nagar
- Keshava Reddy Concept School, Kandi
- St.Anns High School,Sangareddy
- St.Joseph's high school, Shanthinagar
- BVM Concept school, Sangareddy
- Shree Gayathri high school, Sangareddy
- Littlebuds High school, Sangareddy
- Pioneers International School
- Government High school, Sangareddy
- Gandhi Centenary High School
- MNR School of Excellence, MNR campus, Sangareddy.
- Rishi high school
- Daffodils high school
- Sri Sai Krishna High School
- Nagarjuna Junior College
- Anthony Junior College
- Government Tara Degree College
- Wisdom Degree College
- Ellenki Degree College
- St. Anthony's High School, Vidya Nagar
- St. Peter's High School
- St. Arnold's High School
- Akshaya Junior College
- Spectra High School
- Kendriya vidyalaya, ODF
- Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Ammenpur
- Krishnaveni Talent school
- Spoorthy degree college
- Kakatiya Techno school
- Sahiti public high school
- Bhavani Primary School
- National Public school
- Akshara School
- Samyuktha International School
- Sunrise Innovative School
Higher Education
The following are the centres of higher education in Sangareddy district:
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi Village, Sangareddy https://iith.ac.in/
- MNR Medical College, MNR Nagar, Fasalwadi, Narasapur Road, Sangareddy-502294
- JNTUH College of Engineering Sulthanpur
- GITAM University, Rudraram
- Prof N Ranga Agricultural University
- Horticultural University
- Government Medical College, Sangareddy
Tara Government College (Autonomous) Sangareddy
Transport facilities.
Roads
The NH-65 road passes through the town.
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.
Media
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.
Notable People
Anudeep K. V. - Film Director
References
- "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- https://sangareddy.telangana.gov.in/
- Arif, Mohd. (10 March 2015). "First-ever Jail Museum". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 June 2016.