Sangareddy, formerly Sangareddipet[2][3] is a city and district headquarters of the Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. It comes in the jurisdiction of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. It was named after the ruler Sanga, who was the son of Rani Shankaramba, a ruler of Medak during the Nizam era. It is the largest city in the Sangareddy district and the sixth largest city in the state.
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] The city is spread over an urban area of 45 km2 (17 sq mi).
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.[4]
Monin, a French liquor company, has started to build a manufacturing facility in the district.[5]
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.
^ abc"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.
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^"Sangareddy Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Medak, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011". www.censusindia.co.in. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
