Metpally is a town and Revenue Division and third largest town in
Jagtial district of the
Indian state
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History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
.
It is located 222 km away from state capital
Hyderabad
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, 67 km from
Nizamabad, 80 km from
Karimnagar
Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name)
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 a ...
and 33 km far away from District Headquarter
Jagtial. It have great history many Dynasties ruled including Sathavahana's and Kakatiya's. The Kakatiyas built a temple named Chennakesava.
Government and politics
Metpally is in the Jagtial district. Metpally Municipality was constituted in 2005 and is classified as a ''third-grade municipality'' with 24 election wards. Metpally was once a thaluk and constituency for several years.
Economy
The main occupation of the people surrounding this town is agriculture. A variety of crops are grown, including
MAIZE
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,
turmeric
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,
Paddy,
soya,
gingelly,
castor,
moong dal and
groundnuts.
Temples
There are several historical temples in Metpally.
* ISKCON Metpally, Hare Krishna Temple
* Kashi bagh Temple complex including the Hanuman, Shiva and Dattatreya Swamy temples.
* Chenna Keshavaswamy temple dating back to the 13th century.
* Omkareshwara temple
* Narasimha Swami temple
* Ramalayam in SRSP camp
* Vasavi kanyaka parameshwari temple
*Abhayastha hanuman temple-Vellulla road
*Ayyappa swamy temple
*Markhandeya Temple
*Krishna Mandiram
*Sai Baba Temple-Near Railway Station
*Venkateshwara Temple-near Old Bustand
*Veera bramhamgari temple Dubbawada
*Gol Hanuman temple, Dubbawada
*Mahalaxmi temple near Vatti vaagu is the oldest & most believed temple by Metpally people.
*Bhudevi temple, located at Chavidi circle, is the 1st temple in Metpally.
*Tri Shakti Devalayam, besides ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple
Entertainment
Movie theatres are
# Asian Sai Krishna
# Laxmi A/C Theatre
References
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Mandal headquarters in Jagtial district