Sircilla (also spelled as Siricilla/Sirsilla) is a town and the district headquarters of

Rajanna Sircilla district Rajanna Sircilla district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Sircilla is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Karimnagar, Siddipet, Jagtial, Kamareddy, and Nizamabad districts. Geography The district ...

in the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indepen ...

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 35 ...

. It is located on the banks of

Manair river The Maner river or Manair or Maneru (Marathi : मानेर)(Telugu: మానేరు) is a tributary to the Godavari River in India. The Lower Maner Dam built across this river provides drinking water to Karimnagar, Telangana and also to th ...

in the Sircilla

mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

of Sircilla revenue division. It is popularly known as ''Textile Town'' due to the presence of large number of

power loom A power loom is a mechanized loom, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. The first power loom was designed in 1786 by Edmund Cartwright and first built that same year. ...

textile processing Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

and

dyeing Dyeing is the application of dyes or pigments on textile materials such as fibers, yarns, and fabrics with the goal of achieving color with desired color fastness. Dyeing is normally done in a special solution containing dyes and particular c ...

units. It is the biggest textile hub in the state of

with over 40,000 power looms. Sircilla, along with

Warangal Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an . Warangal ser ...

is proposed to be developed as a mega textile zone by the Telangana government.https://sircillamunicipality.telangana.gov.in/ The first Visalandhra Mahasabha in Telangana was held at Sircilla during the

Visalandhra movement The Visalandhra, Vishalandhra or Vishala Andhra was a movement in post-independence India for a united state for all Telugu speakers, a Greater Andhra ( te, విశాలాంధ్ర ''Viśālāndhra''). This movement was led by the Communi ...

Geography

The town is located at . It has an average elevation of 322 metres (1056 feet). By road, it is located 120 km north of

Secunderabad Secunderabad, also spelled as Sikandarabad (, ), is a twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the South Central Railway ...

, 40 km west of

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 ...

, 30 km north of

Siddipet Siddipet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of Siddipet district. It is located about north of the state capital, Hyderabad, and from Warangal. The District Headquarters and police C ...

and 56 km east of

Kamareddy Kamareddy is a town and headquarters of eponymous district in Telangana state in India. It is located about north of the state capital Hyderabad, from Nizamabad and from Karimnagar. Geography Kamareddy is located at . It covers an area ...

. It is 10 km away from the historic Vemulawada temple town. Governance Civic administration Sircilla Municipality was constituted in 1952 and is now classified as a ''first grade municipality'' with 34 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of .

Transport

A new national highway numbered NH 365B connects Sircilla with different district headquarters of the state

Suryapet Suryapet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of its eponymous district. The Government of India announced Suryapet to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transform ...

Jangaon Jangaon is a town and the district headquarters of Jangaon district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Jangaon Mandal and Jangaon revenue division respectively. It is about from the stat ...

- Sircilla. Manoharabad Kothapalli new broad gauge line under brisk construction connects the town with Secunderabad, Karimnagar, Gajwel, Siddipet and Manoharabad.

Demographics

census, the town has a population of 92,910 within the municipal limits of 55.47 km² area.

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

s form the majority religious group with 92% of the population, followed by 6%

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

s and 2% others.

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode ...

is the most widely spoken language.

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Sri Rajarajeshwara temple, Sri Rajarajeshwara Mid Manair reservoir, Ananthagiri reservoir, Malkapet reservoir, Peddamma jungle, etc.

Education

There are numerous educational institutions in the town. The town has one of the oldest junior colleges in the state, a government degree and polytechnic college. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) - Rajanna Sircilla is a government engineering college under

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTU Hyderabad) is a public university, located in Hyderabad, Telangana. Founded in 1965 as the Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College, it was established as a university in 1972 by ''The Jawah ...

. A Government nursing college for women was inaugurated in 2021. There is also a Government Agricultural polytechnic college, a Government Medical college is proposed to be set up with a teaching hospital. Apart from these there are many private degree and technical institutions in the town.

Politics

Sircilla assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in

.It is represented by

K. T. Rama Rao Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (born 24 July 1976), popularly known by his initials KTR, is an Indian politician serving as the Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industries & Commerce, and Information Technology of Tela ...

Notable people

* Midde Ramulu –

Oggu Katha Oggu Katha or Oggukatha is a traditional folklore singing, praising and narrating the stories of Hindu gods Mallana, Beerappa and Yellamma. It originated among the Kuruma (Kuruba)and Yadava communities, who devoted themselves to the singing o ...

artist from Hanmajipet village. *

C. Narayana Reddy Cingireddi Narayana Reddy (29 July 1931 – 12 June 2017), popularly known as CiNaRe, was an Indian Telugu-language poet and writer. Reddy had produced over eighty literary works including poems, prose-plays, lyrical plays, translations, ...

- Lyricist and the first recipient of

Jnanpith Award The Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature". Instituted in 1961, the award is bestowed only on Indian w ...

in Telugu. *

Anabheri Prabhakar Rao Anabheri Prabhakar Rao ( Telugu: అనభేరి ఫ్రభాకర్ రావు ) (15 August 1910 – 14 March 1948) was a Telangana communist guerrilla leader and is also considered a foremost authority of the Telugu language ...

– Freedom fighter and major activist of Telangana Rebellion. *

Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao (31 August 1923 in Marupaka - 9 May 2016 in Hyderabad) was an Indian communist leader and politician from the state of Telangana (former part of Andhra Pradesh). Between 1957 and 2004 he got elected six times to the ...

– Freedom fighter and six times ex-MLA of Sircilla. *

Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao (born 12 February 1941) is an Indian politician from Telangana, associated with Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Governor of Maharashtra from 2014 to 2019. As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he had served ...

– Entrepreneur, ex-central home minister and former governor of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdi ...

and

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

Venu The ''venu'' (Sanskrit: ; /मुरळि; ''muraļi'') is one of the ancient transverse flutes of Indian classical music. It is an aerophone typically made from bamboo, that is a side blown wind instrument. It continues to be in use in the ...

- Film actor and comedian. *

Paidi Jairaj Paidi or Páidí may refer to the following: People * Paidi () is an Indian surname. People with the surnames or family names of Paidi or Pydi are found in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. People with Paidi surname are Kalinga's ...

- Indian Actor, Director and Producer.

References

{{Municipalities of Telangana Guduri Seetaram tholi tharam katha rachayita Cities and towns in Rajanna Sircilla district Mandal headquarters in Karimnagar district