Suryapet is a city in the Indian state 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 a

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and the headquarters of its eponymous district. The

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announced Suryapet to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (

AMRUT Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was renamed to Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and then relaunched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in June 2015 with the focus to establish infrastructure tha ...

) scheme. Suryapet has been awarded the "Cleanest city" in South

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by the Ministry of Urban development in

Swachh Survekshan 2017 ''Swachh Survekshan'' ( lit. Cleanliness survey) is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in villages, cities and towns across India. It was launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which aimed to make India clean and free ...

. It is also known as "Gateway of Telangana". It is located about east of the state capital,

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and also it is located about West of

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Etymology

Previously Suryapet is known as Bhanupuri, which is modernized into the name Suryapet. People also call the town as Suryapeta.

Geography

Suryapet or Suriapet is located at . It has an area of .

History

Chalukyas The Chalukya dynasty () was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynas ...

, Kakatiyas, and Nizam dynasties ruled this region. Pillalamarri1

Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification, Suryapet experiences

Tropical Wet and Dry Climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of p ...

. The annual mean temperature is 36 °C. Monthly mean temperatures are 19–40 °C (66–104 °F). Summers (March–June) are hot and humid, with temperatures in the low 30s Celsius; during dry spells, maximum temperatures often exceed 45 °C in May and June. Winter lasts for only about months, with seasonal lows dipping to 9–11 °C (48–52 °F) in December and January. May is the hottest month, with daily temperatures ranging from 35–43 °C (95–109 °F); January, the coldest month, has temperatures varying from 15–23 °C (59–73 °F). The highest recorded temperature is 51.02 °C (111.0 °F), and the lowest is 9 °C (48 °F). Rains brought by the south-west summer monsoon lash Suryapet between June and September, supplying it with most of its annual rainfall of 821.0 mm. The highest total monthly rainfall, 180.0 mm, occurs in July. There is also significant rainfall in October and November from northeast monsoons. Winter season starts in December and lasts through February. Temperatures range from a minimum of 18 °C and can reach 33 °C.

Demographics

India census, Suryapet had an urban metropolitan population of 115,250 Suryapet is the most populous city in Suryapet district. Apart from the city population, it has a floating population of approximately 10,000 from the neighbouring villages daily. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Suryapet has an average literacy rate of 84.88%, higher than the national average of 74.04.%: male literacy is 91.18%, and female literacy is 78.74%. In Suryapet, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Governance

Civic administration

Suryapet municipality was constituted in 1952. It was upgraded to ''Grade–II'' in 1984, ''Grade–I'' on 7 November 1998. The area of the municipality is spread over an area of with 48 wards. The present municipal commissioner is ''V. Surender'' and the chairman is ''Perumalla Annapurna''. The city also serves as the headquarters of Suryapet mandal in the Suryapet revenue division.

Awards

Suryapet Municipality became the first ''waste-compliant'' city of India in 2003. It had won ''Green Leaf Award'' for ''Best Garbage Disposal'' in 2007. Suryapet is the first municipality in the country to receive the (ISO 14001-2004 certificate. Suryapet Municipality has won the HUDCO Award under environmental management category.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by schools are English, Telugu and Urdu. Government Medical College at Suryapet, a first after the formation of new districts in the State Swaminarayan Gurukul International School, 48th branch is in Suryapet

National Highways

* NH 65-

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-Suryapet-

* NH 365B-Suryapet-

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 ...

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- Siricilla $Connecting different district Hq's of the state * NH 365BB-Suryapet- Khammam-

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Transport

Road

Suryapet Hi-tech Bus station is the fifth largest bus station in

after

, Khammam,

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 Nizamabad bus stations. There are three bus stations in Suryapet. * High-Tech Bus stationSpecial buses to Suryapet Collectorate
/ref> * New bus station * Old bus station

Air

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) is an international airport that serves Hyderabad, the capital of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Shamshabad, about south of Hyderabad and it was opened on 23 March 2008 to replace ...

in Hyderabad is the nearest airport at a distance of 135 km by road. The other airport nearer to Suryapet is

Vijayawada International Airport Vijayawada International Airport is an international airport serving Vijayawada and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region in India. The airport is located at Gannavaram in Vijayawada, where National Highway 16 connecting Chennai to Kolkata passe ...

which is at a distance of 160 km by road.

References

External links

{{Telangana Cities in Telangana Mandal headquarters in Suryapet district