Sangareddy, formerly Sangareddipet is a city and district headquarters of the Sangareddy district in the

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. It comes in the jurisdiction of

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. It was named after the ruler Sanga, who was the son of Rani Shankaramba, a ruler of

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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 . The city is spread over an urban area of .

Economy

The city has three large-scale public sector industries. These are

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(one of the ''Maharatna'' companies of the Indian government), Bharat Dynamics Limited (where one of India's most powerful missiles,

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, was produced), and

Ordnance Factory Medak Ordnance Factory Medak (OFMK) (Hindi: आयुध निर्माणी मेदक), previously called Ordnance Factory Project Medak (OFPM) while in its development stage, is a factory owned by Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited, a company t ...

(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. Monin, a French liquor company, has started to build a manufacturing facility in the district.

Education

There are a variety of educational institutions in Sangareddy. There is a Government Medical College, Sangareddy.Recently IIT Hyderabad campus has been construed.

Transportation

Roads

NH-65 road passes through the city. About 15 km away from Sangareddy is an outer

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which connects to Shamshabad airport – Rajiv Gandhi International Airport,

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, Gachibowli, and Medchal. A bypass road to NH44 is linked from Sangareddy to Shadnagar through

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. 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,

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(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.

Demographics

The city had a population of 72,344 as of the 2011 census.

Climate

Sangareddy has been ranked 8th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India.

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 ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Notable people

* Anudeep K. V., Film director * Jagga Reddy, Former MLA

References

External links

{{Neighborhoods of Hyderabad, state=collapsed Sangareddy district Cities and towns in Sangareddy district District headquarters of Telangana