Karimnagar

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Karimnagar
District(s)	Karimnagar
Coordinates	18.43° N 79.15° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 265 m (869 ft)
Population	203,819 (2001)

Coordinates: 18.43° N 79.15° E

Karimnagar is a town and a Municipal Corporation in Karimnagar district is in the northern Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Karimnagar District, located on the bank of river Manair, a tributary of river Godavari. It is the fourth largest and the most happening city in the Telangana region. It is located in the heart of the Telangana and situated 162 Km north of Hyderabad town which is its state capital. It is one of the major business centre and also emerging as an education hub with two medical colleges, three engineering colleges and a pharmacy college.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Mandals 5 Places of interest 6 Connectivity 7 External links

[edit] History

Karimnagar derives its name from Syed Karimullah Shah Saheb Quiladar, and was a centre for Vedic learning. It was one of the capitals during the rule of the Nizams, and there are several famous people like P.V. Narasimha Rao, Former Indian Prime Minister, who hail from here. Karimnagar District is home to many tribes such as Gonds, Koyas, and Chenchus all who live in their own settlements and speak their own dialects. The town is known for its silver filigree work, a very delicate form of metal craft.

[edit] Geography

Karimnagar is located at 18.43° N 79.15° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 265 metres (869 feet).

      Shahsaheb Street is the first and the oldest street of Karimnagar.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^GRIndia Karimnagar had a population of 203,819. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Karimnagar has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 69%. In Karimnagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Mandals

1) Ibrahimpatnam 2) Mallapur 3) Raikal 4) Sarangapur 5) Dharmapuri 6) Velgatoor 7) Ramagundam 8) Kamanpur 9) Manthani 10) Kataram 11) Mahadevpur 12) Malharrao 13) Manthani 14) Srirampur 15) Peddapalle 16) Julapalle Peta 17) Dharmaram 18) Gollapally 19) Jagtial 20) Medipalle	21) Koratla 22) Metpalle 23) Kathlapur 24) Chandurthi 25) Kodimial 26) Gangadhara 27) Mallial 28) Pegadapalle 29) Choppadandi 30) Sultanabad 31) Odela 32) Jammikunta 33) Veenavanka 34) Manakondur 35) Karimnagar 36) Ramadugu 37) Boinpalle 38) Vemulawada 39) Konaraopeta 40) Yella Reddi	41) Gambhiraopet 42) Mustabad 43) Sirsilla 44) Ellanthakunta 45) Bejjanki 46) Thimmapur 47) Kesavapatnam 48) Huzurabad 49) Kamalapur 50) Elkathurthi 51) Saidapur 52) Chigurumamidi 53) Koheda 54) Husnabad 55) Bheemadevarpalle 56) Eligaid5236 57) Nachpelly (Kodimail)

[edit] Places of interest

Korutla
Gangadhara
Vemulavada
Kaleshwaram
Dharmapuri
Elgandal Fort
Odela
Peddapally
Godavarikhani
Ramagundam
Nagunur Fort
Manakondur Gadi
Manthani
Cathedral-in-Karimnagar
Dhulikatta
Kondagattu
Raikal
Molangoor Quilla
Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary
Thirumalapur
Jagityal
Kothapally-Haveli
Illanthakunta
Ramadugu
Kodurupaka
Jagirpally
Korutla (or Koratla)
Ramagiri Fort(BegumPet)
Moqdumpur
Pegadapalli
Kaman Hills (Kamanpoor)
[[kaman,tower,Ujwala Park, deer Park & Lower Manair Dam in KARIMNAGAR
[Lakshmidevipally]Located 22 km away from Karimnagar on the Hyderabad road,Lakshmidevipally is the site of the proposed 2100 megawatt gas-based power project.
[Gangadhara]Located 17 Km away from Karimnager on the Jagityal Road.

[edit] Connectivity

The nearest fully functional air port will be Begumpet (Hyderbad) at a distance of 165km, though the nearest would be in Warangal.

[edit] External links

• Karimnagar Website - Karimnagar Online Information
• Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karimnagar
• Karimnagar Website - Karimnagar

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