Banswada

Banswada

Mahisapuram
—  town  —
Banswada
Location of Banswada
in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
Division Bodhan
District(s) Nizamabad
MLA
Parliamentary constituency Zahirabad
Assembly constituency Banswada
Population 50,000
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 371 metres (1,217 ft)

Banswada is a town and a mandal in the Nizamabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.[1] Banswada is the fifth biggest town in the district of Nizamabad. The Manjeera River flows in 3 km west of Banswada.

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History

The name is derived from the ancient name, Mahisawada ("the ancient Indian epic, The Mahabarata. Part of the story takes place in Mahishapuram").

Geography

Banswada is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 371 meters (1220 feet).

Transportation

Banswada is situated on Hyderabad-Bodhan State Highway No. 6. The town is 168 km east of Karimnagar; 50 km west of Degloor (Maharastra); 68 km north of Basara; 50 km north of Nizamabad; and 167 km south of Hyderabad, the state capital of Andhra Pradesh. There is no train service to Banswada. The nearest railway stations are at Nizamabad, Bodhan and Kamareddy.

Bus services

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) operates bus services from Banswada to Adilabad, Hanumakonda, Hyderabad (MGBS), Kakinada and Warangal.[3]

Banswada has an APSRTC depot, which opened on 6 March 1993.

Air services

The nearest international airport is 180 km away, at Hyderabad Shamshabad. is 130 km away at Nanded Maharashta Nearby domestic airports include:

Nearby mandals

Colleges and schools

Assembly constituency

Banswada is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. Pocharam Srinivas Reddy from the Telugu Desam Party was elected in the 2011 Assembly Elections as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), resigned for the cause of Separate State of Telangana and joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party on 25th March, 2011. The Election Commission has re-conducted bypoll elections. This time Pocharam Srinivas Reddy has won the elections from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party with a huge majority of nearly 50,000 votes on October 17, 2011.

Temples in or near Banswada

Swayambhu Jyothirlinga localities near Banswada
Somalingeshwaram (Someshwar) Chakreshwara (Bodhan) Adi Basava Lingeshwara (Borlam)
Vishveshwara (Bichkunda) Bugga Rameshwaram (Pothangal)
   'బాన్సువాడ'    
Rameshwaram (Siddapur) Lingeshwara (Thanduru) Rama Lingeshwara (Bikknur)

Nearby dams

Radio service

There is one FM radio station serving Banswada.

Health services

There is one area hospital under Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad in Nizamabad district.[4] The area hospital serves the people around Banswada, Varni, Bichkunda, Madnoor, Birkur, Gandhari, Pitlam, Nizamsagar mandals in Nizamabad district. The superintendent of the Hospital is Srinivas Prasad pediatrician, followed by the other doctors Dr. Babu Shine and social activist cum directer of hospital Lion Shivdayal verma jaiswal.

Emergency services

There is one fire station in Banswada town. The emergency 108 service (Rajiv arogya sri) is around in Banswada.

Festivals and holidays

Many festivals and other important occasions are celebrated in Banswada, including:

References

  1. ^ "Mandals in Nizamabad district". http://www.nizamabad.nic.in/code/distmap.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-23. 
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics.Banswada
  3. ^ "On-line fare details". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. http://apsrtc.gov.in/Html/Fares/main.htm. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
  4. ^ APVVP.Hospitals