Rajapet | |
Coordinates | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District(s) | Nalgonda |
Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Rajapet (Telugu: రాజాపేట) is a historic location, popularly known as Samsthan Rajapet. The village is surrounded by a huge wall, or burj. Rajapet is the Mandal headquarters in Nalgonda district. It contains nineteen villages and two tandas. The main industries of the area are agriculture and textiles. The area ruins from the time of the Rajakaar movement, including old forts and burjs, but much of the history of the area is lost. The featured Photograph is of the internal Fort wall, the last line of defense, there is also a external fort wall with a moat surrounding it around the village. This fort is 21 km away from Yadagirigutta the popular hill temple of Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy.
Samsthan Rajapet was one of the highly income generated area during NIZAM period, at that time revenue was 50 thousand to 1 lakh rupees in a year.
The villages in Rajapet mandal include: