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| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | Nalgonda |
| MLA | Ram Reddy Damodar Reddy |
| Population • Density |
2,00,000 (2008[update]) • 3,000 /km2 (7,770 /sq mi) |
| Sex ratio | 1000:923 ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
54 square kilometres (21 sq mi) • 571 metres (1,873 ft) |
| Website | www.mysuryapet.com |
Suryapet (Telugu: సూర్యాపేట) is one of the major towns in Nalgonda district in India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is sometimes referred as Bhanupuri (Telugu: భానుపురి), it lies on the National Highway 9 and is equidistant from Hyderabad and Vijayawada. Suryapet is spread over an area of 134 km² and divided into 41 municipal wards as special grade municipality. There are 44 notified slum areas. Apart from the city population, it has a floating population of approximately 40,000 from the neighbouring villages daily.
It has won many awards for its cleanliness from the Andhra Pradesh government as well as Indian government.
Suryapet is a Revenue division.Recently a new website is also started on suryapet with name www.mysuryapet.com
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Suryapet or Suriapet is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 266 metres (875 ft).
Suryapet is called Gateway of Telangana This town was once a small site for a group of inhabitants. At that time the name was "Bhanupuri". Later it was renamed to its current name.
This town has the traces of rich history. Pillalamarri temples with intricately carved stone pillars stand testimony to the architectural style of the Kakatiya period. Trescoes and inscriptions tell the tales of the rulers of the Kakatiya dynasty. Some temples and remains of fortified walls and buildings can be found near Undrugonda.
This town has the active participation in the telangana movement Razakar against Nizam rulers. To enhance its name and its legacy, there is another gem in the surypaet crown. The market yard which is the biggest in total nalgonda district, in fact, second largest (in business) in Telengana after Warangal
As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Suryapet had a population of 1,06,524.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.
Distance from various cities:
State Capital - Hyderabad 133 km
Dist HQ - Nalgonda 46 km
Other cities:
Vijayawada - 140 km
Khammam - 60 km
Warangal - 90 km
Guntur - 150 km
Jangaon - 86 km
Other towns in Nalgonda district
Miryalaguda - 50 km
Bhongir - 90 km
Kodad - 43 km
Education: There are various engineering colleges, degree colleges and IIT-JEE coaching institutions in the town.
IIT JEE Coaching Institutions
Engineering Colleges:
Sri Venkateshwara Engineering College (SVEC)
Pharmacy Colleges:
College of Education:
Some Other degree colleges are Sri Venkateswara Deg. College, RKLK degree college, Sri Sai Degree College, Rajaram Memorial Junior & Degree College and many more private degree colleges. There are 90 schools in Suryapet. It is a good educational centre in Telangana.
Transportation: Primary transportation to and from the city is provided by APSRTC, a state run road transport corporation
APSRTC has 3 main bus stations in Suryapet. Nearest railway station are Nalgonda (46Km) and Khammam (60Km).
Hi-tech Bus station: Mainly for Garuda, Hi-tech and Luxury buses, which provide services to major cities and towns in the state and main cities out side the state of Andhra Pradesh.
New Bus station: For Express and Ordinary buses which are going for nearest towns
Old Bus station: For Ordinary buses which are going for nearest towns and villages
Suryapet depot is having larger fleet of buses. There are many autorickshaws available to commute with in the town.
Hospitals: Suryapet is famous for hospitals and their services. This city has Area(govt.) Hospital, Lions Club eye hospital and more than 100 private hospitals offer services to the localities. There is new agriculture market which is about 25 acres (100,000 m2) of land is ready to open for farmers on Khammam Road.In which old(present) agricultural market laid at market road is doing its service for farmers since decades.
Restaurants & Hotels:
Banks: Many banks are operating through their branches in Suryapet.
Share market...
Printing Services
Fertiliser & Pestisides
Places of worship: In and around the city there are many places to worship. Temples of Hanuma, Shiva, Santhoshi Maatha, Saibaba, Venkateswara,veera badra swamy,dandu maisamma,Ramalingamanthula ,swamy Krishna and many mosques and churches are always open to the religious folks.
The famous temple in Suryapt is Venkateswara Temple , Sai baba Temple , Ayappa Swamy Temple held at bipass road ,Ramalingeswara Swamy temple located at VidyaNagar.
Internet centers:
Transports:
Entertainment: In Nalgonda Dist. first theater was constructed in suryapet(sri krishna Talkies) presently it was closed. There are 5 theaters which are always ready to entertain the moviegoers
list of theaters include:
Media:
Print Media: All major newspapers are circulated in the city. Some local newspapers are published within the city.
TV/RADIO: (So many journalists from Suryapet playing a key role in media)
WWW: Many Internet centres are located within the city. Also there are some internet service providers like Airtel, BSNL,Tata Photon,Reliance Net Connect etc... Fast Technic Spot,Excel,24 Online are the broadband providers.
every two years in February. nearly one crore people visit this carnival. This is the second biggest jathara in India, first is sammakka, sarakka in Warangal.
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Venkepally(Mn. Nuthankal): This village is about 30 km North of Suryapet, famous for its Mango's. There are more than 400 acera's Mangototalu in this village.
Suryapet's economy is predominantly agricultural. Agricultural market yard in Suryapet is one of busiest and biggest in the state. It is one of the major trading centers for the farmers from the Telangana region. Suryapet has several small- to medium-scale industries.
Industrial Estate: To the east of the city, some area is entirely dedicated for the industries and is popularly known as Industrial Estate. In and around this area there are industries like
Market yard: Agricultural market yard in Suryapet is one of busiest and biggest in the state
NH9: There will be a lot of business going on within the city as it is located on the National Highway (NH9)
One large ward in the s.r.p.t is Annadurai Nagar where every "bathukamma" festival being celebrated very well. It is near the Balagi temple, Santhoshimatha temple, Indra park.
suryapet web site mySuryapet.com
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