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Siddipet

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Siddipet
Siddipet
City
Municipal corporation of Siddipet
Municipal corporation of Siddipet
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Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictSiddipet
Named afterSiddis
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • BodySiddipet Municipality
 • Member of Legislative AssemblyT. Harish Rao, BRS
 • Municipal ChairmanManjula Rajnarsu
 • Commissioner of PoliceDr. B. Anuradha, IPS [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
42.72 km2 (16.49 sq mi)
Elevation
506 m (1,660 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
111,358
 • Rank13th in Telangana
 • Density2,607/km2 (6,751/sq mi)
Languages Telugu and Urdu
 • Official
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
502103
Telephone code08457
Vehicle registrationTG-36
Literacy90.73%
Websitesiddipet.telangana.gov.in

Siddipet, is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of the Siddipet district.[3][4] It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of the state capital, Hyderabad, and 92 kilometres (57 mi) from Warangal. The District Headquarters and Police Commissionerate is located at the Siddipet city.

Siddipet is a regional urban hub and educational centre.[5]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
193111,260—    
1941 12,865+14.3%
195118,109+40.8%
196118,719+3.4%
197126,296+40.5%
1981 42,755+62.6%
199154,091+26.5%
200161,809+14.3%
2011111,358+80.2%
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As of the 2011 Census of India, Siddipet had a population of 111,358.[2][a]

Governance

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Siddipet municipality was formed in the year 1952. It is spread over an area of 36.03 km2 (13.91 sq mi) with 34 municipal wards.[2][3]

Politics

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Members of Parliament

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  • 1952–1966: Constituency does not exist
Lok Sabha Duration Name of M.P. Party affiliation
Fourth 1967–71 Gaddam Venkatswamy Indian National Congress
Fifth 1971–77 Gaddam Venkatswamy Telangana Praja Samithi
Sixth 1977–80 Nandi Yellaiah Indian National Congress
Seventh 1980–84 Nandi Yellaiah Indian National Congress
Eighth 1984–89 G. Vijaya Rama Rao Telugu Desam Party
Ninth 1989–91 Nandi Yellaiah Indian National Congress
Tenth 1991–96 Nandi Yellaiah Indian National Congress
Eleventh 1996–98 Nandi Yellaiah Indian National Congress
Twelfth 1998–99 Malyala Rajaiah Telugu Desam Party
Thirteenth 1999-04 Malyala Rajaiah Telugu Desam Party
Fourteenth 2004-09 Sarvey Sathyanarayana Indian National Congress
  • 2008 onwards: Constituency does not exist


Main article: Siddipet (Assembly constituency)

Siddipet falls under the Siddipet Assembly constituency and is, in turn, part of Medak (Lok Sabha constituency) of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. Harish Rao is the current Cabinet Minister for Finance, Medical and Health representing the Siddipet Assembly constituency.

Economy

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Spread over 3 acres of land, a 4-story IT tower was inaugurated by Telangana IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao and finance minister T. Harish Rao on June 15, 2023. The IT Tower has four floors and has been allocated to 17 companies.[7]

As per IT Ministry the IT tower in siddipet will be expanded and a T-Hub centre will be established soon.

Education

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Siddipet has a variety of higher education institutes. Since 2018, it has its own Government Medical College. In 2023, a 1,000 bed government hospital was inaugurated by the medical college.[8]

Transport

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Siddipet railway station

Road

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Siddipet is well connected to nearby villages with State Highway 1. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation public transport buses to major destinations from Siddipet. A new national highway numbered NH 365B connects Siddipet with different district headquarters of the state Suryapet-Jangaon-Siddipet-Siricilla.

TSRTC operates buses from Siddipet to Karimnagar, Hyderabad, Vemulawada, Tirupati, Mumbai, Shirdi, Godavarikhani, Kaleswaram, Ananthapur, Bangalore, and Srisailam.

Airports

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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is the nearest airport at a distance of 147 km by road. The other two nearest airports to Siddipet are Ramagundam Airport and Warangal Airport. The government has plans to develop and run flights to this station under an initiative of the UDAN plan.

Railway

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Siddipet railway station is part of the Manoharabad-Kothapalli rail line.

The Manoharabad - Siddipet portion of the line was inaugurated on 3 October 2023 with a regular Secunderabad-Siddipet DEMU train service.[9][10]

The full line was completed in 2025.[11] This will connect the city to Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Karimnagar, Peddapalli and Ramagundam etc.

Notable people

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Notes

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  1. ^ This figure includes the city limit expansions since 2011. The original 2011 census figure was 66,737.[4]

References

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