Coordinates: 18°06′N 78°51′E / 18.1°N 78.85°E / 18.1; 78.85

Siddipet

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Siddipet
City
Siddipet is located in Telangana
Siddipet
Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 18°06′N 78°51′E / 18.1°N 78.85°E / 18.1; 78.85
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DistrictSiddipet
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodySiddipet Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total36.03 km2 (13.91 sq mi)
Elevation
675 m (2,215 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total111,358
 • Density3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Languages Telugu and Urdu
 • Official
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
502103
Telephone code08457
Vehicle registrationTS-36
Literacy90.73%
Websitesiddipetmunicipality.telangana.gov.in

Siddipet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of Siddipet district.[2] [3] It is located about 116 kilometres (72 mi) north of the state capital, Hyderabad, 62 kilometres (39 mi) from Karimnagar and 92 kilometres (57 mi) from Warangal.

Siddipet is a major urban hub and educational centre For the nearby villages. It is governed by Siddipet Municipality and is the headquarters of the Siddipet district

Demographics[]

As of the 2011 Census of India, Siddipet had a population of 111,358.[1][a]

Governance[]

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.[1][2]

Transport[]

Road[]

Siddipet is well connected to nearby villages. It is also connected by (SH-16) from Suryapet city. 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 various destinations like Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Tirupathi, Guntur, Warangal, Medak, Dubbaka, Narayankhed, Jangaon, Jagtial, Korutla, Godavarikhani, Manthani, Husnabad, Bhadrachalam, Yadagirigutta, Basara, Vemulawada, Nizamabad, bodhanMancherial, Sangareddy, Zaheerabad,

Airports[]

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 which are closed.

Politics[]

Members of Parliament[]

  • 1952–1966: Constituency does not exist
Lok Sabha Duration Name of M.P. Party Affiliation
Fourth 1967–71 G. Venkatswamy Indian National Congress
Fifth 1971–77 G. Venkatswamy Telangana Praja Samithi
Sixth 1977–80 Nandi Yellaiah Indian National Congress
Seventh 1980–84 Nandi Yellaiah Indian National Congress
Eighth 1984–89 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

Election results[]

General Election, 2004: Siddipet[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sarvey Sathyanarayana 593,879 53.03 +11.82
TDP 454,907 40.62 -15.33
BSP Paladugu Gouramma 31,949 2.85
Independent B O V Rao 25,069 2.24
Independent Y Samaiah 14,010 1.25 +1.08
Majority 138,978 12.41 +27.15
Turnout 1,119,814 64.84 -1.46
INC hold Swing +11.82
Main article: Siddipet (Assembly constituency)

Siddipet falls under Siddipet (Assembly constituency) and is, in turn, a part of Medak (Lok Sabha constituency) of Telangana Legislative Assembly. Harish Rao is the current incumbent Cabinet Minister for Irrigation, Marketing & Legislative Affairs of Telangana) representing Siddipet assembly constituency.

Notable people[]

  1. K. Chandrashekar Rao
  2. T. Harish Rao
  3. Kapu Rajaiah
  4. Sampoornesh Babu

Notes[]

  1. ^ This figure includes the city limit expansions since 2011. The original 2011 census figure was 66,737.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Basic Information of Municipality". Official website of Siddipet Municipality. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Medak" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha: Volume II" (PDF). Election Commissioner of India. p. 38. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha: Volume III" (PDF). Election Commissioner of India. pp. 66–67. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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