Jagtial, natively spelt as Jagityala, is a city[2] and the district headquarters of Jagtial district of Telangana state, India.[3] Located about 190 kilometres (118 mi) north of the state capital Hyderabad, it has an average elevation of 293 metres (961 ft).[4] According to the 2011 census, the population was 103,930.
Jagtial
Jagityala | |
|---|---|
 Clock Tower, Jagtial | |
  Jagtial Jagtial (Telangana) | |
| Coordinates: 18°47′22″N 78°54′43″E / 18.789500°N 78.912000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Jagtial |
| Region | Deccan |
| Founded by | Jag & Tal |
| Named after | Jag & Tal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Jagtial Municipality |
| • M.L.A | M. Sanjay Kumar |
| • M.P | Dharmapuri Aravind |
| Area | |
• Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th rank |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 103,930 |
| • Rank | 14th in Telangana |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu language, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Telephone code | 08724 |
| Vehicle registration | TG-21 |
| Website | https://jagtialmunicipality.telangana.gov.in/ |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 16,294 | — |
| 1941 | 16,294 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 21,046 | +29.2% |
| 1961 | 20,941 | −0.5% |
| 1971 | 30,900 | +47.6% |
| 1981 | 53,213 | +72.2% |
| 1991 | 67,591 | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 85,521 | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 103,930 | +21.5% |
| Source: [5] | ||
Transport
editRoad
editRailway
editThere is a railway station in Jagtial located at Lingampet village called Lingampet Jagtial (LPJL). It is a part of the Peddapalli-Nizamabad line.
This station is a major exporter of mangoes, maize, rice and other agricultural products. A weekly train between Lokmanya Tilak (Mumbai) - Karimnagar stops at Jagtial. Daily, a MEMU push-pull train from Nizamabad-Sirpur town runs and stops at this station.
Education
editEducational institutes
edit- JNTUH College of Engineering Jagtial, located in Nachupally Jagtial
- Prof Jayashankar Agriculture University college of Jagtial
- NAAC National Academy of Construction
- Government Medical College Jagtial
- Government Nursing College Jagtial
- SKNR Government Degree college
- Government women's Degree college
- Government Intermediate Junior College
- NSV Educational Institutions KG to PG
- SM Shubamastu Convention Hall
Notable people
edit- Duvvasi Mohan, actor and comedian in Telugu cinema
- Venu Sriram, film director in Tollywood
- Harish Shankar, film director in Tollywood
- Alishetty Prabhakar, writer and painter
- T. Jeevan Reddy, politician, MLC,
- L. Ramana, politician from TRS Party, MLC
References
edit- ↑ "Basic information of municipality". Official Site of Jagtial Municipality.
- ↑ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF).
- ↑ "District Administration – Formation/Reorganization of District, Revenue Divisions and Mandals in Jagtial District – Final Notification - Orders – Issued" (PDF). Jagtial District. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ "About Jagtial mandal Panchayat". Area Profiler. Government of India. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Census Tables". censusindia.gov.in. India Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 April 2025.
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