Vikarabad

Vikarabad
Gangawaram
Town & District Headquarters
Vikarabad is a Junction on Secunderabad Wadi Railway line
Vikarabad
Location in Telangana, India
Vikarabad
Vikarabad (India)
Coordinates: 17°20′N 77°54′E / 17.33°N 77.90°E / 17.33; 77.90
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictVikarabad
Lok Sabha constituencyChevella
Assembly constituencyVikarabad
EstablishedH.E. Nawab Sir Vikar-ul-Umrah Bahadur
Government
 • TypeMayor
 • BodyVikarabad Municipal council
Area
[1]
 • Total
31.70 km2 (12.24 sq mi)
Elevation
638 m (2,093 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
53,143
 • Density1,676/km2 (4,342/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu & Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
501101
Telephone code08416
Vehicle registrationTG 34
Websitevikarabad.telangana.gov.in

Vikarabad, formerly known as Gangawaram[2][3], is a town and mandal in Vikarabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Vikarabad mandal of Vikarabad revenue division.[4]

History

The ancient name of Vikarabad was Gangawaram[5]. Vikarabad was named after the fifth Paigah Amir (Premier noble) H.E. Nawab Sir Vikar-ul-Umrah Bahadur, Sikander Jung, Iqbal-ud-Daula and Iqtadar-ul-Mulk, Nawab Muhammed Fazaluddin Khan KCIE, who served as prime minister of Hyderabad State and Berar Province between 1893 and 1901.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[6] Vikarabad had a population of 53,185. Males constitute 26,422 of the population and females 26,763. Vikarabad has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 57%. In Vikarabad, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Government and politics

Vikarabad Municipality is the urban local body that oversees the civic needs of the town.[7]

Politics

Vikarabad is an assembly constituency in Telangana State. MLAs representing the town have been:

Tourism

  • Ananthagiri Temple in the village of Ananthagiri, 6 km far from Vikarabad Mandal.[8]
  • Ananthagiri Hills, a forest region which is home to the Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple. and the source of the Musi River. Telangana's second largest tuberculosis hospital is located in the Ananthagiri hills.
  • Kotepally dam which is situated around 20 kilometers away from Ananthagiri hills[9] attracts over 10000 tourists in the weekends and Kayaking at Kotepally dam is a water sports activity for which tourists are sometimes made wait hours to get their turn to high influx of tourists.[10]

Transport

Vikarabad Junction railway station is located on the Vikarabad–Parli section of Secunderabad railway division of South Central Railway zone.[11]

Education

In 2023 a government medical college was opened in the town.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. pp. 14, 58. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Vikarabad District History".
  3. ^ "Our Presence - Vikarabad".
  4. ^ "Vikarabad district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Vikarabad District History".
  6. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  7. ^ "C&DMA". cdma.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  8. ^
  9. ^ Scape, Sunday. "Enjoy this joyful kayak ride". Telangana Today. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. ^ Reddy, T. Karnakar. "Kotepally dam, an emerging tourist spot". Telangana Today. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Rail track restored near Vikarabad". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Telangana is all set to inaugurate 9 medical colleges — with basic infrastructure in place". 14 September 2023.
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