Jagtial
Jagtial is a city[2] and the district headquarters of Jagtial district of Telangana, India.[3] It has an average elevation of 293 metres (961 ft).[4] It is located about 190 kilometres (118 mi) north of the state capital Hyderabad.
Jagtial | |
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Mango City , Agricultural Hub | |
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  Jagtial Jagtial (Telangana) | |
| Coordinates: 18.789500°N 78.912000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Jagtial |
| Region | Deccan |
| Founded by | Jack & Tal |
| Named for | Jack & Tal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Jagtial Municipality |
| • M.L.A | Dr 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 | 13th in Telangana |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu language , Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 505327 |
| Telephone code | 08724 |
| Vehicle registration | TS 21 |
| Website | https://jagtialmunicipality.telangana.gov.in/ |
Demographics
| 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] | ||
The 2011 Census shows Jagtial population as 103,930.
Notable people
- Duvvasi Mohan Actor and comedian in Telugu cinema
- Venu Sriram Film director in Tollywood
- Harish Shankar Film director in Tollywood
- Alishetti Prabhakar, writer and painter
- T Jeevan Reddy politician, MLC, Ex R&B Minister
Educational Institutions
- JNTUH College of Engineering Jagtial, located in Nachupally Jagtiyal
- Prof Jayashankar Agriculture University college of Jagtiyal
- NAAC National Academy of Construction
- Government Medical College Jagtiyal
- Government Nursing College Jagtiyal
- SKNR Government Degree college
- Government women's Degree college
- Government Intermediate Junior College
- NSV Educational Institutions KG to PG
Transport
Road
- NH 61 Bhiwandi Ahmednagar Nanded Nirmal Jagtial
- NH 63 Latur Nizamabad Jagtial Mancherial Bijapur Jagdalpur
- NH 563 Jagtial Karimnagar Warangal Khammam
- Jagtial to Peddapalli R&B Highway
-Bus- TSRTC has a bus depot named JAGTIAL(JGTL).Jagtial bus depot is one of the major profitable depots in TSRTC.Many rural people ply from villages to this city daily for their needs.Jagtial has direct connectivity to Hyderabad ,Vijayawada ,Shirdi, Mumbai ,Ongole ,Tirupati etc.,
Railway
Station Code : LPJL There is a railway station at Jagityal located at Lingampet village. So station name is Lingampet Jagityal. It is a part of the Peddapalli-Nizamabad line.
This station is a major exporter of mangoes, Maize , Rice and other agricultural products. In the future this station will become a major junction with passengers and goods transport. A weekly Train between Lokmanya Tilak (Mumbai) - Karimnagar was started in 2022 has a halt at Jagityal . Daily a MEMU Pushpull train from Nizamabad-Sirpur town runs and stops at this station. Their is a proposal of Jagityal City people and surrounding rural people for running of Tirupati- Karimnagar express to extend and Start from Jagityal Railway Station.
References
- "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- "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.
- https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables