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 | |
|---|---|
 Municipal corporation of Siddipet | |
  Siddipet  Siddipet | |
| Coordinates: 18°06′07″N 78°51′07″E / 18.10194°N 78.85194°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Siddipet |
| Named for | Siddis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | Siddipet Municipality |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | T. Harish Rao, BRS |
| • Municipal Chairman | Manjula Rajnarsu |
| • Commissioner of Police | Dr. B. Anuradha, IPS [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.72 km2 (16.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 172,878 |
| • Rank | 12th in Telangana |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Languages Telugu and Urdu | |
| • Official | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 502103 |
| Telephone code | 08457 |
| Vehicle registration | TG-36 |
| Literacy | 90.73% |
| Website | siddipet |
Siddipet is a regional urban hub and educational centre. The city is named after the African Siddi people of India; Siddi + pet (market), who had a historical presence in the Hyderabad state.[5]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 11,260 | — |
| 1941 | 12,865 | +14.3% |
| 1951 | 18,109 | +40.8% |
| 1961 | 18,719 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 26,296 | +40.5% |
| 1981 | 42,755 | +62.6% |
| 1991 | 54,091 | +26.5% |
| 2001 | 61,809 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 111,358 | +80.2% |
| Source: [6] | ||
As of the 2011 Census of India, Siddipet had a population of 111,358.[2][a]
Governance
editSiddipet 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
editMembers of Parliament
edit- 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
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sarvey Sathyanarayana | 593,879 | 53.03 | +11.82 | |
| TDP | Dr K Lingaiah | 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 | |||
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
editSiddipet has an active economy in many industries.
Tourism
editSiddipet is being developed with tourism in mind. On December 1, 2019, the suspension bridge on the Komati Cheruvu was inaugurated.[9]
Information Technology Sector
editSpread over 3 acres of land, a 4-story IT tower was inaugurated by Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao and finance minister T Harish Rao on June 15, 2023. The IT Tower has four floors and have been allocated to 17 companies.[10]
As per IT Ministry the IT tower in siddipet will be expanded and a T-Hub centre will be established soon.
Education
editSiddipet 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.[11]
Transport
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Road
editSiddipet 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, Srisailam etc.,
Airports
editRajiv 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. Central government has plans to develop and run flights to this station under initiative of UDAN plan.
Railway
editSiddipet railway station is part of the Manoharabad-Kothapalli rail line which is also known as Secunderabad to Karimnagar railway line in the South Central Railways zone.
The Manoharabad - Siddipet portion of the line was inaugurated on 3 October 2023 with a regular Secunderabad-Siddipet DEMU train service.[12][13]
The full line is scheduled to be completed by 2025.[14] This will connect the city to Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Karimnagar, Peddapalli and Ramagundam etc.
Notable people
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Govt Transfers 23 IPS Officers". 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Basic Information of Municipality". Official website of Siddipet Municipality. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Medak" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Khader, Khatija Sana (1 October 2020). "Translocal notions of belonging and authenticity: understanding race amongst the Siddis of Gujarat and Hyderabad". South Asian History and Culture. 11 (4): 433–448. doi:10.1080/19472498.2020.1827598. ISSN 1947-2498. S2CID 225124900.
- ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables [bare URL]
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha: Volume II" (PDF). Election Commissioner of India. p. 38. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New attraction: Komati Cheruvu suspension bridge opened to public". 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Siddipet, The new software hub of Telangana". 16 June 2023.
- ^ "1,000-bed hospital to open today in Siddipet - the New Indian Express". 9 October 2023.
- ^ Geetanath, V. (28 September 2023). "PM to commission two new railway lines in Telangana". The Hindu.
- ^ "PM Modi to inaugurate Siddipet-Secunderabad train service on October 3". 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Age-old wait ends; Siddipet, Sircilla & Gajwel set for rail connectivity". 16 June 2022.