Sangareddy
Sangareddy
Sandeepreddy | |
|---|---|
Collectorate building of Sangareddy | |
| Coordinates: 17°36′43″N 78°04′55″E / 17.61194°N 78.08194°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Sangareddy |
| Metro | Hyderabad Metropolitan Region |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Municipal Established | 1954 |
| Named after | Sanga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Sangareddy Municipal Corporation |
| • MLA | Chinta Prabhakar |
| • District collector | Smt. Valluru Kranthi, IAS |
| Area | |
| 13.70 km2 (5.29 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 496 m (1,627 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| 72,344 | |
| • Rank | 21st in Telangana |
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 325,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 502 001 |
| Telephone code | code-08455 |
| Vehicle registration | TG-15 |
Sangareddy, formerly Sangareddipet is a city and district headquarters of the Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. It comes in the jurisdiction of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. It was named after the ruler Sanga, who was the son of Rani Shankaramba, a ruler of Medak during the Nizam era. It is the largest city in the Sangareddy district and the sixth largest city in the state.