Siripuram, Nalgonda district
Siripuram
siriconagaram | |
|---|---|
village | |
Sunset in Siripuram | |
| Coordinates: 17°03′36″N 79°18′00″E / 17.0600°N 79.3°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | ramannapeta mandal |
| District | yadadri bhongir district |
| Founded by | Mallesh Silveru |
| Named after | ikats |
| Elevation | 17.0700 m (56.0039 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 508113 |
| Telephone code | 08694 |
Siripuram is a village and a gram panchayat of Ramannapet Mandal, Nalgonda District, in Telangana state in India. (Pincode Telangana 508113). It is 71km from Hyderabad.
(There is also a Siripuram village in Andhra Pradesh India - pincode 522401).
Siripuram is known for its textile industries. Nearly 60% of the people are employed as weavers, or textile dyeing workers. Siripuram is the place of a long-known traditional weaving process called ikat. Ikat is a term that means "Poetry of the Loom." It is recognizable by its geometric patterns and blurry lines. The main agricultural resources are cotton and wheat.