Nalgonda
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Nalgonda
Nilagiri, Nalagonda | |
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UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
Telephone code | +91–8682 |
Vehicle registration | TS–05[3]/AP 24(Old) |
Website | nalgondamunicipality |
Nalgonda is a city[4] and municipality in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Nalgonda district, as well as the headquarters of the Nalgonda mandal in the Nalgonda revenue division.[5] It is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the state capital Hyderabad.
Etymology
In the past, Nalgonda was referred to as Nilagiri. During the medieval
History
Paleolithic Age
There is archaeological evidence that
Neolithic Age
Traces of
The Mauryas and Satavahanas (230 BC – 218 BC)
The political history of the Nalgonda district commences with the
During this period, the region established trade contacts with the Roman Empire.
Ikshvakus (227 AD – 306 AD)
In 227 AD, the
Invasion of Samudragupta
After the Ikshvakus, the
The Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas
Starting in the 6th century, the
Medieval period
During the medieval era, the
When Muhammad bin Tughluq ruled (around 1324–1351), Musunuri chief Kapayanayaka ceded a part of Nalgonda to Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah of the Bahmani Sultanate. He annexed the region to the Bahmani Kingdom.
In 1455, Jalal Khan he declared himself king at Nalgonda, but this was short-lived. He was quickly defeated and the region brought back to the Bahmani Kingdom.
During the time of the Bahmani Sultan Shihabud-din Mahmun, Sultan
Modern period: Mughals and Asaf Jahis
Geography
Nalgonda is located at 17°03′00″N 79°16′00″E / 17.050°N 79.2667°E.[7] It has an average elevation of 420 metres (1,380 ft).
Climate
Climate data for Nalgonda (1981–2010, extremes 1975–2012) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 36.5 (97.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
43.5 (110.3) |
45.0 (113.0) |
46.1 (115.0) |
46.3 (115.3) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
46.3 (115.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.4 (102.9) |
41.3 (106.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.22) |
5.3 (0.21) |
8.9 (0.35) |
17.1 (0.67) |
33.2 (1.31) |
75.5 (2.97) |
139.6 (5.50) |
138.5 (5.45) |
148.3 (5.84) |
127.2 (5.01) |
45.5 (1.79) |
6.0 (0.24) |
750.7 (29.56) |
Average rainy days | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 36.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
47 | 47 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 51 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[8][9] |
Demographics[10]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1931 | 9,711 | — |
1941 | 12,674 | +30.5% |
1951 | 22,183 | +75.0% |
1961 | 24,383 | +9.9% |
1971 | 33,126 | +35.9% |
1981 | 62,458 | +88.5% |
1991 | 84,910 | +35.9% |
2001 | 110,286 | +29.9% |
2011 | 135,744 | +23.1% |
Source: [11] |
As of 2011[update] census of India, Nalgonda had a population of 135,744; of which 67,971 are male and 67,773 are female. An average of 86.83% city population were literate; where 92.91% of them were male and 80.78% were female literates.[full citation needed]
Governance
The municipality of Nalgonda was categorized as a "Grade-III municipality" when it was first created in 1941. It is now a "Special Grade Municipality."
Nalgonda's jurisdictional area is spread over 105 km2 (41 sq mi).[12] Its population is distributed over an area of 123.54 km2 (47.70 sq mi), which includes residents of the municipality Nalgonda, the rural areas of Panagallu, Gollaguda, Cherlapalli, Arjalabhavi, Gandhamvarigudam, and Marriguda.[5]
Economy
Nalgonda is being developed as part of KTR mantra of 3-D, Digitise, Decarbonize and Decentralize. As such it has an IT Tower. [13][14][15]
Transport
The city is connected to major cities and towns by means of road and railways.
Road
Railway
Attractions
Nalgonda contains several religious sites, including
Education
As district headquarters, Nalgonda serves as a hub for primary and secondary education for surrounding villages. Nalgonda has many primary and upper primary schools, offering instruction in
It also contains a number of colleges specializing in engineering, medicine, pharmacy, and sciences, as well as vocational colleges.[citation needed]
There are also many state government-operated schools and colleges in the city, such as Nagarjuna Government Degree college.[18]
- Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences
- Swami Ramananda Tirtha Institute of Science & Technology
- Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda
- Government Medical College, Nalgonda
See also
- Nalgonda (Assembly constituency)
References
- ^ a b "Basic Information of Municipality". Official website of Nalgonda Municipality. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Elevation for Bhattiprolu". Velor outes. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "District Codes". Government of Telangana Transport Department. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF).
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Nalgonda" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 13–14, 40, 52. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Caste, Tribes". The castes and tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's dominions by Siraj-ul-Hassan, Syed. Bombay : The Times Press. 1920.
- ^ "Nalgonda". fallingrain.com. Fallingrain. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Station: Nalgonda Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 529–530. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Nalgonda District Population Census 2011-2019, Andhra Pradesh literacy sex ratio and density". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables
- ^ "Basic Information of Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "KTR inaugurates Nizamabad's IT Tower, Nalgonda and Adilabad next". 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Telangana Nalgonda's 14-year-wait for IT Tower ends".
- ^ "KTR assures T-Hub and TASK centres in Nalgonda". 2 October 2023.
- TSRTC. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Nagarjuna Government College-NALGONDA". ngcnalgonda.org.