Metpally
Metpally is a town and Revenue Division and third largest town in Jagtial district of the Indian state of Telangana.[2] It is located 222 km away from state capital Hyderabad, 67 km from Nizamabad, 80 km from Karimnagar and 33 km far away from District Headquarter Jagtial.
Metpally
Metpalle | |
|---|---|
  Metpally Location in Telangana, India  Metpally Metpally (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18.8492°N 78.6261°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Jagityal |
| Region | Deccan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.5 km2 (11.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3 |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 50,092 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 |
| PIN | 505325 |
| Vehicle registration | TS–21 |
| Website | telangana |
Government and politics
Metpally is in the Jagtial district. Metpally Municipality was constituted in 2005 and is classified as a third-grade municipality with 24 election wards. Metpally was once a thaluk and constituency for several years.
Economy
The main occupation of the people surrounding this town is agriculture. A variety of crops are grown, including MAIZE, turmeric, Paddy, soya, gingelly, castor, moong dal and groundnuts.[3]
Temples
There are several historical temples in Metpally.
- ISKCON Metpally, Hare Krishna Temple
- Kashi bagh Temple complex including the Hanuman, Shiva and Dattatreya Swamy temples.
- Chenna Keshavaswamy temple dating back to the 13th century.
- Omkareshwara temple
- Narasimha Swami temple
- Ramalayam in SRSP camp
- Vasavi kanyaka parameshwari temple
- Abhayastha hanuman temple-Vellulla road
- Ayyappa swamy temple
- Markhandeya Temple
- Krishna Mandiram
- Sai Baba Temple-Near Railway Station
- Venkateshwara Temple-near Old Bustand
- Veera bramhamgari temple Dubbawada
- Gol Hanuman temple, Dubbawada
- Mahalaxmi temple near Vatti vaagu is the oldest & most believed temple by Metpally people.
- Bhudevi temple, located at Chavidi circle, is the 1st temple in Metpally.
- Tri Shakti Devalayam, besides ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple
Entertainment
Movie theatres are
- Asian Sai Krishna
- Laxmi A/C Theatre
References
- "District Census Handbook – Karimnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12, 50. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "District Administration – Formation/Reorganization of District, Revenue Divisions and Mandals in Jagitial District – Final Notification - Orders – Issued" (PDF). Jagtial District. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- T.JESHURAN VENKATESH, JOY SAMEUL. "A report of "Madipally village Knowledge" Thorrur Mandal, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh". Palle Srujana.
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