Suryapet

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Suryapet | type = city | latd = 17.13| longd = 79.630
state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = Nalgonda
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altitude = 571
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 1,94,797| population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 110,000| population_density = 3000
area_magnitude= sq. km
area_total = 34
area_telephone= 91-8684
postal_code = 508213, 508214
vehicle_code_range = AP24
sex_ratio = 1000:923
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Suryapet (Telugu: సూర్యాపేట) is one of the major towns in Nalgonda district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Also called as Bhanupuri (Telugu: భానుపురి), it is equidistant from Hyderabad and Vijayawada. Population of the town is about 103,000. Suryapet is spread over an area of 34 km² and divided into 28 municipal wards. There are 44 notified slum areas. Apart from the city population, it has a floating population of approximately 20,000 from the neighbouring villages daily.
Suryapet is a Revenue division.

History

Suryapet is called Gateway of Telagana

This town was long back a small site for a group of inhabitants. At that time the name was "BleachMoodi". Later it is renamed to its current name.
This town has the traces of rich history. Pillalamarri temples with intricately carved stone pillars stand testimony to the architectural style of the Kakatiya period. Trescoes and inscriptions tell the tales of the rulers of the Kakatiya dynasty. Some temples and remains of fortified walls and buildings can be found near Undrugonda.
This town has the active participation in the telangana movement [razakar] against Nizam rulers.

Achievements

* Suryapet has attracted Global attention for the transformation has been brought about by the effective solid waste management techniques being adopted by the Suryapet Municipality. This municipality has won so many awards for its cleanliness from the andhra pradesh government as well as Indian government.

* Suryapet secured the ISO 14001-2004 certificatefor establishing and maintaining an environment-friendly system for solid waste disposal. Suryapet is the first municipality in the country to receive such a certificate. The municipality bagged Greentech Foundation's Excellence Award and won the Supreme Court's appreciation for proper solid waste management. The United Nations's HABITED lauded the initiative taken by the municipality as "good practice".

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] Suryapet had a population of 94,797.Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Suryapet has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 65%. In Suryapet, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Distance

Suryapet is considered as Gateway of Telangana.
Distance from various cities:
State Capital - Hyderabad 134 km
Dist HQ - Nalgonda 40 km
Other cities:

Vijayawada - 134 km

Khammam - 60 km

Warangal - 90 km

Guntur - 150 km

Jangaon - 75 km

Other towns in Nalgonda district

Miryalaguda - 50 km

Bhongir - 60 km

Kodad - 40 km

Facilities

Education: There are various engineering colleges and degree colleges in the town. One famous engineering college is Sri Venkateswara Engg. College. Some Other degree colleges are Sri Venkateswara Deg. College, RKLK degree college, Sri Sai Degree College, Rajaram Memorial Junior & Degree College (started in 1983) and many more private degree colleges. Now a days this town has become more popular for the intermediate(10+2) education due to the better performance of the students.There are 90 schools in Suryapet.It is Educationally a good centre in Telangana.kakatiya concept school,60ft road,is famous for I.I.T. education.It has three branches namely Suryapet , Miryalaguda , Nalgonda.MANAGEMENT :Chairman : Sri G.Harinarayana , Principal : Sri G.Ramesh Transportation:Primary transportation to and from the city is provided by APSRTC, a state run road transport corporation
APSRTC has 3 main busstands in Suryapet.
"Hi-tech Bus stand": Mainly for Garuda, Hi-tech and Luxury buses which are going to and coming from major cities and towns around the state
"New Bus stand": For Express and Ordinary buses which are going for nearest towns
"Old Bus stand": For Ordinary buses which are going for nearest towns and villages
Suryapet depot is having larger fleet of buses.There are many autorickshaws available to commute with in the town.

Hospitals:Suryapet is famous for hospitals and their services. Many hospitals such as Govt. Hospital, Lions club eye hospital, Dr.Anand's RadhaKrishna ENT Hospital and more than 100 Private Hospitals offer services to the localities.there is new Agricultre market is on about 25 Acre's of land is ready to open for farmerson KMM Road

Banks:Many banks are operating through their branches in Suryapet.
* State Bank of India
* State Bank of Hyderabad
* Andhra Bank
* Canara Bank
* Nagarjuna Bank
* Sahara Bank
* Lakshmi Vilas Bank
* APCOB,The Nalgonda Dist Co-operative bank
* Sudha Bank etc...

Places of Worship:In and around the city there are many places to worship.Temples of Hanuma, shiva, santhoshi maatha, Saibaba, venkateswara, krishna and many mosques and churches are always open to the religious folks.

Entertainment:There are 8 theatres which are always ready to entertain the moviegoers
list of theatres include Kishore, Navya(A/c,dts), VINODA Cinemas A/C(dts), Ramalingeshwara(dts), Ramakrishna(A/c,dts), Alankar(A/c,dts), Teja(Ac, dolby)and Krishna all are 70 MM. A new MULTIPLEX is being under construction in the city.

Media:
"Print Media": All major newspapers are circulated in the city. Some local newspapers are published within the city.
* The Times of India (English)
* The Hindu (English)
* Indian Express (English)
* Deccan Chronical (English)
* Sakshi (Telugu)
* Eenadu (Telugu)
* Vartha (Telugu)
* Andhra Jyothi (Telugu)
* Siyasath Dialy (Urdu)
* Bhanupuri (Telugu/local)
* Praja shakthi (Telugu/local),MANI NEWS
* Many weeklies and monthlies etc...

"TV/RADIO":
* National and State radio stations.
* All major international, national, state and local television channels

"WWW": Many Internet centres are located within the city. Also there are some internet service providers like Airtel, BSNL etc...

Places of Interest

* Undrugonda: Devotional place, famous for approx. 1000 year old laxmin narasimha swamy temple.Its a hilly area.The god here is believed to be powerful.Not only lakshmi narasimhaswamy temple , but also many temples are in and near undrugonda.
* Phanigiri: Buddhist Centres
* PillalaMarri: Devotional place, famous for lord shiva temples which are ~1000 year old. Pillalamarri, being the birth place of the famous Telugu poet Pillamarri Pina Virabhadrudu, is not only historically but also culturally and religiously significant.
* Moosi reservoir: Moosi reservoir is 21 km away from suryapet. It is a local tourist attraction especially when the gates are opened during monsoon season. The reservoir provides water for irrigation and as well as drinking water to suryapet town. Fishing is done using professioanl nets. Every year fishing rights are auctioned to highest bidder. fixed amount of money is paid to all male members in each family in the surrounding villages to compensate for their livelihood.
* Old Shivalayam Temple: This is a historical temple in the old city.
* Hanuman Temple : This well known temple is located in Shantinagar.
* Church- Suryapet church is one of the famous churches in the country

Economy

Suryapet's economy is predominantly agricultural. Agricultural market yard in suryapet is one of busiest and biggest in the state . It is one of the major trading centers for the farmers from the Telangana region. Suryapet has several small to medium scale industries.

"Industrial Estate": To the east of the city, some area is entirely dedicated for the industries and is popularly known as Industrial Estate. In and around this area there are industries like

* Suven Life Science
* Eenadu Info (including Eenadu newspaper, Suryapet unit)
* Roopa Plastic (PVC) Industries
* Sneha Chemicals Pvt. Ltd
* Sudhakar Polymers ltd
* ESSGE Plastics
* Raathi Pipes & Profiles Ltd. etc...
"Market yard": Agricultural market yard in suryapet is one of busiest and biggest in the state
"NH9": There will be a lot of business going on within the city as it is located on the National Highway(NH9)

NGO Organizations

1. Gamana Voluntary Organization, 2. Ardhik Samatha Mandali,3. M.V. Foundation,4. Spread,5. Scan,6. Motive,7. Aluri Moses James Service,8. Pathipaka Radha Krishna NGO and 9. Dara Ramesh Foundation10. Sun Shine Society for Deaf & M.R.,Suryapet.

References

*http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/10/stories/2005011002080500.htm
* http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/05/stories/2006090515470300.htm

External links

* http://suryapet.org
* http://nalgonda.ap.nic.in/suryapetmunicipality.htm
* http://www.toxicslink.org/art-view.php?id=23
* http://www.toxicslink.org/art-view.php?id=26
* http://www.indiatogether.org/2004/jul/env-muniswm.htm
* http://www.sves-srpt.ac.in