Karimnagar

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state_name = Andhra Pradesh
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Karimnagar (Telugu: కరీంనగర్, is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Karimnagar district in the northern Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, a state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Karimnagar District, located on the banks of the Manair river, which is a tributary of the river Godavari. It is the third largest city in the Telangana region, with Hyderabad and Warangal being largest and second-largest, respectively. Karimnagar is located in the heart of Telangana and situated 162 km north of Hyderabad, which the capital of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the major business centers and is also emerging as an education hub with two medical colleges, three engineering colleges,a veterinary science college,a pharmacy college and two bed colleges. A new university is currently being built. In addition, it is home to the Sree Raja Rajeshwara Govt. Degree College, which fondly called a mini-university of Telangana (the other being Kakatiya University at Warangal).

History

Karimnagar was originally called Kari Nagaram, derives its name from Syed Karimullah Shah Saheb Quadri. It was one of the capitals during the rule of the Nizams, and there are several famous people such as P.V. Narasimha Rao, Former Prime Minister of India, who hail from here. Karimnagar District is home to many tribes such as Gonds, Koyas, and Chenchus all who live in their own settlements and speak their own dialects. The city is known for its hospitality and well behaved, hardworking people as well as its silver filigree work, a very delicate form of metal craft. There are also many famous temples in Karimnagar.

Geography

Karimnagar is located at coord|18.43|N|79.15|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Karimnagar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karimnagar] ] It has an average elevation of 265 metres (869 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] Karimnagar had a population of 2,43,819. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Karimnagar has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 69%. In Karimnagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.At the time of this writing(2007) Karimnagar's population is around 5,50,000.

Transportation

Karimnagar is a major road junction in Telangana. It is 162 kilometers from Hyderabad, 70 kilometers from Warangal and 150 kilometers from Nizamabad. APSRTC, the state road transport corporation, has a zonal headquarters in Karimnagar. Karimnagar has one of the busiest bus stations in India.

Karimnagar is connected by a railway line with Peddapalli (40 kilometers) to the northeast and Jagitial (48 kilometers) to the northwest. The nearest major railway junction is Kazipet Junction which has 147 trains passing through, including super fast trains such as the AP express and Rajadhani express. The railway divisional headquarters are in Warangal.

The nearest airport to Karimnagar is at Basant Nagar, 15 km from Peddapalli and 50 km from Karimnagar, but it is a private airport constructed for the owners of Kesoram Cement, the Birlas. The main source of air transportation is the international airport in Hyderabad.

Education

Karimnagar is a major and important education centre after Warangal in North Telangana.Karimnagar has the following colleges & Universities.

University PG College (formerly know as Shatavahana PG College)
JNTU Karimnagar
SRR Degree College
Kashmeergadda Women's College
Vivekananda Educational societies
Sri Chaitanya
KIMS Colleges
Vaageswari institute of engineering & technology
Vivekananda institute of engineering & technology

Hospitals

Karimnagar has evolved into a major health centre in the last two decades being centrally located to all the talukas like Sircilla, Jagityal, Ramagundam, Manthini, Jammikunta the patients come from all over, the district hospital played a pivotal role in treating the patients.
The major hospitals in the karimnagar are:

1. Government Hospital 2. Rekurthi Eye Hospital 3. Chalmeda Anand Rao Hospital 4. Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences 5. Bhoom Reddy Hospital 6. Ram Reddy Hospital 7. Jagannadh Reddy Hospital 8. Madekar Hospital 9. L. Ram Reddy Hospital 10. Laxman Hospital 10a. Apollo Reach Hospital

11. Sathya Sagar Hospital 12. Kutija Khatoon Hospital 13. Vamshi Krishna Nursing Home 14. Bhasker Hospital 15. Naveen kumar Hospital 16. Sujatha Nursing home 17. Roopshankar Hospital 18. Mohan reddy Hospital 19. Apollo Hospital 20. Jaganmohan Rao Hospital 21. Mohan Rao Hospital

Entertainment

Theatres
Rose Theatre
Nataraj Theatre
Bharath Theatre
Shiva 70MM
Srinivasa 70MM
Mamatha 70MM
Venkatasai 70MM
Sai Krishna 70MM
Sri Tirumala 70MM
Raja Deluxe 70MM
Thirumadaz Talkies
Venkateshwara Theatre

Restaurants

*Abhishek
*Peacock
*Geetha Bhavan
*Srinivasa
*Blue Bird
*Kalpana
*My Choice
*Sai Bar and Restaurant
*Mehaphil Bar and Restaurant

Income tax office

1 Suman malik - Asst.commissioner of income tax
2 K.harikrishna - Income tax officer(DDO) ward-1
3 M.Bhoopati - Sr.Tax Assistant and office superintendent(i/c)
4 Gulam Mohinuddin - Sr. Tax Assistant
5 Mohd.Ghousuddin - Sr. Tax Assistant
6 Lalita Padmavati - Stenographer Grade-1
7 Mohd. Pasha - stenographer
8 Santosh kumar - Tax Assistant
9 Dhiraj Kumar - Tax Assistant
10 Abhishek Tiwari - Tax Assistant
11 Santosh Raut -Tax Assistant
12 Chinmay Haldar - Tax Assistant

Mandals

1) Ibrahimpatnam 2) Mallapur 3) Raikal 4) Sarangapur 5) Dharmapuri 6) Velgatoor 7) Ramagundam 8) Kamanpur 9) Manthani 10) Kataram 11) Mahadevpur 12) Muttaram-Mahadevpur 13) Malharrao 14) Muttaram-Manthani 15) Kalva Srirampur 16) Peddapalli 17) Julapalli 18) Dharmaram 19) Gollapally

20) Jagtial 21) Medipalli 22) Korutla 23) Metpally 24) Kathalapur 25) Chandurthi 26) Kodimial 27) Gangadhara 28) Mallial 29) Pegadapalle 30) Choppadandi 31) Sultanabad 32) Odela 33) Jammikunta 34) Veenavanka 35) Manakondur 36) Karimnagar 37) Ramadugu 38) Boinpalle

39) Vemulawada 40) Konaraopeta 41) Yella Reddi 42) Gambhiraopet 43) Mustabad 44) Sirsilla 45) Ellanthakunta 46) Bejjanki 47) Thimmapur 48) Kesavapatnam 49) Huzurabad 50) Kamalapur 51) Elkathurthi 52) Saidapur 53) Chigurumamidi 54) Koheda 55) Husnabad 56) Bheemadevarpalle 57) Eligedu

Places of interest

Vemulavada
Kaleshwaram
Dharmapuri
Kondagattu
Manthani
Dhulikatta
Elgandal Fort
Ramagiri Fort(BegumPet)
Lower Manair Dam
Kaman Karimnagar
Clock Tower Karimnagar
District Court Karimnagar
Governament Hospital Karimnagar
Ujwala Park Karimnagar
Rajeev Deer Park Karimnagar
NTPC Ramagundam
Singareni Colleries Godavarikhani
Kesoram Cement Factory Basant Nagar
Jagtial Fort (Jagtial Khila)

References

* Narasimha swami Temple at Kondapoor,Mon:Velgatoorelgandal fort(elgandal)

External links

* [http://www.karimnagardiary.com/ KarimnagarDiary.com.] Updated information about Karimnagar District. An informative & Community service.
* [http://www.telanganamatchmaker.com/Default.aspx TelanganaMatchMaker.com] -Matrimony service in Karimnagar.
* [http://www.ekarimnagar.com Karimnagar Website - Karimnagar Online Information ]
* [http://www.karimnagar.net.tc/ Karimnagar People's Website]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Karimnagar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karimnagar]
* [http://www.karimnagar.in Karimnagar Website - Karimnagar]
* [http://www.karimnagar.org Karimnagaries Network]
* [http://www.karimnagar.info Information & Innovation]
* [http://www.filigreeart.com Karimnagar Filigree Website - Karimnagar]
* [http://www.karimnagarpages.com an exclusive website of Karimnagar-Karimnagar]

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