Miryalaguda | |
|---|---|
 Temple in Miryalaguda | |
  Miryalaguda  Miryalaguda | |
| Coordinates: 16°52′00″N 79°35′00″E / 16.8667°N 79.5833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Nalgonda |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Miryalaguda Municipality |
| • MLA | bathula lakshma reddy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.36 km2 (10.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 128,891 |
| • Rank | 11th in Telangana |
| • Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 508207, 508208 |
| Telephone code | +91-8689 |
| Vehicle registration | TS–05 |
| Sex ratio | 1000:995 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 82.09% |
| Website | miryalagudamunicipality |
Miryalaguda is a city in Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana.[2] In 2015, the Government of India placed Miryalaguda under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme.[3] [4] It is located about 44 kilometres (27 mi) from the district headquarters Nalgonda, 142 kilometres (88 mi) from the state capital Hyderabad.
Geography
Miryalaguda is located at 16°52′00″N 79°35′00″E / 16.8667°N 79.5833°E.[5] It has an average elevation of 105 metres (344 ft).
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 5,628 | — |
| 1951 | 8,801 | +56.4% |
| 1961 | 10,024 | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 19,263 | +92.2% |
| 1981 | 44,129 | +129.1% |
| 1991 | 65,879 | +49.3% |
| 2001 | 91,359 | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 128,891 | +41.1% |
| Source: [6] | ||
In the 2011 Census of India, Miryalaguda had a population of 128,891.[1]
Governance
Civic Administration
Miryalaguda Municipality was constituted as a municipality in 1984 and is governed by the provisions of the Telangana State Municipalities Act, 1965 (Act). MLGM is grade-I municipality, which manages the civic services in Miryalaguda town, located in the state of Telangana (TS)
The city also Serves as headquarters of Miryalaguda mandal in the Miryalaguda revenue division
Transport
Road
State highway 2 passes through Miryalaguda as well as National Highway 167
TSRTC operates buses from Miryalaguda to various destinations in the state.
Railway
The railway station has three platforms and is situated on the Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section in Guntur Division. The Track was an electrified, single line. It was electrified in 2018–19. Pagidipalli-Nallapadu was electrified in 2019. The electric trains started service on 1 September 2019.
Air
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is the nearest airport at a distance of 156 km by road. The other airport nearer to Miryalaguda is Vijayawada International Airport which is at a distance of 151 km by road.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Basic Information of Municipality". Official Site of Miryalaguda Municipality.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook - Nalgonda" (PDF). Census of India. p. 13. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "AP identifies 31, Telangana 15 cities under AMRUT scheme". Eenadu English Portal.
- ↑ "8 SKOCH awards for Municipal Administration dept". The Hindu English Portal.
- ↑ "redirect to /world/IN/02/Mirialguda.html".
- ↑ https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables