Siddipet
City
Siddipet is located in Telangana
Siddipet
Siddipet (Telangana)
Siddipet is located in India
Siddipet
Siddipet (India)
Coordinates: 18°06′06″N 78°51′07″E / 18.101800°N 78.852000°E / 18.101800; 78.852000
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictSiddipet
Named forSiddis
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • BodySiddipet Municipality
 • MLAT Harish Rao
 • Member of ParliamentKotta prabhakar Reddy
 • Municipal ChairmanManjula Rajnarsu
 • Commissioner of PoliceDr. B. Anuradha , IPS [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total42.72 km2 (16.49 sq mi)
Elevation
506 m (1,660 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total172,878
 • Rank12th in Telangana
 • Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Languages Telugu and Urdu
 • Official
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
502103
Telephone code08457
Vehicle registrationTS-36
Literacy90.73%
Websitesiddipet.telangana.gov.in

Siddipet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of Siddipet district.[3][4] It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of the state capital, Hyderabad, and 92 kilometres (57 mi) from Warangal. The District Headquarters and police Commissionerate is located at Siddipet City.

Siddipet is a regional urban hub and educational centre. The city is named for the African Siddi people of India; Siddi + pet (market), who had a historical presence in the Hyderabad State.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
193111,260—    
1941 12,865+14.3%
195118,109+40.8%
196118,719+3.4%
197126,296+40.5%
1981 42,755+62.6%
199154,091+26.5%
200161,809+14.3%
2011111,358+80.2%
Source: [6]

As of the 2011 Census of India, Siddipet had a population of 111,358.[2][lower-alpha 1]

Governance

Siddipet municipality was formed in the year 1952. It is spread over an area of 36.03 km2 (13.91 sq mi) with 34 municipal wards.[2][3]

Politics

Members of Parliament

  • 1952–1966: Constituency does not exist
Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
Fourth1967–71G. VenkatswamyIndian National Congress
Fifth1971–77G. VenkatswamyTelangana Praja Samithi
Sixth1977–80Nandi YellaiahIndian National Congress
Seventh1980–84Nandi YellaiahIndian National Congress
Eighth1984–89G. Vijaya Rama RaoTelugu Desam Party
Ninth1989–91Nandi YellaiahIndian National Congress
Tenth1991–96Nandi YellaiahIndian National Congress
Eleventh1996–98Nandi YellaiahIndian National Congress
Twelfth1998–99Malyala RajaiahTelugu Desam Party
Thirteenth1999-04Malyala RajaiahTelugu Desam Party
Fourteenth2004-09Sarvey SathyanarayanaIndian National Congress
  • 2008 onwards: Constituency does not exist

Election results

General Election, 2004: Siddipet[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sarvey Sathyanarayana 593,879 53.03 +11.82
TDP Dr K Lingaiah 454,907 40.62 -15.33
BSP Paladugu Gouramma 31,949 2.85
Independent B O V Rao 25,069 2.24
Independent Y Samaiah 14,010 1.25 +1.08
Majority 138,978 12.41 +27.15
Turnout 1,119,814 64.84 -1.46
INC hold Swing +11.82

Siddipet falls under Siddipet (Assembly constituency) and is, in turn, a part of Medak (Lok Sabha constituency) of Telangana Legislative Assembly. Harish Rao is the current incumbent Cabinet Minister for Finance, and, Medical and Health representing Siddipet assembly constituency.

Economy

Siddipet has an active economy in many different industries.

Tourism

Siddipet is being developed with tourism in mind. On December 1, 2019, the suspension bridge on the Komati Cheruvu was inaugurated.[9]

Information Technology Sector

Spread over 3 acres of land, a 4-story IT tower was inaugurated by Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao and finance minister T Harish Rao on June 15, 2023. The IT Tower has four floors and have been allocated to 17 companies.[10] This state-of-the-art facility serves as a hub for technology-driven enterprises, offering them a conducive environment for innovation, collaboration and growth.

As per IT Ministry the IT tower in siddipet will be expanded and a T-Hub centre will be established soon.

Education

Siddipet has a variety of higher education institutes. Since 2018, it has its own Government Medical College. In 2023, a 1,000 bed government hospital was inaugurated by the medical college.[11]

Transport

Siddipet railway station

Road

Siddipet is well connected to nearby villages with State Highway 1. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation public transport buses to major destinations from Siddipet. A new national highway numbered NH 365B connects Siddipet with different district headquarters of the state Suryapet-Jangaon-Siddipet-Siricilla.

TSRTC operates buses from Siddipet to Karimnagar, Hyderabad,Vemulawada ,Tirupati, Mumbai , Shirdi, Godavarikhani, Kaleswaram, Ananthapur, Bangalore, Srisailam etc.,

Airports

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is the nearest airport at a distance of 147 km by road. The other two nearest airports to Siddipet are Ramagundam Airport and Warangal Airport. Central government has plans to develop and run flights to this station under initiative of UDAN plan.

Railway

Siddipet railway station is part of the Manoharabad-Kothapalli rail line which is also known as Secunderabad to Karimnagar railway line in the South Central Railways zone.

The Manoharabad - Siddipet portion of the line was inaugurated on 3 October 2023 with a regular Secunderabad-Siddipet DEMU train service.[12][13]

The full line is scheduled to be completed by 2025.[14] This will connect the city to Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Karimnagar, Peddapalli and Ramagundam etc.

Notable people

Notes

  1. ↑ This figure includes the city limit expansions since 2011. The original 2011 census figure was 66,737.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/in-other-news/040124/state-govt-transfers-23-ips-officers.html
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Basic Information of Municipality". Official website of Siddipet Municipality. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "District Census Handbook – Medak" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Khader, Khatija Sana (1 October 2020). "Translocal notions of belonging and authenticity: understanding race amongst the Siddis of Gujarat and Hyderabad". South Asian History and Culture. 11 (4): 433–448. doi:10.1080/19472498.2020.1827598. ISSN 1947-2498. S2CID 225124900.
  6. ↑ https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables
  7. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha: Volume II" (PDF). Election Commissioner of India. p. 38. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha: Volume III" (PDF). Election Commissioner of India. pp. 66–67. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "New attraction: Komati Cheruvu suspension bridge opened to public".
  10. ↑ "Siddipet,The new software hub of Telangana". 16 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "1,000-bed hospital to open today in Siddipet - the New Indian Express".
  12. ↑ Geetanath, V. (28 September 2023). "PM to commission two new railway lines in Telangana". The Hindu.
  13. ↑ "PM Modi to inaugurate Siddipet-Secunderabad train service on October 3". 2 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Age-old wait ends; Siddipet, Sircilla & Gajwel set for rail connectivity".
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