Siddipet | |
|---|---|
 Municipal corporation of Siddipet | |
  Siddipet (Telangana)  Siddipet (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°06′06″N 78°51′07″E / 18.101800°N 78.852000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Siddipet |
| Named for | Siddis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | Siddipet Municipality |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | T. Harish Rao, BRS |
| • Municipal Chairman | Manjula Rajnarsu |
| • Commissioner of Police | Dr. B. Anuradha, IPS [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.72 km2 (16.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 172,878 |
| • Rank | 12th in Telangana |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Languages Telugu and Urdu | |
| • Official | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 502103 |
| Telephone code | 08457 |
| Vehicle registration | TG-36 |
| Literacy | 90.73% |
| Website | siddipet |
Siddipet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of the 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 the Siddipet city.
Siddipet is a regional urban hub and educational centre. The city is named after the African Siddi people of India; Siddi + pet (market), who had a historical presence in the Hyderabad state.[5]
- ^ "State Govt Transfers 23 IPS Officers". 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Basic Information of Municipality". Official website of Siddipet Municipality. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook – Medak" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ 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.