Siddipet

Siddipet
Municipal corporation of Siddipet
Municipal corporation of Siddipet
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
 • Member of Legislative AssemblyT. Harish Rao, BRS
 • Municipal ChairmanManjula Rajnarsu
 • Commissioner of PoliceDr. B. Anuradha, IPS [1]
Area
 • 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 registrationTG-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 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]

  1. ^ "State Govt Transfers 23 IPS Officers". 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Basic Information of Municipality". Official website of Siddipet Municipality. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook – Medak" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ^ "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.