Zaheerabad

Zaheerabad
Zaheerabad
Zaheerabad is located in Telangana
Zaheerabad
Zaheerabad
Location in Telangana, India
Zaheerabad is located in India
Zaheerabad
Zaheerabad
Zaheerabad (India)
Coordinates: 17°41′N 77°37′E / 17.68°N 77.62°E / 17.68; 77.62
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictSangareddy
Named forMohammad Zaheeruddin Khan (Nawab Zaheer Yar Jung Bahadur)
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyZaheerabad Municipal Council
Area
 • Town21.78 km2 (8.41 sq mi)
Elevation
622 m (2,041 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Town71,166
 • Rank23rd in Telangana
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
 • Metro
82,442
DemonymZaheerabadi
Languages
 • Official
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-TG
Vehicle registrationTG–15

Zaheerabad or Zahirabad, is an industrial city and Municipal Council in Sangareddy district of the Indian state of Telangana.[3]

Zahirabad is also the base for visitors of ancient sacred places, Ketaki Sangameshwara Swamy Devasthanam at Jharasangam,[4] Siddhhi Vinayaka Temple at Rejinthal[5] and Hazrath Multani Baba Dargah at Metalkunta.[6]

  1. ^ "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ^ "District Level Mandal wise list of villages in Medak district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Divine Destinations in Telangana :: Telangana Tourism". telanganatourism.
  5. ^ Reddy, T. Karnakar. "Rejinthal Temple to witness huge crowd". Telangana Today.
  6. ^ India, The Hans (2 October 2019). "Taj lookalike dargah turns tourist attraction". www.thehansindia.com.