Metpally

Metpally is a town and Revenue Division in Jagtial district of the Indian state of Telangana with the population hitting 1 lakh in 2020.[2] It is located 222 km away from state capital Hyderabad, 67km from Nizamabad, 80km from Karimnagar and 33km far away from District Headquarter Jagtial.

Metpally
Metpally
Location in Telangana, India
Metpally
Metpally (India)
Coordinates: 18.8492°N 78.6261°E / 18.8492; 78.6261
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictJagtial
RegionDeccan
Area
  Total11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
50,902
  Rank3rd
  Density4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialTelugu, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30
PIN
505325
Vehicle registrationTS–21
Websitetelangana.gov.in

Government and politics

Metpally is in the Jagtial district. Metpally Municipality was constituted in 2005 and is classified as a third grade municipality with 24 election wards.Metpally was once a thaluk and constituency for several years.

Economy

The main occupation of the people surrounding this town is agriculture. A variety of crops are grown, including corn, turmeric, cotton, sunflower, gingelly, castor, moong dal and groundnuts.[3]

Metpally's khadi gramodyog prathistan was established in the year 1967. This society is famous for producing khadi shirtings, suitings, lungies, towels, handkerchiefs, sarees, dhotis, carpets etc products. It used to employ several hundred people in 1970s and 1980s.

Gold work is more in this city.you can observe that by roaming on the roads of the city.

Temples

There are several historictemples in Metpally.

  • ISKCON Metpally , Hare Krsna Temple
  • Kashibag Temple complex including the Hanuman, Shiva and Dattatreya Swamy temples.
  • Chenna Keshavaswamy temple dating back to the 13th century.
  • Omkareshwara temple
  • Narasimha Swami temple
  • Ramalayam in SRSP camp
  • Vasavi kanyaka parameshwari temple
  • Abhayahastham temple-Vellulla road
  • Ayyappa swamy temple
  • Markandeya Temple
  • Krishna Mandiram
  • Sai Baba Temple-Near Railway Station
  • Venkateshwara Temple-near Old Bustand
  • Veera bhramhamgari temple Dubbawada
  • Gol Hanuman temple, Dubbawada

Entertainment

Movie theaters are there

  1. Asian Sai Krishna
  2. Laxmi Theater

Nature places to explore around

  1. Metpally lake view during sunset
  2. Ammakkapet Hanuman temple
  3. Baseerabad Cheruvu during sunrise time.
  4. Mallapur gutta
  5. Jaggasagar gutta

References

  1. "District Census Handbook – Karimnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12, 50. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. "District Administration – Formation/Reorganization of District, Revenue Divisions and Mandals in Jagitial District – Final Notification - Orders – Issued" (PDF). Jagtial District. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. T.JESHURAN VENKATESH, JOY SAMEUL. "A report of "Madipally village Knowledge" Thorrur Mandal, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh". Palle Srujana. Missing or empty |url= (help)
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