Shankarpalli

Shankarpalli is a town in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It falls under Shankarpalli mandal of Chevella revenue division.[3]

Shankarpally
Municipality
Shankarpally
Location in Telangana, India
Shankarpally
Shankarpally (India)
Coordinates: 17.4514°N 78.1317°E / 17.4514; 78.1317
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictRanga Reddy
Area
 • Total7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi)
Elevation560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 • Total12,047
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTS-07

Geography

Shankarpalli is located at 17.4514°N 78.1317°E / 17.4514; 78.1317.[2]

Transportation

Shankarpalli is well connected and provides the people of this town and the nearby villages with access to many transportation facilities. There is a railway station of South Central Railway of Indian Railways. Many passenger as well as super fast expresses , intercity expresses are operated in this line. This town has significantly developed road connectivity. Telangana State Road Transport Corporation a state owned corporation operates buses between mehdipatnam-shankarpally , sangareddy-shankarpally , vikarabad-shankarpally , chevella-shankarpally , mominpet-shankarpally among the many other lines.The State highway also passes through this town.

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Shankarpalli had a population of 12,047. The total population constitute, 6,097 males and 5,950 females —a sex ratio of 976 females per 1000 males. 1,639 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 850 are boys and 786 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 70.89% with 10,001 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[1]

Government and politics

Shankarpalli gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[4] The panchayat is divided into wards and each ward is represented by an elected ward member. The ward members are headed by a Sarpanch.[5]

Shankarpally falls under Chevella (SC) (Assembly constituency) of Telangana Legislative Assembly.[6][7] The present MLA representing the constituency is Kale Yadaiah of Indian National Congress.[8]

Education

Indus International School is located in the area. This village is approximately 5 km from IIT Hyderabad Campus. Global Indian International School, is also located in this area. IBS Hyderabad, a constituent of the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE) a Deemed University as per the UGC Act 1956,[9] is also located in Shankerpalli. IBS is in Donthanapally, Shankarapalli Road and 10 km far from main Shankerpalli.[10][11] Not only the global schools and universities but there are local schools like Sri Vivekananda High School and Sri Vivekananda Junior College for Telugu and English mediums , Jagruthi Degree College , Chaitanya Junior College , Ramakrishna High School , Revathi High School ,Sri Krishnaveni talent School , Aksharam Public School.

References
  1. "District Census Handbook – Moinabad" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 14, 293. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ibrahimpatnam, India". fallingrain.com.
  3. "Rangareddy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  5. Social Science. Vk Publications. p. 117. ISBN 9788179732144.
  6. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 11. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  7. "Map of Ranga Reddy". New districts formation portal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  8. "Member's Report". Telangana Legislature Assembly. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  9. "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  10. "IBS Hyderabad". ibshyderabad.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  11. "The IFHE Hyderabad | Full-time Campus Programs| MBA Programs | B.Tech Course | BBA Program | BBA-LLB(Hons.)Program | The Ph.D. Program". ifheindia.org. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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