For
the Warangal city, see Warangal
.
Warangal District ( , ) is
located in the northern area in the state of Andhra Pradesh
, India. The administrative seat is Warangal.
Warangal District has an area of 12,846 km², and a population
of 3,246,004 of which 19.20% was urban as of 2001.
The district is
bounded by Karimnagar
District
to the north, Khammam District
to the east and southeast, Nalgonda District to the southwest, and
Medak District to the west.
Warangal is well known for its
granite
quarries (notably the black and brown varieties) and as a market
for
rice,
chilies,
cotton, and
tobacco.
The
Warangal district headquarter is Warangal city.
This city
is also called as tri-city, as it includes Warangal, Hanamkonda and Kazipet
cities.
The district hosts the Samakka-Sarakka Jatara (congregation). Every
two years, approximately ten million people converge over three
days around the small village of
Tadvai,
90 km from Warangal city. This fair commemorates the valiant
fight put up by a mother-daughter combination with the reigning
rulers over an unjust law.
Warangal has been recently in the news because of the Separate
Telangana issue. It has been a major centre for the movement and
its rebirth.
Kaloji Narayana Rao
is a freedom fighter and a well known writer from Telangana.
Transportation
- Road Transport
National Highway 202 between
Hyderabad
- Bhopalpatnam
(Chhattisgarh
) runs through the district. Warangal city is
surrounded with small towns like Bhoopalpally (Indrasena Reddy and
Mamatha), Parkal(its a mandal with all the amenities like
government. Hospital, schools, 5 cinema theatres, 35 kilometres
from warangal, Narsampet, Torrur and Jangaon each 30-50 kilometers
distant.
Warangal
is about 140 km distant by road from Hyderabad
(capital of Andhra Pradesh).
- Rail transport
The city
has a major railway junction called Kazipet.
- Airport
Hyderabad
International Airport
is about 3 ½ hours by road from Warangal
city. This district has a small airport, Mamnoor, which
could accommodate small aircraft like the
ATR
42,Which is currently using for police.
Education (Professional colleges)
Some of the major educational institutions in this district are:
- SR
Engineering College, Ananthasagar, Warangal
- Mahboobia
Panjetan Management and Technology Jaanpak - Narsampet Road
Warangal
- Kakatiya College of Computer Science - MCA - Hunter Road
Warangal
- Kakatiya College of Physiotherapy - Hunter Road Warangal
- Jayamukhi
Institute Of Technological Sciences (Official Website)
- Kakatiya University (Official
Website)
- National
Institute of Technology, Warangal (formerly REC Warangal — One
of the top ranked advanced premium technical education institutes
in India)
- Kakatiya Medical
College – A medical education institute which has a 1000 bed
general hospital attached to it.
- Kakatiya
Institute of Technology and Science engineering college
established in 1980.
- Christu Jyoti
Institute of Technology and Science Engineering College,
Yeshwanthapur, Jangaon, Warangal.
- Balaji
Institute of Technology and Science Engineering College,
Maheswaram, Narsampet, Warangal.
- Ramappa engineering college in Shyampet, Hanamkonda,
Warangal.
- Vaagdevi College of Engineering
- St. Peters Pharmacy college
There are several engineering colleges situated around the city,
producing thousands of engineering students every year.
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- Synergy Consultant Group India (CMD: Mr. Madderla Giri
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Schools
1. St. Gabriels High School
2. St. Peter Public School
3. Warangal Public School
4. Fathima High School
6. Platinum Jubile High School
7. Bishop Beretta High School
8. St. Anns High School
9. Rising Sun High School
10. Kiddie Koop High School
11. St. Peter's Central Public School
Basic Amenities
- Power Sector
APGENCO is building a 500 MW (2x250MW)
(expandable to 1000MW in future) super thermal power plant in the
Chelpur/ Bhupalpally area.Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
is having a 630MVA, 400/220KV Substation in the Oglapur village in
Atmakur mandal.
- Water supply
The Devadula lift irrigation project, the biggest (5tmc) lift
irrigation project in the country, supplies the entire district
with water.
Business and Industry
- IT/ITES Hardware
In 2001
Software
Technology Parks of India started its branch in NIT Warangal
premises to issue single window facilities, fast track permissions
to IT, ITES companies & hardware parks so that IT/ITES parks
can be established easily. Some software companies like IBSS
Software Solutions and LINUS InfoTech are planning to start their
companies in Warangal because of the low living cost, low pollution
and good infrastructure facilities.
IT SEZ is also being set-up by APIIC and K Raheja Group in
Madikonda/Rampur area on the outskirts of Kazipet Town
- Textiles
This district is famous for producing cotton.
Cotton ginning is
done here and supplied to places like Mumbai
and Coimbatore
.
- Food processing
The district is home to the Regional Research Center of the
Acharya
N. G. Ranga Agricultural
University. This district is famous for
red chilly exports.
Most of the chilly
exports go to Nagpur
, Mumbai and
Pune
. Watermelon,
Musk melon and
Gherkins are grown in the district. Nekkonda,
Dornakal, Torrur and Mahabubabad are known for
Mango gardens.
Vegetables are supplied to Visakhapatnam
, Chennai
, Vijayawada
, Bangalore
, Nagpur and Hyderabad.
Mandals
One of the Kirti toranas of Kakatiya
Dynasty
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