Vicarabad
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Vikarabad or Vicarabad is a town and Muncipality in Ranga Reddy District of Andhra Pradesh
in India
. It was named after the forth Amir of Paigah
Vikar, prime minister of Hyderabad and Berar (this territory was Paigah
Jagir of Sir Vikar ul umra also included his Private estate). The city is well connected on railroad and has Vikarabad Junction where the railway line coming from Hyderabad/Secunderabad
Jn bifurcates towards Pune
/Mumbai
via Wadi
Junction. The other line goes to Parli Vaijnath (a Jyotirlinga
Centre) in Maharashtra
and further on to Parbhani
in Maharashtra
. Its climate was famous during the princely era with Vikar Manzil Palace being a summer retreat of the Nawab (Begumpet railway station was specially constructed by Sir Vikar within his Begumpet
Paigah palace conglomerate for his travel to Vikarabad). But sadly now deforestation has deprived this city and Taluka of its ecological pre-eminence.
, Vikarabad had a population of 42,258. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Vikarabad has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 57%. In Vikarabad, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.Rangareddy Dist Police superintendent office is located at Vikarabad. Presently Vikarabad is renowned as Rural Education centre. Engineering, Medical, Dental, Polytechnic, ITI,and Colleges of Education
are also situated and serving the rural people for low cost. Historical Sri Anantha Padmanabha College helped its pupil to emerge as Industrialists, IAS officers,Politicians, Software engineers and Professionals in many fields.Dr.M.Ramchander Rao,a well known Dentist laid a good platform for medical and political environment here.
After functioning from Hyderabad for 24 years, the Ranga Reddy district police office was finally shifted to Vikarabad on 2 May 2003.The Former Home Minister, T. Devender Goud, inaugurated the Ranga Reddy SP office in Vikarabad and laid foundation stones separately for the construction of a new building for SP office and a district jail. see http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/05/03/stories/2003050307860300.htm
DGP Swaranjit Sen on 25 January 2006 inaugurated a separate CLUES team for Ranga Reddy district police at Vikarabad.
Noted telangana poet, writer and author of several legal works sri Mangari Rajender popularly known as Zimbo among literary circles Assumed charge as Senior Civil judge vikarabad on 2 May 2009.The Famous "JAATIYA SAHITYA PARISHATH"(Nationalist Forum for Literature)was started as SAHITI SAMITHI in Vikarabad itself in 1971.
Vikarabad is famous for nice climate and peaceful weather.
And vikarabad is now modified to a tourist spot by AP govt by constructing a Tristar guest house/restuarent .
Vikarabad in Ranga Reddy district is among the eight satellite towns identified for the implementation of pilot scheme on Infrastructure Development with a total outlay of Rs 5000 crore.
The scheme aims at development of urban infrastructure facilities like solid waste management, water supply and sewerage to channelise future growth and ameliorate pressure on mega cities, Minister of State, Urban Development, Mr S Saugata Roy told the Lok Sabha .
• 2008 G. Prasad Kumar (Indian National Congress
)
• 2004 A.Chandra Shekar (Telangana Rashtra Samithi
)
• 1999 A. Chandra sekhar (Telugu Desam Party
)
• 1994 A. Chandra sekhar (Telugu Desam Party
)
• 1989 A. Chandra sekhar (Telugu Desam Party
)
• 1985 A. Chandra sekhar (Telugu Desam Party
)
• 1983 K.R.K. Swami (Indian National Congress
)
• 1978 V.B. Tirumalaiah (Indian National Congress
)
• 1972 V.B. Tirumalaiah (Independent)
• 1967 A. Ramaswami (Indian National Congress
)
• 1962 A. Ramaswami (Indian National Congress
)
• 1957 Marri Chenna Reddy
(Indian National Congress
)
• 1957 A. Ramaswami (Indian National Congress
)
• 1952 Marri Chenna Reddy
(Indian National Congress
)
• 1952 A. Ramaswami (Indian National Congress
)
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Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was named after the forth Amir of Paigah
Paigah
Paigah or the Shums ul Umra family was the Premier nobility of the Hyderabad State. They were richer and had larger estates than the average Indian Maharajah, they maintained their own court, their own extraordinary palaces, and their own twelve-thousand-strong private army...
Vikar, prime minister of Hyderabad and Berar (this territory was Paigah
Paigah
Paigah or the Shums ul Umra family was the Premier nobility of the Hyderabad State. They were richer and had larger estates than the average Indian Maharajah, they maintained their own court, their own extraordinary palaces, and their own twelve-thousand-strong private army...
Jagir of Sir Vikar ul umra also included his Private estate). The city is well connected on railroad and has Vikarabad Junction where the railway line coming from Hyderabad/Secunderabad
Secunderabad
Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...
Jn bifurcates towards Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
/Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
via Wadi
Wadi
Wadi is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some cases, it may refer to a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain or simply an intermittent stream.-Variant names:...
Junction. The other line goes to Parli Vaijnath (a Jyotirlinga
Jyotirlinga
A Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or Jyotirlingam is a shrine where Lord Shiva, an aspect of God in Hinduism is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam of light." There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India....
Centre) in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
and further on to Parbhani
Parbhani
Parbhani is a city in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Parbhani, formerly known as “Prabhavatinagar”, is a city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District.Parbhani is approximately situated at the centre of Maharashtra...
in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. Its climate was famous during the princely era with Vikar Manzil Palace being a summer retreat of the Nawab (Begumpet railway station was specially constructed by Sir Vikar within his Begumpet
Begumpet
Begumpet is a neighborhood in Hyderabad, India.-History:Begumpet is named after the daughter of the second Nizam, Basheer Ul-Unnisaa Begum , who received it as part of her wedding dowry was married to the second Amir of Paigah The Shums ul Umra Amir e Kabir 1...
Paigah palace conglomerate for his travel to Vikarabad). But sadly now deforestation has deprived this city and Taluka of its ecological pre-eminence.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Vikarabad had a population of 42,258. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Vikarabad has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 57%. In Vikarabad, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.Rangareddy Dist Police superintendent office is located at Vikarabad. Presently Vikarabad is renowned as Rural Education centre. Engineering, Medical, Dental, Polytechnic, ITI,and Colleges of Education
are also situated and serving the rural people for low cost. Historical Sri Anantha Padmanabha College helped its pupil to emerge as Industrialists, IAS officers,Politicians, Software engineers and Professionals in many fields.Dr.M.Ramchander Rao,a well known Dentist laid a good platform for medical and political environment here.
- St judes a famous school and mary knots another school more than a history of 100years.
After functioning from Hyderabad for 24 years, the Ranga Reddy district police office was finally shifted to Vikarabad on 2 May 2003.The Former Home Minister, T. Devender Goud, inaugurated the Ranga Reddy SP office in Vikarabad and laid foundation stones separately for the construction of a new building for SP office and a district jail. see http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/05/03/stories/2003050307860300.htm
DGP Swaranjit Sen on 25 January 2006 inaugurated a separate CLUES team for Ranga Reddy district police at Vikarabad.
Noted telangana poet, writer and author of several legal works sri Mangari Rajender popularly known as Zimbo among literary circles Assumed charge as Senior Civil judge vikarabad on 2 May 2009.The Famous "JAATIYA SAHITYA PARISHATH"(Nationalist Forum for Literature)was started as SAHITI SAMITHI in Vikarabad itself in 1971.
Vikarabad is famous for nice climate and peaceful weather.
And vikarabad is now modified to a tourist spot by AP govt by constructing a Tristar guest house/restuarent .
Vikarabad in Ranga Reddy district is among the eight satellite towns identified for the implementation of pilot scheme on Infrastructure Development with a total outlay of Rs 5000 crore.
The scheme aims at development of urban infrastructure facilities like solid waste management, water supply and sewerage to channelise future growth and ameliorate pressure on mega cities, Minister of State, Urban Development, Mr S Saugata Roy told the Lok Sabha .
Places of interest around Vikarabad
- Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple: Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple is situated in Ananthagiri Village, just 6 km from Vikarabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and 75 km from Hyderabad city.
- Vikar Manzil presently Leased out to office of the RDO (Private property belongling to the Heirs of Amir e Eaigah Sir Vikar ul Umra)
- Ananthagiri Hills which is located 6 km away from Vikarabad, it is well known for Anantha Padnabhanaba swamy temple. It is one of the big forest area in Ranga Reddy district. It is the place where Musi river starts. There is also a TB hospital located on Ananthagiri hills. It is second biggest TBTB-Music:*Tenor and bass, a score for male chorus*The Beatles, the English rock band, the most lauded and successful group in the history of modern music**The Beatles , the tenth album by the above band, also known as the White Album...
hospital in AP.
- Bugga Rameshwaram: It is a place which is located 4 km away from Vikarabad. It is well known for Shivalayam temple.
- Sri Anantha Padmanabha Arts & Science college: Sri Anantha Padmanabha Arts& Science college is situated in Ananthagiri Rd, just 2 km from Vikarabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and 70 km from Hyderabad city.
Villages
- AnanthagiriAnanthagiri, Ranga Reddy districtAnathagiri is a village and panchayat in Ranga Reddy district, AP, India. It falls under Vikarabad mandal....
- Dhannaram
- Gottimukkala
- ALLAMPALLY
- Vemulpally
- Gollaguda
- Bodikusum
- dodlacheru
- koppulatata
Assembly Constituency
Vikarabad is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.• 2008 G. Prasad Kumar (Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
)
• 2004 A.Chandra Shekar (Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Telangana Rashtra Samithi is a regional separatist political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Ideology:Telangana Rashtra Samithi's main aim is to separate Telangana region from Andhra Pradesh and to regain regional autonomy as it existed before the formation of Andhra Pradesh...
)
• 1999 A. Chandra sekhar (Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...
)
• 1994 A. Chandra sekhar (Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...
)
• 1989 A. Chandra sekhar (Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...
)
• 1985 A. Chandra sekhar (Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...
)
• 1983 K.R.K. Swami (Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
)
• 1978 V.B. Tirumalaiah (Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
)
• 1972 V.B. Tirumalaiah (Independent)
• 1967 A. Ramaswami (Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
)
• 1962 A. Ramaswami (Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
)
• 1957 Marri Chenna Reddy
Marri Chenna Reddy
Marri Channa Reddy was an Indian politician active in several states. He was the governor of Uttar Pradesh , governor of Punjab , governor of Rajasthan from February 1992 to May 1993, and governor of Tamil Nadu from 1993 until his death. He was a leader of Indian National Congress Party...
(Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
)
• 1957 A. Ramaswami (Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
)
• 1952 Marri Chenna Reddy
Marri Chenna Reddy
Marri Channa Reddy was an Indian politician active in several states. He was the governor of Uttar Pradesh , governor of Punjab , governor of Rajasthan from February 1992 to May 1993, and governor of Tamil Nadu from 1993 until his death. He was a leader of Indian National Congress Party...
(Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
)
• 1952 A. Ramaswami (Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
)
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