Jagtial

Jagtial జగిత్యాల جگتیال
Town
Tower circle in jagtial
Jagtial Jagtial Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 18°48′N 78°56′E / 18.8°N 78.93°ECoordinates: 18°48′N 78°56′E / 18.8°N 78.93°E
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Jagtial
Government
• Body	Jagtial Municipality
• M.L.A	T. Jeevan Reddy
• M.P	K. Kavitha
Area[1]
• Total	28.25 km^2 (10.91 sq mi)
Elevation	264 m (866 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	1,03,930
• Density	3,700/km^2 (9,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu, Urdu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	505327
Telephone code	08724
Vehicle registration	TS–02
Website	telangana.gov.in

Jagtial is a district in Indian state of Telangana.^[3]

Geography

Jagtial is located at 18°48′N 78°56′E / 18.8°N 78.93°E. It has an average elevation of 264 meters (866 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 1,03,930. The average literacy rate stands at 78.61% with 67,931 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.^[4]

Government and politics

Civic administration

Jagtial Municipality was constituted in 1952 and is classified as a first grade municipality with 38 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 28.25 km² (10.91 sq mi).^[1] A.Sharath is the present collector of the district.^[5]

References

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 Karimnagar district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
4. "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
5. "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.