Vikarabad

Vikarabad వికారాబాద్ وقارآباد Gangaram
Town
Rural Road near Vikarabad.jpg
Vikarabad Vikarabad Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 17°20′N 77°54′E / 17.33°N 77.90°ECoordinates: 17°20′N 77°54′E / 17.33°N 77.90°E
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	vikarabad district
Elevation	638 m (2,093 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	53,143
Languages
• Official	Telugu + Urdu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	501101
Telephone code	08416
Vehicle registration	TS 34
Website	vikarabadonline.in

Vikarabad is a town and Headquarters of the vikarabad district of the south Indian state of Telangana.

Vikarabad was founded and is named after the fifth Paigah Amir (Premier noble) H.E. Nawab Sir Vikar-ul-Umrah Bahadur, Sikander Jung, Iqbal-ud-Daula and Iqtadar-ul-Mulk, Nawab Muhammed Fazaluddin Khan KCIE served as prime minister of Hyderabad State and Berar Province between 1893 and 1901.

Nawab Sir Vicar-ul-Umrah was the younger son of Nawab Rasheeduddin Khan Bahadur, Shams ul Umra, Amir e Kabir IÌI, Amir e Paigah IV and Co-Regent of Hyderabad. He built three beautiful Palaces and Mansions in Vikarabad, like The Vikar Manzil Palace (which presently houses the deputy collector/RDO Office and still belongs to the Paigah family heirs) , Sultan Manzil Palace named after his eldest son and Heir, H.E. Nawab Sultan ul Mulk Bahadur the last full Amir of Vicar ul Umrahi Paigah and the vicar Shikargah which he later presented as nazar or offering to his brother in law and nephew, H.H.Nawab Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, the VIth Nizam of Hyderabad.

Sir Vikar's Jagir Vikarabad, Dharur and Anandgiri hills where know to be mini Hill station of the Deccan. He died in 1902 and is buried at the Paigah Tombs at Hyderabad.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Vikarabad had a population of 53,185. Males constitute 26,422 of the population and females 26,763. 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.vikarabad Dist Police superintendent office is located at Vikarabad. Presently Vikarabad is renowned as Rural Education centre. Engineering, Medical, Dental, Polytechnic, ITI 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.

Places of interest

View of Ananthagiri forest, in the vikarabad district of Telangana, India.

• Ananthagiri Temple in the village of Ananthagiri, 6 km from Vikarabad Mandal.^[3]
• Ananthagiri Hills, a forest region which is home to the Anantha Padnabhanaba Swamy temple. and the source of the Musi River. Telangana has second largest tuberculosis hospital is located in the Ananthagiri hills.

Politics

Vikarabad is an assembly constituency in Telangana State. MLAs representing the town have been:

• 2014 B. Sanjeeva Rao(Telangana Rashtra Samithi)
• 2009 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)

References

1. Census of India: Search Details
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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