Suryapet
Suryapet ⓘ is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of its eponymous district. The Government of India announced Suryapet to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme. Suryapet has been awarded the "Cleanest city" in South India by the Ministry of Urban development in Swachh Survekshan 2017. It is also known as "Gateway of Telangana". It is located about 134 kilometres (83 mi) east of the state capital, Hyderabad and also it is located about 138 kilometres (86 mi) West of Vijayawada.
Suryapet
Suryapeta | |
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| Nickname: Sun city | |
Suryapet Location in Telangana, India Suryapet Suryapet (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17.1415°N 79.6236°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Suryapet |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Body | Suryapet Municipality |
| • MLA | Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy (BRS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 105,250 |
| • Rank | 10th ( in Telangana) 306th (in India) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 508 213 |
| Telephone code | 91-8684 |
| Vehicle registration | TS–29 |
| Sex ratio | 1000:923 ♂/♀ |
| HDI Category | medium |
| Literacy | 84.88% |
| Website | suryapetmunicipality |
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