Sircilla

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Siricilla Sircilla, Sirisilla, Sirisala,
Town
Nickname:  Textile Town
Siricilla Location in Telangana, India Show map of Telangana Siricilla Siricilla (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 18°23′N 78°50′E / 18.38°N 78.83°E / 18.38; 78.83
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Rajanna Sircilla
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Sircilla Municipal Council
Area [1]
• Total	55.87 km2 (21.57 sq mi)
Elevation	322 m (1,056 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	92,910
• Rank	16th in Telangana
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	505 301
Vehicle registration	TS-23
Website	sircillamunicipality.telangana.gov.in

Siricilla (also spelled as Sircilla/Sirsilla) is a town and the district headquarters of Rajanna Siricilla district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located on the banks of Manair river in the Siricilla mandal of Siricilla revenue division. It is popularly known as Textile Town due to the presence of large number of power looms, textile processing and dyeing units. It is the biggest textile hub in the state of Telangana with over 40,000 power looms. Siricilla, along with Warangal is proposed to be developed as a mega textile zone by the Telangana government.^[2] The first Visalandhra Mahasabha in Telangana was held at Siricilla during the Visalandhra movement.