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Suryapet
Suryapeta | |
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Nickname: Sun city | |
Coordinates: 17°08′29″N 79°37′25″E / 17.1415°N 79.6236°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
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 | |
• Total | 105,250[1] |
• 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 | TG–29 |
Sex ratio | 1000:923 ♂/♀ |
HDI Category | medium |
Literacy | 84.88% |
Website | suryapetmunicipality |
Suryapet Telangana.[4][5] 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.[6] Suryapet has been awarded the "Cleanest city" in South India by the Ministry of Urban development in Swachh Survekshan 2017.[7][8] It is also known as "Gateway of Telangana".[9] 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.
is a city in the Indian state of