Bejjanki is a mandal in

Siddipet district Siddipet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is Siddipet. This district contains a part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region(Markook, Telangana, Markook Mulugu Saraswati Temple, Wargal, Wargal) The district ...

of the

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n state of

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. It consists of 25 villages.

History

Bejjanki is a mandal in the newly formed district of Siddipet. It was previously part of Karimnagar district. Bejjanki was divided into two separate mandals during the formation of new districts in 2016.

Festivals and Culture

Bejjanki Jathara and Dassara are the major festivals celebrated in Bejjanki. Other festivals celebrated are Bonalu, Ugadi, Bathukamma, Deepavali, Sankranti, Shivarathri and Holi. Bejjanki Jathara is one of the biggest fairs in Siddipet and Karimnagar districts. Bejjanki Jathara comes on the very first pournami of the Telugu calendar which is Chaitra Pournami.

Geography

Bejjanki is the largest village in the mandal with a population of over 8,000. Villages surrounding Bejjanki are Chilapur, Gundaram, Papannapalli, Ellampalli.

Politics

Bejjanki mandal is part of Manakondur assembly constituency and Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency. TRS candidate Rasamai Balakishan has won the 2018 Assembly elections from Manakondur constituency for the second consecutive time. Bahujan Samaj Party is one of the major parties in Bejjanki Mandal.

Education

The Government Junior College, Government Boys High School, Government Girls High School, and Telangana State Model School are schools for the rural people of Bejjanki mandal. Private schools and colleges are also available.

Transport

Bejjanki is well connected with roads. A 5 km road from Bejjanki Gram Panchayat office connects to

Rajiv Rahadari Rajiv Highway(SH-1) రాజీవ్ రహదారి is a four lane express Toll road in Northern Telangana, India. It is managed by Hyderabad - Karimnagar - Ramagundam (HKR) Roadways, Ltd. The highway begins at Shamirpet ORR Entrance in H ...

. Buses are available from

Karimnagar Karimnagar, also informally known as Elagandula, is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration in the state. It is third largest City in the state and Municipal Corporation and i ...

Siddipet Siddipet, also natively spelt as Siddipeta, is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of the Siddipet district. It is located about north of the state capital, Hyderabad, and from Warangal ...

, HUSNABAD TOWN and Vemulawada. Karimnagar bus depot 1 runs city buses to Bejjanki everyday and also few other bus services to other villages via Bejjanki. A bus runs daily between Karimnagar and Secunderabad via Bejjanki which connects the village with the state capital. Auto rickshaws are also available for the people in Bejjanki to reach shorter destinations quickly.

Sports

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is the most popular sport in Bejjanki, though sports such as

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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, and

Kabaddi Kabaddi (, ) is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players. It is one of the traditional games of South Asia. In this game, a raider enters the opposing half of the court to touch defenders and attempt to return within 30 ...

are also enjoyed by the younger people. A cricket tournament is conducted in January by Bejjanki youth association.

References

Mandals in Siddipet district {{Karimnagar-geo-stub