Jagtial is a city and the district headquarters of

Jagtial district Jagtial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Jagtial. The district shares boundaries with Nirmal, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Sircilla a ...

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state,

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. Located about north of the state capital

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, it has an average elevation of . According to the 2011 census, the population was 103,930.

Transport

Road

* NH 61 Bhiwandi Ahmednagar Nanded Nirmal Jagtial * NH 63 Latur Nizamabad Jagtial Mancherial Bijapur Jagdalpur * NH 563 Jagtial Karimnagar Warangal Khammam * Jagtial to Peddapalli R&B Highway

Bus

TGSRTC operates a bus depot in the town. The Jagtial bus depot is one of the most profitable depots owned by TGSRTC. Jagtial has direct connectivity to other major cities including

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Railway

There is a railway station in Jagtial located at

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village called Lingampet Jagtial (LPJL). It is a part of the Peddapalli-Nizamabad line. This station is a major exporter of

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, rice and other agricultural products. A weekly train between Lokmanya Tilak (Mumbai) - Karimnagar stops at Jagtial. Daily, a

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push-pull train from Nizamabad-Sirpur town runs and stops at this station.

Educational institutes

* JNTUH College of Engineering Jagtial, located in Nachupally Jagtial *

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college of Jagtial *NAAC National Academy of Construction *Government Medical College Jagtial *Government Nursing College Jagtial *SKNR Government Degree college *Government women's Degree college *Government Intermediate Junior College *NSV Educational Institutions KG to PG *SM Shubamastu Convention Hall

Notable people

Duvvasi Mohan Duvvasi Mohan is an Indian actor who is known for acting in comic roles, primarily in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He is from Jagtial. He entered Telugu cinema as a producer, but later turned to acting and appeared in comedy roles in over 350 fi ...

, actor and comedian in Telugu cinema *

Venu Sriram Venu Sriram is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. In 2011, he made his directorial debut with ''Oh My Friend''. He went on to direct films such as '' MCA (Middle Class Abbayi)'' (2017) and '' Vakeel Saab'' (2021 ...

, film director in Tollywood *

Harish Shankar Sanganabhatla Harish Shankar (born 31 March 1977) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema, and Telugu drama, Telugu theater. He made his directorial debut with ''Shock (2006 film), Shock'' ( ...

, film director in Tollywood * Alishetty Prabhakar, writer and painter * T. Jeevan Reddy, politician, MLC, * L. Ramana, politician from

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, MLC

References

{{Jagtial district Cities and towns in Jagtial district Mandals in Jagtial district Cities in Telangana