Metpally is a town and Revenue Division and third largest town in

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 ...

of the

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Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

. It is located 222 km from the state capital

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

, 67 km from Nizamabad, 80 km 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 ...

and 33 km from district headquarters

Jagtial Jagtial is a city and the district headquarters of Jagtial district of Telangana state, India. Located about north of the state capital Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad, it has an average elevation of . According to the 2011 census, the population ...

. Many dynasties ruled including Sathavahanas and Kakatiyas. The Kakatiyas built a temple named Chennakesava.

Government and politics

Metpally is in the Jagtial district. Metpally Municipality was constituted in 2005 and is classified as a ''third-grade municipality'' with 24 election wards. Metpally was once a thaluk and constituency for several years.

Economy

The main occupation of the people surrounding this town is agriculture. A variety of crops are grown, including

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, soya, gingelly,

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, moong dal and groundnuts.

Temples

There are several historical temples in Metpally. * ISKCON Metpally, Hare Krishna Temple * Kashi bagh Temple complex including the Hanuman, Shiva and Dattatreya Swamy temples. * Chenna Keshavaswamy temple dating back to the 13th century. * Omkareshwara temple * Narasimha Swami temple * Ramalayam in SRSP camp * Vasavi kanyaka parameshwari temple *Abhayastha hanuman temple-Vellulla road *Ayyappa swamy temple *Markhandeya Temple *Krishna Mandiram *Sai Baba Temple-Near Railway Station *Venkateshwara Temple-near Old Bustand *Veera bramhamgari temple Dubbawada *Gol Hanuman temple, Dubbawada *Mahalaxmi temple near Vatti vaagu is the oldest & most believed temple by Metpally people. *Bhudevi temple, located at Chavidi circle, is the 1st temple in Metpally. *Tri Shakti Devalayam, besides ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple

Entertainment

Movie theatres

# Asian Sai Krishna Theatre # Laxmi A/C Theatre

Transport

Metpally town is connected with

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Rail

Metpally has a railway station on the Peddapalli-Nizamabad line.

References

{{Reflist Mandal headquarters in Jagtial district