Sircilla (also spelled as Siricilla/Sirsilla) is a town and the district headquarters of

Rajanna Sircilla district Rajanna Sircilla district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Sircilla is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Karimnagar, Siddipet, Jagtial, Kamareddy, and Nizamabad districts. Geography The district ...

in the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indep ...

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and ...

. It is located on the banks of

Manair river The Maner river or Manair or Maneru (Marathi : मानेर)(Telugu: మానేరు) is a tributary to the Godavari River in India. The Lower Maner Dam built across this river provides drinking water to Karimnagar, Telangana Telangan ...

in the Sircilla

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of Sircilla revenue division. It is popularly known as ''Textile Town'' due to the presence of large number of

power loom A power loom is a mechanized loom, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. The first power loom was designed in 1786 by Edmund Cartwright and first built that same yea ...

s, textile processing and

dyeing Dyeing is the application of dyes or pigments on textile materials such as fibers, yarns, and fabrics with the goal of achieving color with desired color fastness. Dyeing is normally done in a special solution containing dyes and particu ...

units. It is the biggest textile hub in the state of

with over 40,000 power looms. Sircilla, along with

Warangal Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an . Warangal se ...

is proposed to be developed as a mega textile zone by the

Telangana government The Government of Telangana also known as Telangana Government, is the governing authority of the state of Telangana in India. It consists of an executive, a judiciary and a legislative. The state government is headed by the Governor of Tela ...

.https://sircillamunicipality.telangana.gov.in/ The first Visalandhra Mahasabha in Telangana was held at Sircilla during the

Visalandhra movement The Visalandhra, Vishalandhra or Vishala Andhra was a movement in post-independence India for a united state for all Telugu speakers, a Greater Andhra ( te, విశాలాంధ్ర ''Viśālāndhra''). This movement was led by the Communi ...

Geography

The town is located at . It has an average elevation of 322 metres (1056 feet). By road, it is located 120 km north of

Secunderabad Secunderabad, also spelled as Sikandarabad (, ), is a twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the South Central Railway ...

, 40 km west of

Karimnagar Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name) is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation a ...

, 30 km north of

Siddipet Siddipet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of Siddipet district. It is located about north of the state capital, Hyderabad, and from Warangal. The District Headquarters and police C ...

and 56 km east of Kamareddy. It is 10 km away from the historic Vemulawada temple town. Governance Civic administration Sircilla Municipality was constituted in 1952 and is now classified as a ''first grade municipality'' with 34 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of .

Transport

A new national highway numbered NH 365B connects Sircilla with different district headquarters of the state

Suryapet Suryapet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. 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 Transformat ...

- Jangaon-

- Sircilla. Manoharabad Kothapalli new broad gauge line under brisk construction connects the town with Secunderabad, Karimnagar, Gajwel, Siddipet and Manoharabad.

Demographics

census, the town has a population of 92,910 within the municipal limits of 55.47 km² area. Hindus form the majority religious group with 92% of the population, followed by 6% Muslims and 2% others.

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is the most widely spoken language.

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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is spoken among the Muslim communities.

Economy

Sircilla economy is largely driven by textile industry with presence of numerous textile and textile-allied industries spread across the town and nearby villages. It is also the main commercial center for trade and commerce in the district. The town is also a major education and healthcare hub of the region. The town has a sprawling Textile park nearby, an apparel park for garments industry with companies like Shoppers stop, Gokuldas Image, etc. setting up their manufacturing units. Starting 2018, Telangana government is giving orders to manufacture 1 crore meters of Bathumma Sarees worth 350 crore rupees a year. The town is now a bustling town with strong economy in Telangana. The town also has various major tourists places in proximity, like Sri Rajarajeshwara temple, Sri Rajarajeshwara Mid Manair reservoir, Ananthagiri reservoir, Malkapet reservoir, Peddamma jungle, etc.

Education

There are numerous educational institutions in the town. The town has one of the oldest junior colleges in the state, a government degree and polytechnic college. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) - Rajanna Sircilla is a government engineering college under

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTU Hyderabad) is a public university, located in Hyderabad, Telangana. Founded in 1965 as the Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College, it was established as a university in 1972 by ''The Jawah ...

. A Government nursing college for women was inaugurated in 2021. There is also a Government Agricultural polytechnic college, a Government Medical college is proposed to be set up with a teaching hospital. Apart from these there are many private degree and technical institutions in the town.

Politics

Sircilla assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in

.It is represented by K. T. Rama Rao.

Notable people

* Midde Ramulu –

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artist from Hanmajipet village. * C. Narayana Reddy - Lyricist and the first recipient of

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in Telugu. * Anabheri Prabhakar Rao – Freedom fighter and major activist of

Telangana Rebellion The Telangana Rebellion popularly known as Telangana Sayuda Poratam (Telugu : తెలంగాణ సాయుధ పోరాటం) of 1946–51 was a communist-led insurrection of peasants against the princely state of Hyderabad in the r ...

. *

Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao (31 August 1923 in Marupaka - 9 May 2016 in Hyderabad) was an Indian communist leader and politician from the state of Telangana (former part of Andhra Pradesh). Between 1957 and 2004 he got elected six times to the ...

– Freedom fighter and six times ex-MLA of Sircilla. * Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao – Entrepreneur, ex-central home minister and former governor of Maharashtra and

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...

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- Film actor and comedian. *

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- Indian Actor, Director and Producer.

References

{{Municipalities of Telangana Guduri Seetaram tholi tharam katha rachayita Cities and towns in Rajanna Sircilla district Mandal headquarters in Karimnagar district