Alair Explained

Alair
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Telangana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Telangana, India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:17.65°N 79.05°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Yadadri Bhuvanagiri
Subdivision Type3:Mandal
Subdivision Name3:Alair
Subdivision Type4:Revenue Division
Subdivision Name4:Bhongir
Established Title1:Incorporated (town)
Established Date1:1 August 2018
Government Footnotes:[1]
Government Type:Municipal council
Governing Body:Alair Municipality
Leader Title:Sarpanch
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Ha:2942
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:18054
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:508101
Area Code:+91–8685
Registration Plate:TS 30

Alair is a town in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and one of the constituencies in the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. It is located in Alair mandal of Bhongir revenue division.[4] Alair is known for its Kulpakji Jain temple, and also known as the birthplace of Renukacharya, (also known as Revaṇārādhya or Revaṇasiddha) one of the five acharyas who came in the Kali Yuga to teach and preach Vīraśaivism.

Geography

Aler is located at .[5] It has an average elevation of 361 metres (1187 ft).

Government and politics

Alair municipality is the local self-government, constituted on 1 August 2018, by merging Alair and Bahadurpeta gram panchayats. Alair falls under Alair assembly constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, which is one of the segments of Bhongir Lok Sabha constituency.[6]

Transport

Aler is well connected by roadways which passes from Hyderabad to Warangal. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation public transport buses to major destinations from Aler. Aler Railway Station is Located in Telangana. It belongs to South Central Railway.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Allocation of duties to ADMCs . Telangana State Mission for Elimination of Poverty . Municipal Administration and Urban development Department, Telangana . 8 May 2019 . Hyderabad . 6 . PDF . 13 August 2018.
  2. Web site: District Census Hand Book - Nalgonda . . . 8 May 2019 . 13,170 . PDF.
  3. Web site: Population . . . 8 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Revenue divisions and mandals in Yadadri district . The official website of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district . Revenue Department, Telangana . 19 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190423150745/http://yadadri.telangana.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/247.Ydadri-247.pdf . 23 April 2019 . 3, 4 . PDF . 11 October 2016 . dead .
  5. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Aleru.html Aleru at Fallingrain.com
  6. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. 17 December 2018. The Election Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. 15, 29. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003220916/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. 3 October 2018. 25 April 2019.