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