Badangpet Explained

Badangpet
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Telangana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Telangana State, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Governing Body:Badangpet Municipal Corporation
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:Indian Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:500058
Area Code:08415
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:TS 08
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu

Badangpet is a satellite city of Hyderabad located in Rangareddy district of Telangana, India. It is one of the 13 Municipal Corporations in Telangana. It is newly constituted as Municipal Corporation from Nagar Panchayat, which was formed on 26–03–2013. It was formed by merging (8) erstwhile villages i.e. 1. Badangpet 2. Almasguda 3. Nadergul 4. Kurmalguda 5. Gurramguda 6. Balapur (part) 7. Venkatapur and 8. Mamidipally. The area of the ULB is 74.56 Sq. km. Population as per 2011 Census is 64579 and presently it is estimated to be at 100000.[1]

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)

Badangpet is located in the vicinity of the office of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). Hyderabad city is also the capital city of Telangana State. Initially developed as a residential hub, it has a very fast increase in population.

History

The name Badangpet came from a ruler named Badangi who ruled this area in the Deccan sultanate period. The old village has beautiful historical monuments such as button Gutta [Watchtower ] Fort walls and ancient shiva-Vishnu temple named Kasi Bugga.

Notes and References

  1. News: Bommala . Nabinder . January 13, 2020 . Battle of Badangpet: 158 in fray for 32 wards . The Times of India . 5 February 2020.