Badapahad Explained

Badapahad
Other Name:Peddagutta
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Telangana
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates:18.4936°N 78.0167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nizamabad
Named For:Syed Sadullah Hussaini dargah
Governing Body:wakf board
Elevation M:375
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Badapahad Dargah, Peddagutta is a small town, village and Muslim pilgrim center. Built in the memory of the saint Syed Sadullah Hussain, the mosque is situated atop a hillock paidimal village in the Varni Mandal of Nizamabad district.[1] [2]

The Dargah is located at a distance of 38 km from the town of Nizamabad. Many Muslim devotees as well as Hindu devotees climb approximately one thousand steps every year to summit the hill.

The three-day annual festival of Urus at Badapahad is held every September. Devotees from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka attend the festival.[3]

Dargah is held under the aegis of Wakf Board. It is the only place where old coins are still being distributed.

Geography

Badapahad has an average elevation of . It is surrounded by Saidpur of Varni Mandal to the North and East, Paidmal of Varni Mandal to the South and Hanmajipet of Banswada Mandal to the South and West

It is 38 km from Nizamabad, 27km from Bodhan 172 km from Hyderabad and 52 km from Kamareddy.[4]

Demographics

Telugu and Urdu are the local languages. The total population of Badapahad is 3,963. The population is 2,016 males and 1,947 females, living in 853 houses. The total area of Badapahad is 1,720 hectares.

References

18.4936°N 78.0167°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Badapahad dargah to get facelift for annual Urs. Mohan. P. Ram. 2017-01-24. The Hindu. 2018-11-18. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  2. News: Urs begins on grand scale at Badapahad dargah. Mohan. P. Ram. 2017-04-09. The Hindu. 2018-11-18. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  3. Web site: Explore Telangana Tourism. tumblr.com. 12 February 2015.
  4. Web site: Bada Pahad Durga...Syed Sadulla Hussain . bhojpurinama.com . 12 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141025082641/http://m.bhojpurinama.com/trendsplay/QPPJXeYC01U/BADA-PAHAD-Durga...Syed-Sadulla-Hussain . 25 October 2014 .