Parigi | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Telangana#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Telangana, India |
Coordinates: | 17.1833°N 77.8833°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vikarabad |
Governing Body: | municipality |
Leader Title: | Commissionor |
Leader Name: | G.Teji Reddy |
Elevation M: | 526 |
Population Total: | 32502 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | 201.5 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu, |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 501501 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 08412 |
Registration Plate: | TS-34 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 956 ♂/♀ |
Parigi is a town and municipality in the Vikarabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Parigi mandal of Parigi division[1]
Pargi is at 17.1833°N 77.8833°W.[2] It has an average elevation of about, and is 68 km from Hyderabad. It relies entirely on ground water, but has an ample supply of it, sustaining a farming industry exploiting its fertile, black soil. The major crops are cotton, maize, and Jowar, and there are also many mango groves.
Parigi has recently been recognised as a municipal corporation by the government of Telangana, Tirumala and Jersey.
Parigi is located some 66 km west of Hyderabad, and is 60 km from the city's outer ring road, 66 km from Shamshabad Airport, 38 km from Shadnagar, 36 km from Chevella and 18 km from Vikarabad.
The town is accessible via the new Hyderabad-Bijapur-Goa National Highway NH-163. The NH-44 Link road passes by Pargi-Shadnagar.
The nearest railway stations are Vikarabad Railway Junction (about 18 km away), Shadnagar Station (about 38 km away) and Hyderabad Deccan(nampally) (about 76 km away).
The nearest airport is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport-Hyderabad, about 67 km away.