| Sangareddy | |
| Other Name: | Sangareddipet |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Telangana#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Telangana, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.6294°N 78.0917°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sangareddy |
| Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hyderabad Metropolitan Region |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Hyderabad |
| Established Title: | Municipal Established |
| Named For: | Sanga |
| Government Type: | Municipal Council |
| Governing Body: | Sangareddy Municipal Corporation |
| Leader Title1: | District collector |
| Leader Name1: | Smt. Valluru Kranthi, IAS |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.70 |
| Population Metro: | 325000 |
| Elevation M: | 496 |
| Population Total: | 72,344 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Rank: | 21st in Telangana |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 502 001 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | code-08455 |
| Registration Plate: | TS 15 |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Leader Title: | MLA |
| Leader Name: | Chinta Prabhakar |
Sangareddy, formally Sangareddipet[2] [3] is a city and district headquarters of the Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. It was named after the ruler Sanga, who was the son of Rani Shankaramba, a ruler of Medak during the Nizam era. It is the largest city in the Sangareddy district and the sixth largest city in the state.
The Sangareddy Municipality, classified as a first grade municipality with 38 election wards, was created in 1954. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 13.69km2.[1] The city is spread over an urban area of 45km2.
The city has three large-scale public sector industries. These are Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (one of the Maharatna companies of the Indian government), Bharat Dynamics Limited (where one of India's most powerful missiles, Prithvi, was produced), and Ordnance Factory Medak (which manufactures the Sarath tanks for the Indian Army).
The city includes the Old Sangareddy and New Sangareddy sections. Old Sangareddy is known for its bazaars and old district jail, which has been converted to a jail museum and now called Heritage Jail Museum.[4]
Monin, a French liquor company, has started to build a manufacturing facility in the district.[5]
There are a variety of educational institutions in Sangareddy. There is a Government Medical College, Sangareddy.
NH-65 road passes through the city.
About 15 km away from Sangareddy is an outer ring road which connects to Shamshabad airport – Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, Gachibowli, and Medchal.
A bypass road to NH44 is linked from Sangareddy to Shadnagar through Chevella.
Long distance travel options are also available from Sangareddy to Tirupati, Vizag, Vijayawada, and Kandukooru directly.
The nearest railway stations are Shankarpalli railway station which is about 22 km away, Lingampally, which is about 30 km away, Secunderabad (about 50 km away) and Nampally Station, which is around 53 km away. Zahirabad Railway Station which is about 55 km away.
The nearest air transport facility is Hyderabad International Airport, which is 70 km from Sangareddy.
The city had a population of 72,344 as of the 2011 census.[6] [7]
The Telugu dailies publishers in the city are Eenadu, Andhra Jyothy, and Sakshi. Apart from the local language, there are also English papers such as The Hindu, The Times of India, and The Hans India.