Shankarpalli Explained

Shankarpally
Native Name Lang:شانکارپالا
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:India Telangana#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates:17.4514°N 78.1317°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ranga Reddy
Government Footnotes:[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:7.88
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:560
Population Total:12047
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:501203
Registration Plate:TS-07

Shankarpalli is a town in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It falls under Shankarpalli mandal of Chevella revenue division.[4] It is named after the famous Lord Shiva Temple.

Geography

Shankarpalli is located at 17.4514°N 78.1317°W.

Transportation

Shankarpalli is well connected and provides the people of this town and the nearby villages with access to many transportation facilities. There is a railway station of South Central Railway of Indian Railways. Many passenger as well as super fast expresses, intercity expresses are operated in this line. This town has significantly developed road connectivity. Telangana State Road Transport Corporation a state owned corporation operates buses between Mehdipatnam-Shankarpally, Sangareddy-Shankarpally, Vikarabad-Shankarpally, Chevella-Shankarpally, Mominpet-Shankarpally among the many other lines. The state highway also passes through this town.

Demographics

census, Shankarpalli had a population of 12,047. The total population constitute, 6,097 males and 5,950 females —a sex ratio of 976 females per 1000 males. 1,639 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 850 are boys and 786 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 70.89% with 10,001 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.

Government and politics

Shankarpalli gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. The panchayat is divided into wards and each ward is represented by an elected ward member. The ward members are headed by a Sarpanch.[5] Shankarpally Constituted as Municipality on 2 August 2018 Merged with 4 other Gram Panchayats, Ramanthapur, Fathepur, Bulkapur, Singapur.

Shankarpally falls under Chevella (SC) (Assembly constituency) of Telangana Legislative Assembly.[6] [7] The present MLA representing the constituency is Kale Yadaiah of Indian National Congress.[8]

Education

Indus International School is located in the area. This village is approximately from IIT Hyderabad Campus. Global Indian International School, is also located in this area. IBS Hyderabad, a constituent of the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE) a Deemed University as per the UGC Act 1956,[9] is also located in Shankerpalli. IBS is in Donthanapally, Shankarapalli Road and from main Shankerpalli.[10] [11] Not only the global schools and universities but there are local schools like Sri Vivekananda High School and Sri Vivekananda Junior College for Telugu and English mediums, Jagruthi Degree College, Chaitanya Junior College, Ramakrishna High School, Revathi High School, Sri Krishnaveni Talent School, and Aksharam Public School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ePanchayat - House Tax. Panchayat Raj & Rural Employment. 27 March 2017.
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook – Moinabad. Census of India. 20 May 2016. 14,293.
  3. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ibrahimpatnam, India. fallingrain.com.
  4. Web site: Rangareddy district. New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. 26 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013221458/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130761931250.Rangareddy.pdf. 13 October 2016.
  5. Book: Social Science. Vk Publications. 9788179732144. 117. en.
  6. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 . Election Commission of India. 11 October 2014. 11.
  7. Web site: Map of Ranga Reddy. New districts formation portal. 27 March 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008030800/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/template1-assets/maps/RANGAREDDY.jpg. 8 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Member's Report . Telangana Legislature Assembly. 27 March 2017.
  9. Web site: UGC Act-1956. mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. 1 February 2016.
  10. Web site: IBS Hyderabad. ibshyderabad.org. 2016-01-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160115044245/http://ibshyderabad.org/index.htm. 2016-01-15.
  11. Web site: The IFHE Hyderabad Full-time Campus Programs MBA Programs B.Tech Course BBA Program BBA-LLB(Hons.)Program The Ph.D. Program. ifheindia.org. 2016-01-14.