Kazipet
Kazipet | |
|---|---|
 A view of the main entrance of Kazipet Railway Station | |
  Kazipet Location in Telangana, India  Kazipet Kazipet (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′00″N 79°30′00″E / 17.96667°N 79.50000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.4 km2 (16.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN Code | 506003 [1] |
| Telephone code | +91–870 |
| Vehicle registration | TS–03 |
| Website | telangana |
Kazipet is the major educational and transport hub in Hanumakonda district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a city in Warangal Tri-City, and a mandal in Hanamakonda district. Kazipet falls under Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation.
Previously Kazipet was a separate city within Warangal. The three urban cities Kazipet, Hanamkonda and Warangal are together known as Warangal Tri-City. The cities are connected by National Highway 163. The major stations are Kazipet Junction railway station and Warangal railway station.[2]
Neighborhoods
[edit]Neighborhoods in Kazipet include:
- Somidi
- Ammavaripet
- Madikonda
- Shayampet
- Tharalapalli
- Rampur
- Kadipikonda
- Kothapalli
- Bapuji Nagar
Railway junction
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Kazipet railway station is an important station that connects North and South India,[3] and hosts a locomotive (largely diesel) maintenance division.[4]
In October 2023, the Hadapsar-Hyderabad Express was extended to Kazipet.[5]
Geography
[edit]Local streets include Bapuji Nagar, Bhavani Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Diesel Colony, Prasanth Nagar, Rahmath Nagar, Siddhartha Nagar, Somidi, Venkatadri Nagar, Vidhyanagar Vishunupuri and Jublee Market.
Culture
[edit]Syed Shah Afzal Biabani (1795 – 1856 A.D / 1210 – 26 Safar, 1272 AH) was a Sufi from Warangal, Hyderabad State (now Kazipet 132 km from Hyderabad, India). He was appointed Kazi of Warangal during the reign of Nizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II). Thus the name Kazipet. His dargah is among Warangal's pilgrimage centers.[6]
The word "Biabani" indicates a type of rural area in Persian and Urdu. He received this nickname because he spent 12 years in Tasawwuf (a form of Sufi meditation) in the caves located in the forest of Battupalli near Kazipet.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "India Post | Financial Services | Money Remittance Services | Instant Money Order (IMO) | List of Post Offices". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Warangal city may not be divided - TELANGANA". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Railway Budget: time for public representatives to act". The Hindu. 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Telangana State Official". Telanganastateofficial.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Four train services extended, to be flagged off from Telangana on October 9 - the New Indian Express".
- ^ "Kazipet Durgah - Warangal". Warangal360.tripod.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Hundreds of devotees throng Dargah". The Hindu. 19 March 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2011.