Jagtial

Jagtial
City
Jagtial is located in Telangana
Jagtial
Jagtial
Jagtial (Telangana)
Coordinates: 18.789500°N 78.912000°E / 18.789500; 78.912000
Country India
State Telangana
District Jagtial
Region Deccan
Founded by Jack & Tal
Named for Jack & Tal
Government
 • Type Democratic
 • Body Jagtial Municipality
 • M.L.A Dr Sanjay Kumar
 • M.P Dharmapuri Aravind
Area
 • Total 45 km2 (17 sq mi)
 • Rank 5th rank
Elevation
 310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 103,930
 • Rank 13th in Telangana
Languages
 • Official Telugu language , Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
505327
Telephone code 08724
Vehicle registration TS 21
Website https://jagtialmunicipality.telangana.gov.in/

Jagtial is a city in and the district headquarters of Jagtial district of Telangana state, India. Located about 190 kilometres (118 mi) north of the state capital Hyderabad, it has an average elevation of 293 metres (961 ft). In 2011 the population was about 104,000

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1931 16,294 —    
1941 16,294 +0.0%
1951 21,046 +29.2%
1961 20,941 −0.5%
1971 30,900 +47.6%
1981 53,213 +72.2%
1991 67,591 +27.0%
2001 85,521 +26.5%
2011 103,930 +21.5%
Source:

Transport

Road

  • NH 61 Bhiwandi Ahmednagar Nanded Nirmal Jagtial
  • NH 63 Latur Nizamabad Jagtial Mancherial Bijapur Jagdalpur
  • NH 563 Jagtial Karimnagar Warangal Khammam
  • Jagtial to Peddapalli R&B Highway

Bus

TSRTC has a bus depot named JAGTIAL(JGTL).Jagtial bus depot is one of the major profitable depots in TSRTC.Many rural people ply from villages to this city daily for their needs.Jagtial has direct connectivity to Hyderabad ,Vijayawada ,Shirdi, Mumbai ,Ongole ,Tirupati etc.,

Railway

Station Code : LPJL There is a railway station at Jagityal located at Lingampet village. So station name is Lingampet Jagityal. It is a part of the Peddapalli-Nizamabad line.

This station is a major exporter of mangoes, maize, rice and other agricultural products. In the future this station will become a major junction with passengers and goods transport. A weekly Train between Lokmanya Tilak (Mumbai) - Karimnagar was started in 2022 has a halt at Jagityal . Daily a MEMU Pushpull train from Nizamabad-Sirpur town runs and stops at this station. There is a proposal of Jagityal City people and surrounding rural people for running of Tirupati- Karimnagar express to extend and Start from Jagityal Railway Station.

Educational Institutions

  • JNTUH College of Engineering Jagtial, located in Nachupally Jagtiyal
  • Prof Jayashankar Agriculture University college of Jagtiyal
  • NAAC National Academy of Construction
  • Government Medical College Jagtiyal
  • Government Nursing College Jagtiyal
  • SKNR Government Degree college
  • Government women's Degree college
  • Government Intermediate Junior College
  • NSV Educational Institutions KG to PG

Notable people