Jagtial
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Jagtial is one of the towns and Mandal
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 headquarters in Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
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, India
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Geography

Jagtial is located at 18.8°N 78.93°E. It has an average elevation of 264 meters (866 feet).
Jagtial is good to live with many facilities and public services available to the common man.

Demographics

India census
Census
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, Jagtial had a population of 89,438. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Jagtial has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 51%. In Jagtial, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The economy of Jagtial is purely based on the commercial and retail consumer business. The town is known as a shopping center for the surrounding villages and towns. Majority of the trading community conduct business related to groceries, clothes, pharmaceuticals, iron and hardware.

Farmers from the surrounding villages sell their crops and vegetables in the Jagtial market.

Lately, starting from the 1980s, Jagtial is slowly becoming a hub for healthcare. It now boasts a no of doctors and hospitals, which can provide adequate health care.

Transport

With the opening of Jagtial–Karimnagar new BG railway line (nearly 49 km), Jagtial got a place on the Indian railway network. A daily passenger train from Jagtial to Sirpur Kaghaznagar is being run from 26 December, 2007. When the Jagtial–Nizamabad (nearly 92 km) new railway line is completed, the Peddapalli-Karimnagar-Jagital-Nizamabad railway line will connect two major south-north trunk railway lines (Kazipet-Nagpur and Secunderabad-Puna-Akola-Khandwa railway lines). More train services can be expected through Jagital after completion of the railway line to Nizamabad.

Buses form another mode of transportation. Autos are commonly used in the town. Railway track between Karimnagar and Jagitial was opened in December 2007. New colony named Housing board established in Daroor Camp, Jagtial. Andhrapradesh Housing board constructed nearly 3000 houses which include LIG, MIG, and HIG. Now Government is thinking to shift all government offices to Dharoor camp. This may be expected by end of 2012.

Crime rate in Jagityal is low since decades, hence one of the safest city in the state.
right now the Jagtial is developed much form the past 10 years we can go any where in AP from Jagtial

Important features

  • Indian postal code
    Postal Index Number
    A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or post code system used by India Post, the Indian postal administration. PIN stands for Postal Index Number and the code is 6 digits long. The PIN was introduced on August 15, 1972.-Structure:There are nine PIN zones in India,...

     505327. Jagityal is an assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh State. Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, and English are widely used languages in Jagtial.

  • A big Mosque is located near historical fort known as Jaama Masjid. It was constructed in 18th century, when the town Jagtial was found. The architecture of the mosque indicates the Nizam shahi era.
  • Jagtial is the center of higher-education for its neighbouring villages. There are Intermediate, Degree, Engineering, Medical, and Literature Colleges in Jagtial catering to a wide range of population.
  • Jagtial is also known for the movement of Agricultural workers from which the Naxalism had born in 1978.
  • Jagtial has a fort which was built in the period of Moghal dynasty.

  • JNTU is located in kondagattu which 17 km from Jagtial and 34 km from karimnagar.

There is also a sweet maker famous for Jilebi. The sweet stall is well know by the Jagtial people by the name of the owner Peer Mohammed. ( Peer Mohammed ki jilebi). And there is a small tea stall owner name Hassan. He is very famous for tea.

Jagtial has the 2nd biggest market for mangoes in Andhra Pradesh.

Schools

Some of the noted schools in Jagtial;
  1. Geetha Vidyalayam, Vani Nagar, Jagtial.
  2. Sri Sarasvathi Shishu Mandir, Jagtial.
  3. Sharada Vidya Nilayam, Jagtial
  4. Nandini High School,Jagtial.
  5. Z.P.H.S Jagtial Old High School,
  6. Gouthama High School Jagtial, Govindpalli.
  7. Gouthama High School Jagtial(E/M), Govindpalli.
  8. Oxford High School (E/M), Jagtial.
  9. Siddartha Public School, Rambazar, Jagtial
  10. Jyothi High School, Rambazar, Jagtial.
  11. Jyothi School of Excellence, Karimnagr Road, Jagtial.
  12. Ramakrishna digi school
  13. Student world high school
  14. Chaitanya Public School &
  15. Chaitanya concept school.
  16. Vignan high school (t/m),vidya nagar, jagtial
  17. Gowtham model school, Brahmanwada .jagtial.
  18. Sri Raja Rajeshwara High School, Puranipet & Vidyanagar Jagtial
  19. Chukka Ramayya Ace High School.
  20. Mount Carmel High School
  21. Standard High School
  22. Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shiva Veedhi Jagtial
  23. Vivekanandha High School
  24. St. Mary High School, Vidyanagar
  25. Chethana High School, Machine compound
  26. Shatavahana High School, Brahmanwada, Jagtial

Junior colleges

  1. Govt. Jr. College.
  2. Shanthi Jr. College.
  3. Alphores Jr. College.
  4. Vani Jr. College
  5. Nethaji Vocational Jr. College
  6. S.V. junior College

Degree colleges

  1. S.K.N.R. Govt. Arts & Science College,
  2. Women Degree College, Near Old Busstand, Jagtial.
  3. Rama Krishna Degree College, Vaninagar.
  4. N.S.V Degree College, Dharmapuri Road Jagtial.
  5. Sri VidyaJyothi Degree College, Near Jambigadde,Jagtial.
  6. Nalanda Degree College, Near New Busstand, Jagtial.
  7. Alphores Degree College, Jagtial

There is an Engineering college Dr. VRK, which is a Muslim minority college. It is situated 7 km distance from town on the main road to Karimnagar.

Agriculture college situated 8 km from the city is one of the best in the state.

Other information

The Jagtial name came by the Two French Engineers. Their names are Jack and Tal, they two designed and build the fort which is located in Jagtial near to Jama Masjid, Jack & Tal whose names combine to form the name 'Jagtial'. The fort was built by the Moghal Emperor, the king's name was Ibrahim Dhamsa. The aerial view of the fort is like a star, inside the fort there are cannons to defend the enemies, on the cannons a name is written in Urdu, Mohammed Khasim. The history of Jagtial is script on a board which is near to the principal office of SKNR Degree college. A new DIET college was found on the way to Karimnagar.

There is a historical sign located in the heart of the town named clock tower. It was built in earlier of 18th century by Nizam's minister Khasim Razvi. The tower has four big clocks on each of its four faces. It is still functioning.

Theatres

  1. Nataraj
  2. Durga Raja Kalamandir
  3. Srinivasa
  4. Balaji
  5. Vijayalaxmi
  6. Annapurna

vehicle show rooms
  1. maruti suzuki
  2. hundai
  3. tata
  4. yamaha
  5. tvs
  6. bajaj
  7. mahindra
  8. honda
  9. hero moto corp
  10. suzuki

Politics

  • L. Ramana(TDP) is the Present MLA of Jagtial constituency.
  • Thatiparthi Jeevan Reddy
    Thatiparthi Jeevan Reddy
    Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy is an Indian politician in the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was the Roads and Buildings Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2007 to 2009...

    is a former MLA congress He was provided his service as a Road and Building Minster for the state Andhra Pradesh.
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