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Warangal
—  City  —
Kirti torana of Kakatiya Dynasty
Warangal
Coordinates: 18°00′N 79°35′E / 18.0°N 79.58°E / 18.0; 79.58Coordinates: 18°00′N 79°35′E / 18.0°N 79.58°E / 18.0; 79.58
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Telangana
District	Warangal
Elevation	302 m (991 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	865,527
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Warangal ( pronunciation (help·info); also known as Orugallu, and Ekasila Nagaram) is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located 148 kilometres (92 mi) northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. This district is a combination of three cities: Warangal, Hanamakonda and Kazipet. It has a population of nearly 1 million including Hanamakonda and Kazipet.^[1][2]

Geography and climate[link]

Warangal is located at 18°00′N 79°35′E / 18.0°N 79.58°E / 18.0; 79.58. It has an average elevation of 302 metres (990 feet).

Climate[link]

Located in the semi-arid Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, Warangal has a predominantly hot and dry climate. Summers start in March, and peak in May with average high temperatures in the 42 °C (108 °F) range. The monsoon arrives in June and lasts until September with about 550 mm (22 in) of precipitation. A dry, mild winter starts in late November and lasts until early February. With little humidity and average temperatures in the 22–23 °C (72–73 °F) range, this is the best time to visit Warangal.

Governance[link]

Warangal city is the headquarters of Warangal district. Warangal district contributes a total of twelve seats (city has two; that of Warangal East and Warangal West) in the lower house of the State Legislature and two seats (Warangal and Mahabubabad) in lower house of Indian Parliament.

Politics[link]

Warangal West[link]

• Assembly Election Results in 2010(Bi Election) - DASYAM VINAYA BHASKER Won with 74.85 votes %
• Assembly Election Results in 2009 - DASYAM VINAYA BHASKER Won with 39.64 votes %

Warangal East[link]

• Assembly Election Results in 2009 - BASWARAJU SARAIAH Won with 32.66 votes %

Demographics[link]

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[3] Warangal had a population of 759,594. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Warangal has an average literacy rate of 84.16%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 91.54%, and female literacy is 76.79%. In Warangal, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport[link]

Air[link]

The Mamnoor village, on the south-east outskirts of Warangal on Warangal Khammam Road, was used as a air force base and for glider training. This airport was the biggest airport in India till 1947 build by Hyderabad Nizams convenient for Kagaznagar Paper mill and Azam Jahi Mill. The nearest international airport is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad located 160km away from Warangal.

Rail[link]

Warangal is connected well to many major cities of India by rail. It falls under the South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Kazipet Junction Railway Station in Kazipet, about 13 km from Warangal is a major railway junction on the Hyderabad-New Delhi-Vijayawada-Chennai-Kolkata route. Warangal Railway Station in Warangal is a station located on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Chennai-Kolkata route. Every day nearly 132 trains pass through this section apart from goods trains.It is one of the biggest Railway Junction in the country.

Road[link]

National Highway 202 under construction from Hyderabad to Bhopalapatnam in Chhattisgarh passes through Warangal city.

There are two major bus stations in Warangal and Hanamakonda. Long-distance deluxe buses ply from Warangal to Bangalore, Madras, Hyderabad, Tirupathi, Anantapur, Hubli, and Belgaum; and standard express buses to Guntur via Vijayawada, Cherial, Jangaon, Kodad, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Suryapet, Palampet, Jagtial, Mahabubabad, Narsampet, Parkal, Khammam, Bhadrachalam and Basar. Direct buses are available from Hyderabad to Warangal for every 15mins with a travelling time of 3 hours.

Panoramic picture of the ruins of the Warangal fort.

Education[link]

Warangal has educational institutions such as National Institute of Technology, Warangal and Kakatiya Medical College. Established in 1959 as the first of Regional Engineering Colleges in the country, the NIT grew into an important national level institute for engineering studies.

• National Institute of Technology, Warangal (formerly known as Regional Engineering College)
• Kakatiya University
• Kakatiya Medical College
• Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science (KITS)^[4]

There are several non-governmental organizations active in primary and secondary education in Warangal District. Of these, the best known are KITS, WITS, Rural Development Foundation and Institute for Technology and Management, Warangal (ITM Warangal).

Culture[link]

Festivals[link]

The district hosts the Sammakka Saralamma Jatara or congregation bi-annually, and approximately 6 million people gather around the small village of Medaram and its adjacent stream/rivulet, Jampanna Vagu, 90 km from Warangal city for over three days. This fair is said to be the largest repeating aggregation of tribal communities in the whole world and commemorates the valiant fight put up by a mother and daughter (Samakka and Sarakka) with the reigning Kakatiya king over an unjust law. This is also the second biggest congregation in Asian continent after Kumbha Mela in India.^[5]

References[link]

1. ^ "World Gazetteer — Population of Warangal". http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-104&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=388861958. 
2. ^ http://censusindia.gov.in/towns/ap_towns.pdf Census India - Warangal
3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
4. ^ KITS,Warangal
5. ^ Warangal

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Warangal

• Warangal District official website

• Warangal travel guide from Wikitravel
• Warangal local news

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