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Country
  
Elevation
  
430 m (1,410 ft)

PIN
  
508116

Population
  
53,339 (2011)

Government body
  
Bhongir Municipality

State
  
Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Area
  
9.63 km²

Local time
  
Monday 3:55 PM

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District
  
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district

Weather
  
33°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 39% Humidity

Neighborhoods
  
Pragathinagar, Pahadinagar, Vidyanagar, Bharpet, Sanjeev Nagar, Manoj Nagar

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Bhongir is a town and District Headquarter of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a part of Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, located on National Highway 163.

Contents

Map of Bhuvanagiri, Telangana

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Etymology

Bhongir Fort is one of the isolated monolithic rocks carved by the Western Chalukya ruler Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI and was thus named after him as Tribhuvanagiri. This name gradually became Bhuvanagiri and subsequently Bhongir.

Geography

Bhongir is located at 17.5108°N 78.8889°E / 17.5108; 78.8889. It has an average elevation of 329 metres (1,079 ft).

Demographics

The municipal area covers 9.63 km². As of 2011 India census, Bhongir had a population of 53,339. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bhongir has an average literacy rate of 70%, less than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 61%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Bhongir as a Lok Sabha constituency came into existence in 2008 as per Delimitation Act of 2002.

Culture

Notable persons from the town are Alimineti Madhava Reddy, Pratyusha.

The are certain notable landmarks in the town. Bhongir Fort is one such structure. Rock Climbing School at Bhongir Fort is the training center for rock climbing.

Politics

Pailla Shekar Reddy is the present MLA.

References

Bhongir Wikipedia