Narayanpet
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Narayanpet is a town
Town
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, assembly constituency and a municipality
Municipality
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 of 23 ward members council in Mahbubnagar district
Mahbubnagar district
Mahabubnagar or Mahboobnagar , also known as Palamooru is a district in the Andhra Pradesh state of India, in the Telangana region. It is named after its largest city and district headquarters, Mahabubnagar.It is the second largest district in the state in terms of area...

 in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
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, India
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. The town specializes in handloom saree manufacturing. Narayanpet is an Assembly constituency.

Demographics

According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India
The Imperial Gazetteer of India
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, Narayanpet was a taluk in Mahbubnagar district
Mahbubnagar district
Mahabubnagar or Mahboobnagar , also known as Palamooru is a district in the Andhra Pradesh state of India, in the Telangana region. It is named after its largest city and district headquarters, Mahabubnagar.It is the second largest district in the state in terms of area...

, Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...

. It had a population of 68,164 compared with 59,967 in 1891 covering an area of 345 square miles. It contained on town Narayanpet and 78 villages. In 1905, the taluk was broken and the villages were transferred to Makhtal
Makhtal
Makthal is a Mandal in Mahbubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh. It is also an Assembly Constituency in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.-Geography:Makhtal is located at . It has an average elevation of 340 metres .-Demography:...

 taluq and Yadgir
Yadgir
Yadgir is a town and the administrative headquarters of the newly created Yadagiri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. On 10 April 2010, it was officially declared as 30th district of Karnataka State. It is also the administrative headquarters of Yadgir taluk, one of the three taluks of the...

 taluk in Gulbarga district
Gulbarga District
Gulbarga district is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Gulbarga city is the administrative headquarters of the district...

. Narayanpet town had a population of 12,011 in 1901. It was noted for the manufacture of superior silk and cotton Sari
Sari
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s and slippers of colored leather. It has a Munsif's court, a Post office
Post office
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, a dispensary, a boys' and girls' school and the Police Inspector's office.

India census
Census
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, Narayanpet had a population of 37,529. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Narayanpet has an average literacy rate of 78%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 49%. In Narayanpet, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Languages

Telugu,Kanada,Urdu and Marathi are primary languages for communication.
In older days Narayanpet had schools teaching "Marathi" and "Kannada".
Now trend has changed medium of communication in schools is now "English","Telugu" and "Urdu" only,

Industry

Primary source of income for people is through weaving sarees.
Because of scarcity of water (no river nearby) and bad transportation (no railway station) there is no major industry here. Young generation is leaving the town in search of better opportunities in cities like Hyderabad, Bombay, Bangalore. Thousands of people have migrated to Pune, Mumbai, Bhiwandi, Solapur in Maharashtra. A regular APSTRC bus Runs B/W Mumbai and Narayanapet.
near area hospital road Narayanpet.Krishnaveni talent school is The only school in Narayanpet which provides International standard of education.

Villages Under Narayanpet Constituency

  • Jalalpur
  • madelbed
  • Bhairankonda
  • Eklaspur
  • Perapalla
  • Kottapalli
  • Singur
  • Kavarampalli
  • Jajapur
  • Seranpalli

  • Appireddipalli
  • Appakapalli
  • Ammireddipalli
  • Cinnajatram
  • Boyinapalli
  • Abhangapur
  • Kotakonda
  • Narasappapalli
  • Tirumalapur

  • Ayyavaripalli
  • Antvar
  • Kollampalli
  • Lingampalli

Banks

  • State Bank of Hyderabad
  • State Bank of India
  • Andhra Bank
  • Canara Bank
  • Andhra Pradesh Grameen Vikas Bank
  • Central Cooperative Bank

Transportation

Train
  • Nearest railway station is "Narayanpet Road (NRPD)" on Mumbai to Chennai, Banglore route ( 30 km )
  • Yadgir Station is better with good bus connectivity ( 54 km )
  • Devarkadra is another station on Hyderabad to Guntakal route ( 40 km )


Air
  • Nearest International Airport ( 150km ) is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport,Shamshabad, Hyderabad

Narayanpet Railway Station in Making - New Railway Line Proposal

Recently South Central Railway has conducted a survey for the proposed railway line.

Proposed Railway line is going to connect Vikarabad and Krishna through Narayanpet.

http://epaper.sakshi.com/apnews/Details.aspx?id=1093695&boxid=28063532

http://epaper.sakshi.com/apnews/Mahabub_Nagar/01122011/Details.aspx?id=1112668&boxid=28064894

Vikarabad - Kodangal - Maddur - Narayanpet - Utkur - Makhtal - Krishna.

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