Tekmal
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For the district information, see Medak district
.
Tekmal (Urdu
: ﮢﻴﻜﻤﺎﻝ) is a city, Mandal
headquarters and a municipality
in Medak District
in Telangana
region of Andhra Pradesh
, India
. It is 140km to the north of Hyderabad.
Tekmal is a historic town. It remained a part of various Sultanates and the State of Hyderabad ruled by the Nizam
until 1948 when it was absorbed into India.
It has been a centre of learning and culture. The famous Sufi saint Sayyid Sahib Husayni
whose tomb is located in the town was one of the great proponents of spreading learning in the region. He built a school called Madrassa-e-Hussainiya, which was considered to be an important institution for producing high quality students in the Hyderabad State
. The school has been functioning for the past nearly two centuries.
Among the landmarks in the town is the complex which houses the mausoleums of Sayyid Sahib Husayni
and his teacher Hazrat Shah Muhammad Maroof Shahidullah Qadiri and other members of his family and disciples. The presence of this complex has been a great source of development of the cultural heritage of the town.
Medak district
Medak District is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sangareddy is the district headquarters of Medak. The district had a population of 2,670,097, of which 14.36% were urban as of 2001...
.
Tekmal (Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
: ﮢﻴﻜﻤﺎﻝ) is a city, Mandal
Mandal
is a town and municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Mandal.The town of Mandal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
headquarters and a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Medak District
Medak district
Medak District is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sangareddy is the district headquarters of Medak. The district had a population of 2,670,097, of which 14.36% were urban as of 2001...
in Telangana
Telangana
Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...
region of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is 140km to the north of Hyderabad.
Geography
Tekmal is town near Jogipet located at 17.97°N 78.04°E. It has an average elevation of 455 metres (1496 feet).Demographics
Tekmal has a population of 39,164. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Average literacy rate in Medak District where Tekmal is located is around 54%. In Tekmal, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.History
Nizam
Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad popularly known as Nizams of Hyderabad was a former monarchy of the Hyderabad State, now in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , and Maharashtra in India...
until 1948 when it was absorbed into India.
It has been a centre of learning and culture. The famous Sufi saint Sayyid Sahib Husayni
Sayyid Sahib Husayni
Hazrat Sayyid Sāhib Ḥasani , was a famous Sufi saint from Hyderabad State, India and had a great influence over spiritual developments in the Deccan area...
whose tomb is located in the town was one of the great proponents of spreading learning in the region. He built a school called Madrassa-e-Hussainiya, which was considered to be an important institution for producing high quality students in the 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...
. The school has been functioning for the past nearly two centuries.
Among the landmarks in the town is the complex which houses the mausoleums of Sayyid Sahib Husayni
Sayyid Sahib Husayni
Hazrat Sayyid Sāhib Ḥasani , was a famous Sufi saint from Hyderabad State, India and had a great influence over spiritual developments in the Deccan area...
and his teacher Hazrat Shah Muhammad Maroof Shahidullah Qadiri and other members of his family and disciples. The presence of this complex has been a great source of development of the cultural heritage of the town.