Parigi, Vikarabad district

Parigi
Town municipality
Parigi is located in Telangana
Parigi
Parigi
Location in Telangana, India
Parigi is located in India
Parigi
Parigi
Parigi (India)
Coordinates: 17°11′00″N 77°53′00″E / 17.1833°N 77.8833°E / 17.1833; 77.8833
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictVikarabad
Government
 • Bodymunicipality
 • CommissionerG.Teji Reddy
Elevation
526 m (1,726 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total32,502
 • Density201.5/km2 (522/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu ,
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code08412
Vehicle registrationTS-34
Sex ratio956 /

Parigi is a town and municipality in the Vikarabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Parigi mandal of Parigi division[1]

Geography

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Pargi is at 17°11′00″N 77°53′00″E / 17.1833°N 77.8833°E / 17.1833; 77.8833.[2] It has an average elevation of about 526 m (1,726 ft), and is 68 km from Hyderabad. It relies entirely on ground water, but has an ample supply of it, sustaining a farming industry exploiting its fertile, black soil. The major crops are cotton, maize, and Jowar, and there are also many mango groves.

Parigi has recently been recognised as a municipal corporation by the government of Telangana, Tirumala and Jersey.

Location

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Parigi is located some 66 km west of Hyderabad, and is 60 km from the city's outer ring road, 66 km from Shamshabad Airport, 38 km from Shadnagar, 36 km from Chevella and 18 km from Vikarabad.

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Road

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The town is accessible via the new Hyderabad-Bijapur-Goa National Highway NH-163. The NH-44 Link road passes by Pargi-Shadnagar.

Rail

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The nearest railway stations are Vikarabad Railway Junction (about 18 km away), Shadnagar Station (about 38 km away) and Hyderabad Deccan(nampally) (about 76 km away).

Air

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The nearest airport is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport-Hyderabad, about 67 km away.

References

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  1. ^ "Vikarabad district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics. Pargi