Suryapet


Suryapet is a city and the district headquarters of Suryapet district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Suryapet mandal in Suryapet revenue division. The Government of India announced Suryapet to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme. Suryapet has been awarded the "Cleanest city" in South India by the Ministry of Urban development in Swachh Survekshan 2017. It is also known as "Gateway of Telangana". It is located about east of the state capital, Hyderabad and also it is located about West of Vijayawada.

Etymology

Previously suryapet is known as Bhanupuri, which is modernized into the name Suryapet.

Geography

Suryapet or Suriapet is located at. It has an area of.

History

, Kakatiyas, and Nizam dynasties ruled this region.

Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification, Suryapet experiences Tropical Wet and Dry Climate. The annual mean temperature is 36 °C.Monthly mean temperatures are 19–40 °C.Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures in the low 30s Celsius; during dry spells, maximum temperatures often exceed 45 °C in May and June. Winter lasts for only about two-and-a-half months, with seasonal lows dipping to 9–11 °C in December and January. May is the hottest month, with daily temperatures ranging from 35–43 °C ; January, the coldest month, has temperatures varying from 15–23 °C. The highest recorded temperature is 51.02 °C, and the lowest is 9 °C.
Rains brought by the south-west summer monsoon lash Suryapet between June and September, supplying it with most of its annual rainfall of 821.0 mm. The highest total monthly rainfall, 180.0 mm, occurs in July.October and November also experiences increased rainfall from the North East Monsoon.
Winter season starts in December and lasts through February. Temperatures range from a minimum of 18 °C and can reach 33 °C.

Demographics

India census, Suryapet had an urban metropolitan population of 115,250 Suryapet is the most populous city in Suryapet district. Apart from the city population, it has a floating population of approximately 10,000 from the neighbouring villages daily. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Suryapet has an average literacy rate of 84.88%, higher than the national average of 74.04.%: male literacy is 91.18%, and female literacy is 78.74%. In Suryapet, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Governance

Civic administration

Suryapet municipality was constituted in 1952. It was upgraded to Grade–II in 1984, Grade–I on 7 November 1998. The area of the municipality is spread over an area of with 34 wards. The present municipal commissioner is V. Surender and the chairman is Perumalla Annapurna.

Awards

Suryapet Municipality became the first waste-compliant city of India in 2003. It had won Green Leaf Award for Best Garbage Disposal in 2007.
Suryapet is the first municipality in the country to receive the (ISO 14001-2004 certificate.
Suryapet Municipality has won the HUDCO Award under environmental
management category.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.
The medium of instruction followed by schools are English, Telugu and Urdu.
Government Medical College at Suryapet, a first after the formation of new districts in the State

National Highways

Suryapet Hi-tech Bus station is the fourth largest bus station in Telangana after Hyderabad, Nizamabad and Karimnagar bus stations.
There are three bus stations in Suryapet.