Parigi, Vikarabad district explained

Parigi
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Telangana#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates:17.1833°N 77.8833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vikarabad
Governing Body:municipality
Leader Title:Commissionor
Leader Name:G.Teji Reddy
Elevation M:526
Population Total:32502
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:201.5
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu,
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:501501
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:08412
Registration Plate:TS-34
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:956 /

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

Pargi is at 17.1833°N 77.8833°W.[2] It has an average elevation of about, 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

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.

Transport links

Road

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

Rail

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vikarabad district. New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. 23 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012075154/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130690987248.Vikarabad.pdf. 12 October 2016. dead.
  2. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Pargi.html Falling Rain Genomics. Pargi