Karimnagar

Karimnagar Elagandula
City
Elgandal Fort in Karimnagar
Nickname:  City of Granites
Karimnagar Karimnagar (Telangana) Karimnagar Karimnagar (India)
Coordinates: 18°26′19.0″N 79°07′43.7″E
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Karimnagar
Region	Deccan
Established	1905 (1905)
Incorporated (Municipal Council)	1931 (1931)
Incorporated (Municipal Corporation)	2005 (2005)
Named after	Syed Kareemullah Shah Quadri
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Karimnagar Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Shri Kolagani Srinivas
• MLA	Gangula Kamalakar
• MP	Bandi Sanjay Kumar
Area
• City	204.50 km2 (78.96 sq mi)
Elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Population  (2025)
• City	493,997
• Rank	4th(Telangana)
• Density	2,415.6/km2 (6,256.5/sq mi)
• Metro	797,447 (SUDA)
Demonym(s)	Karimnagari, Karimnagaris
Languages
• Official	Telugu, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	505001 to 505010,505481,505451,505469,505527
Telephone code	91-878-
ISO 3166 code	IN-TG
Vehicle registration	TG–02 / AP-15 (Old Number)
Sex ratio	981.4 ♀/♂
Literacy	89.9
Planning agency	Satavahana Urban Development Authority (SUDA)
Website	Karimnagar Official Website

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Karimnagar, formerly known as Elagandula, is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration in the state. It is the 4th largest City in the state after Hyderabad, Warangal and Nizamabad and is the Municipal Corporation headquarters of the Karimnagar district. It is situated on the banks of Manair River, which is a tributary of the Godavari River. It is the third largest and fastest growing urban settlement in the state, according to the 2011 census. It has registered a population growth rate of 45.46% and 38.87% respectively over the past two decades between 1991 and 2011, which is the highest growth rate among major cities of Telangana. It serves as a major educational and health hub for the northern districts of Telangana. It is a major business center and widely known for its agricultural and granite industries, earning the nickname "City of Granites."

It has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission by replacing Hyderabad based on the request from the former Chief Minister of Telangana K. Chandrashekar Rao.