Town in Telangana, India
Metpally is a town and Revenue Division and third largest town in Jagtial district of the Indian state of Telangana.[2] It is located 222 km away from state capital Hyderabad, 67 km from Nizamabad, 80 km from Karimnagar and 33 km far away from District Headquarter Jagtial. It have great history many Dynasties ruled including Sathavahana's and Kakatiya's. The Kakatiyas built a temple named Chennakesava.
Government and politics
Metpally is in the Jagtial district. Metpally Municipality was constituted in 2005 and is classified as a third-grade municipality with 24 election wards. Metpally was once a thaluk and constituency for several years.
Economy
The main occupation of the people surrounding this town is agriculture. A variety of crops are grown, including maize, turmeric, Paddy, soya, gingelly, castor, moong dal and groundnuts.[3]
Temples
There are several historical temples in Metpally.
- ISKCON Metpally, Hare Krishna Temple
- Kashi bagh Temple complex including the Hanuman, Shiva and Dattatreya Swamy temples.
- Chenna Keshavaswamy temple dating back to the 13th century.
- Omkareshwara temple
- Narasimha Swami temple
- Ramalayam in SRSP camp
- Vasavi kanyaka parameshwari temple
- Abhayastha hanuman temple-Vellulla road
- Ayyappa swamy temple
- Markhandeya Temple
- Krishna Mandiram
- Sai Baba Temple-Near Railway Station
- Venkateshwara Temple-near Old Bustand
- Veera bramhamgari temple Dubbawada
- Gol Hanuman temple, Dubbawada
- Mahalaxmi temple near Vatti vaagu is the oldest & most believed temple by Metpally people.
- Bhudevi temple, located at Chavidi circle, is the 1st temple in Metpally.
- Tri Shakti Devalayam, besides ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple
Entertainment
Movie theatres are
- Asian Sai Krishna
- Laxmi A/C Theatre
- Rajakalamandir (old)
- Venkatesh (old)
- Nataraj (old)
- Rama talkies (old)
Transport
Metpally town is connected with National Highway 63
Rail
Metpally has a railway station, it is on the Peddapalli-Nizamabad line.
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