Siddipet, is a city in the state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of the Siddipet district.
Siddipet is a regional urban hub and educational centre.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of India, Siddipet had a population of 111,358.
Governance
Siddipet municipality was formed in the year 1952. It is spread over an area of with 34 municipal wards.
Politics
Members of Parliament
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1952–1966: Constituency does not exist
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| Indian National Congress |
| Telangana Praja Samithi |
| Indian National Congress |
| Indian National Congress |
| Telugu Desam Party |
| Indian National Congress |
| Indian National Congress |
| Indian National Congress |
| Telugu Desam Party |
| Telugu Desam Party |
| Indian National Congress |
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2008 onwards: Constituency does not exist
Siddipet falls under the Siddipet Assembly constituency and is, in turn, part of Medak (Lok Sabha constituency) of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. Harish Rao is the current Cabinet Minister for Finance, Medical and Health representing the Siddipet Assembly constituency.
Economy
Spread over 3 acres of land, a 4-story IT tower was inaugurated by Telangana IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao and finance minister T. Harish Rao on June 15, 2023. The IT Tower has four floors and has been allocated to 17 companies.
As per IT Ministry the IT tower in siddipet will be expanded and a T-Hub centre will be established soon.
Education
Siddipet has a variety of higher education institutes. Since 2018, it has its own Government Medical College. In 2023, a 1,000 bed government hospital was inaugurated by the medical college.
Transport
Road
Siddipet is well connected to nearby villages with State Highway 1. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation public transport buses to major destinations from Siddipet. A new national highway numbered NH 365B connects Siddipet with different district headquarters of the state
Suryapet-
Jangaon-Siddipet-
Siricilla.
TSRTC operates buses from Siddipet to Karimnagar, Hyderabad, Vemulawada, Tirupati, Mumbai, Shirdi, Godavarikhani, Kaleswaram, Ananthapur, Bangalore, and Srisailam.
Airports
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is the nearest airport at a distance of 147 km by road. The other two nearest airports to Siddipet are Ramagundam Airport and
Warangal Airport. The government has plans to develop and run flights to this station under an initiative of the
UDAN plan.
Railway
Siddipet railway station is part of the Manoharabad-Kothapalli rail line.
The Manoharabad - Siddipet portion of the line was inaugurated on 3 October 2023 with a regular Secunderabad-Siddipet DEMU train service.
The full line was completed in 2025.
Notable people
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