Kaghaznagar

Kaghaznagar کاغذنگر Sirpur Kaghaznagar
Town
Kaghaznagar Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Adilabad
Government
• Type	Chairman-Council
• Body	Kaghaznagar Municipal Council
Elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	57,583
Languages
• Official	Urdu, Telugu, English,
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area code(s)	+91 8738
Vehicle registration	TS–01

Kaghaznagar is a town, and a municipality in the eastern part of Adilabad district in the state of Telangana in India.

Geography

Sirpur Kaghaznagar (SKZR) are twin towns is located at . It has an average elevation of 174 meters (574 feet).

Climate

All the three seasons are extreme in this region. Summer is extremely hot with temperatures exceeding 46 degrees due to the presence of Singareni Collieries nearby. December is usually the coldest month in this place with the temperature varying from 15 to 29 degrees Celsius.

History

Earlier Kaghaznagar was the part of Gond kingdom with its capital based out at Sirpur town. Also known as Kothapet, The new town of Kaghaznagar was founded by the Seventh Nizam HEH Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur. Kaghaznagar was named after Paper Mills ("kaghaz" means paper in Persian), initially it was called Kothapeta (new village). The Sirpur Paper Mills Limited (SPM) an integrated pulp and paper mill is one of the earliest mills in the country situated at Sirpur-Kaghaznagar in the district of Adilabad, Telangana; it began production in 1942. There was another Company called Sirsilk which had been closed down long ago. The area was initially a sub district called Sirpur-Tandur carved out in 1872 and comprised Edlabad (Adilabad), Rajura (now in Maharashtra) and Sirpur taluks. The district, named after Ali Adil Shah, ruler of Bijapur, was conferred its present status in 1905 with Adilabad town as its headquarters. Sirpur Kaghaznagar is the perfect boundary for Telangana State while going towards Delhi. This town is conglomerate of different religions. People from different regions and languages have come and settled here since long time.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, the town of Kaghaznagar had a population of 57,583, with 28,649 males, and 28,934 females. The Present population of the twin towns of Sirpur Kaghaznagar is approximately around 100,000. There were a total of 5,576 children between the ages of 0 and 6 and 15,712 inhabitants were classified as illiterate.The town has a unique blend of people settled from different parts of India. Apart from Telugu and Hindi, Marathi is also widely understood due to the town's proximity to Maharashtra. Bengali language is widely spoken in Easgoan village owing to settlement of Bengali refugees. The Literacy rate stood at 73.07 percent.

Economy

Kaghaznagar is famous for products like paper, cotton and also products from surrounding cottage industries. Fine Bamboo, which is the main raw material for paper which is manufactured here, is grown in a large area for the Paper Mill requirement. But, the SPM paper mills have been closed and there are efforts to revive it lately. There has been a huge impact on the economy of the town. However, in recent years, small cottage industries have arisen in this town.

Transport

Railways

The railway station is major railway station between the border of Maharashtra and Telangana.The major junctions up north are Ballarshah in Maharashtra and Kazipet in Warangal district to the south. There are two trains that directly connects Hyderabad starting from Kaghaznagar namely Kaghaznagar Express and Intercity Express.

Politics

Sirpur is the assembly constituency for Sirpur Kaghaznagar in Telangana.

• 1978 - K.V. Keshavulu
• 1983 to 1989 - K.V. Narayana Rao
• 1989 to 1999 - Palvai Purushotham Rao
• 1999 - Palvai Rajyalaxmi
• 2004 - Koneru Konappa
• 2009 - Kaveti Sammaih
• 2010 - Kaveti Sammaih
• 2014 - Koneru Konappa