Suryapet

Also known as Bhanupuri, Gate Way of Telangana

Key facts

Settlement.name: Suryapet
Settlement.native_name: Suryapeta
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.nickname: Sun city
Settlement.image_skyline: Suryapet City Overview.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Telangana#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Telangana, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Telangana
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Suryapet
Settlement.government_type: Municipal
Settlement.governing_body: Suryapet Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: MLA
Settlement.leader_name: Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy
Settlement.leader_party: BRS
Settlement.population_total: 171,356

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Wikidata facts

Official name: سوریہ پیٹ
Population: 94585
Area: 24
Elevation: 571
Image: Triveni Functonal Hall Garden.JPG
Households: 25448
Dialing code: 8684

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Commons category: Suryapet
postal code: 508213
male population: 52773
female population: 54032

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Suryapet, also natively spelt as Suryapeta, is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of its eponymous district.In 2015, the Government of India placed Suryapet under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme. Suryapet has been awarded the "Cleanest city" in South India by the Ministry of Urban development in Swachh Survekshan 2017. It is also known as "Gateway of Telangana". It is located about east of the state capital, Hyderabad and also it is located about West of Vijayawada.

== Etymology == Previously Suryapet is known as Bhanupuri, which is modernized into the name Suryapet. People also call the town as Suryapeta.