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The most highly populated state in southern India and the land simultaneously of the Telugu and the Charminar, Andhra Pradesh on the Bay of Bengal offers a plethora of the most diverse tourist experiences. From dilapidated fortresses to untamed wilderness, magnificent monuments to rustic tribal villages, Andhra Pradesh has it all. Home also to a bipolar communal environment, Tourism of Andhra Pradesh has always been a flourishing industry and still has not lost any of the attention due to it. Karimnagar, a district in Andhra Pradesh is bounded by Madhya Pradesh state in the east, Nizamabad district in the West, Warangal and Medak districts in the South and Adilabad district in the North. This place was under the rule of Satavahanas in the begining and the Vishnukumdin, Vemulavada Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, Qutubshahis and Asaf Jahis. This place was earlier called as Elgamdala.

Karimnagar District forms the part of theTelangana(Northern) a region which finds mention in Hewitts's references in his "Ruling Races of Pre-histric Times", giving an indication that this part of South India was by no means unimportant in the ancient world. The District derived its name 'Karimnagar' by Qiladar late Nizam ,Syed Karim Uddin.

The district lies on the northern part ofAndhra Pradesh approximately between the latitudes 18 deg and 19 deg and longitudes 78 deg. 30 mn and 80 deg 31 min. The district is bounded on the north by Adilabad district,on the west by Medak District,on the North West by Nizamabad on the South by Warangal District and on the East by Godavari River.

History of Karimnagar

Karimnagar is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Karimnagar district is in the northern Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Karimnagar District, located on the bank of river Manair, a tributary of river Godavari. It is the fourth largest and the most happening city in the Telangana region. It is located in the heart of the Telangana and situated 162 km north of Hyderabad city which is its state capital. It is one of the major business centres and also emerging as an education hub with two medical colleges, three engineering colleges and a pharmacy college.

Agriculture in Karimnagar

Karimnagar district is one of the few districts in the state endowed with vast natural resources both for agriculture and Industries. This district as made rapid strides in agriculture production since the advent of Sree Rama Sagar Project (SRSP), which covers 35 mandals in the district. The district is situated between 170-50'-0'' and 19o-05'-00'' Northern latitude and 78o-29'-0'' and 80o-22'-00'' Eastern latitude. The mighty Godavari River forms Northern and Eastern boundary of the district, separating it from Adilabad district. The distriict is bordered in the South by Warangal and Medak Districts,in the North by Adilabad dsitrict, in West Nizamabad district and in the East by Baster district of Madya Pradesh.

The District comprises of 10 agriculture divisions consisting of 57 mandals, with a Geographical area of 11,823 Sq.Kms. According to the 2001 population census, the total population of the district is 34,91,822 . The density of the population being 295 for Sq.Km. with 47.57 literacy. As per 2001 census total No.of cultivators in the district are 4.32 lakhs. The Agriculture laborers are 5.72 lakhs.

Transportation of Karmnagar

Karimnagar is a major road junction in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. It is 162 kilometers from Hyderabad, 70 kilometers from Warangal and 150 kilometers from Nizamabad. APSRTC, the state road transport coroporation, has a zonal headquarter in Karimnagar. Karimnagar has the busiest bus station in Telangana.

Karimnagar is connected by a railway line with Peddapalli (40 kilometers) on the northeast and Jagitial (48 kilometers) on the northwest. Peddapalli is on the Grand Trunk route connecting South Indian cities like Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore with North India.

The nearest airport to Karimnagar is Hyderabad International airport. There is a proposal to construct a domestic airport in Basant Nagar in Karimnagar district, about 50 kilometers from Karimnagar city. Once operational, this would be the nearest airport to Karimnagar.

Best Time To Visit Karimnagar

Summers are uncomfortably hot and humid. The best time therefore to visit Vishakhapatnam is between October and March.