Sirpur Kaghaznagar کاغذنگر కాగజ్ నగర్ |
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Town | |
Sirpur Kaghaznagar Railway Station
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Location in Telangana, India | |
Coordinates: 19°20′00″N 79°29′00″E / 19.3333°N 79.4833°ECoordinates: 19°20′00″N 79°29′00″E / 19.3333°N 79.4833°E | |
Country | India |
State | Telangana |
District | Komaram Bheem |
Government | |
• Type | Chairman-Council |
• Body | Kaghaznagar Municipal Council |
Area | |
• Total | 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 57,583 |
• Density | 6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Urdu, Telugu, English, |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Area code(s) | +91-8738 |
Vehicle registration | TS–20 |
Sirpur Kaghaznagar is a town, and a municipality in the eastern part of Komaram Bheem district in the state of Telangana in India.
Sirpur Kaghaznagar (SKZR) are twin towns is located at 19°20′00″N 79°29′00″E / 19.3333°N 79.4833°E. It has an average elevation of 174 meters (574 feet).
As of 2011[update] 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.
Kaghaznagar Municipality was constituted in 1995 and is classified as a third grade municipality with 24 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi).
The local economy was heavily dependent on manufacturing at Sirpur Paper Mills and Sirsilk textile factory, both of which are now closed.