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Metpally is a town and Revenue Division and third largest town in Jagtial district of the Indian state of Telangana.[2] It is located 222 km away from state capital Hyderabad, 67 km from Nizamabad, 80 km from Karimnagar and 33 km far away from District Headquarter Jagtial.

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Metpally Metpalle
Town
Metpally Location in Telangana, India Show map of Telangana Metpally Metpally (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 18.8492°N 78.6261°E / 18.8492; 78.6261
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Jagityal
Region	Deccan
Area [1]
• Total	28.5 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
• Rank	3
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	50,092
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30
PIN	505325
Vehicle registration	TS–21
Website	telangana.gov.in

Government and politics

Metpally is in the Jagtial district. Metpally Municipality was constituted in 2005 and is classified as a third-grade municipality with 24 election wards. Metpally was once a thaluk and constituency for several years.

Economy

The main occupation of the people surrounding this town is agriculture. A variety of crops are grown, including MAIZE, turmeric, Paddy, soya, gingelly, castor, moong dal and groundnuts.[3]

Temples

There are several historical temples in Metpally.

• ISKCON Metpally, Hare Krishna Temple
• Kashi bagh Temple complex including the Hanuman, Shiva and Dattatreya Swamy temples.
• Chenna Keshavaswamy temple dating back to the 13th century.
• Omkareshwara temple
• Narasimha Swami temple
• Ramalayam in SRSP camp
• Vasavi kanyaka parameshwari temple
• Abhayastha hanuman temple-Vellulla road
• Ayyappa swamy temple
• Markhandeya Temple
• Krishna Mandiram
• Sai Baba Temple-Near Railway Station
• Venkateshwara Temple-near Old Bustand
• Veera bramhamgari temple Dubbawada
• Gol Hanuman temple, Dubbawada
• Mahalaxmi temple near Vatti vaagu is the oldest & most believed temple by Metpally people.
• Bhudevi temple, located at Chavidi circle, is the 1st temple in Metpally.
• Tri Shakti Devalayam, besides ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple

Entertainment

Movie theatres are

1. Asian Sai Krishna
2. Laxmi A/C Theatre

References

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