Sircilla

Sircilla సిరిసిల్ల Srishala
Town
Sircilla Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Karimnagar
Elevation	322 m (1,056 ft)
Population (2011)
• Town	83,186
• Metro	83,186
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	505 301

Sircilla is a town in Karimnagar district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Sircilla mandal of Sircilla revenue division.

Geography

Sircilla is located at . It has an average elevation of 322 metres (1056 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011, India census,

Governance

Civic Administration

Sircilla municipality is the civic body of the city. Sircilla urban agglomeration area includes the municipality of Sircilla, the out growths of Sircilla (rural) and Mustipalle. As of 2011 census of India, the urban agglomeration population of the city was 83,186.

Economy

Nearly 80% of the people are employed as weavers, or textile dyeing workers. Thread material made up of Polyester and cotton are the raw products used in the weaving.

In early 2000s, Sircilla's powerloom business faced major crisis, leading to suicides by many weavers.

The local market in Sircilla sells a variety of vegetables, fruits and other items from the many surrounding villages.

Notable people

• Dr. C. Narayana Reddy - writer, Jnanpith Award recipient.
• Midde Ramulu - Oggu Katha artist from Hanmajipet village
• Anabheri Prabhakar Rao - freedom fighter and major activist of Telangana Rebellion

Guduri.sitaram ( Telangana tholitharam writer hanmajipet)