Shadnagar
| Shadnagar | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Shadnagar Location in Telangana, India  Shadnagar Shadnagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°05′27″N 78°13′07″E / 17.090917°N 78.218536°ECoordinates: 17°05′27″N 78°13′07″E / 17.090917°N 78.218536°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Telangana |
| District | Ranga Reddy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • MLA | Y.ANJAIAH YADAV |
| Elevation | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 44,800 (estimate) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 509216 |
| Telephone code | 91-08548 |
| Vehicle registration | TS 07 |
Shadnagar is a Town and assembly constituency in the Ranga Reddy district in Telangana. As part of the District re organisation of Telangana Government, Shad Nagar separated from Mahabubnagar district and merged into Ranga Reddy district as Shamshabad its Headquarters.
History
Shadnagar was founded between 1869 and 1911 under the sixth Nizam Mahboob Ali Khan. Maharaja Kishan Pershad, Prime Minister of Hyderabad state at that time, he was also an accomplished Urdu poet. He was famous among his peers, and was known by his pen name ‘Shad’. Based on the name ‘Shad’, Shadnagar was formed. Neighboring to Shadnagar a village known as Janampet is there which is now renamed as Farooqnagar.
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