Shadnagar
Shadnagar is a Town and assembly constituency in the Ranga Reddy district in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. As part of the District re organisation of Telangana Government, Shadnagar separated from Mahabubnagar district and merged into Ranga Reddy district Headquarters. Shadnagar also has ISRO centre (NRSC) which is very famous centre for data reception from various satellites. Famous personalities likes Bill Gates visited community hospital for a immunization session and administered polio vaccine in 2002.
Shadnagar | |
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  Shadnagar Location in Telangana, India  Shadnagar Shadnagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17.090917°N 78.218536°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Ranga Reddy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • MLA | Y.ANJAIAH YADAV |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 140,000(estimate) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 509216 |
| Telephone code | 91-08548 |
| Vehicle registration | TS 07 |
Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/28004830.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst in shadnagar. It is very near to the Hyderabad international airport 30 km and 50 km to Hyderabad.
History
Shadnagar was founded between 1869 and 1911 under the sixth Nizam - Mir Mahboob Ali Khan.
Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad, who was the then Prime Minister of Hyderabad Deccan at that time, was also an accomplished Urdu poet. He was famous among his peers and was known by his pen name ‘Shad’. Shadnagar was formed based on the pen-name ‘Shad’. Neighboring to Shadnagar a village known as Janampet which is now renamed as Farooqnagar.
