Jagtial is a city[2] in and the district headquarters of Jagtial districtofTelangana state, India.[3] Located about 190 kilometres (118 mi) north of the state capital Hyderabad, it has an average elevation of 293 metres (961 ft).[4] In 2011 the population was about 104,000
Jagtial
Jagityala
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| JAGTIAL | |
Clock Tower, Jagtial
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  Jagtial Jagtial (Telangana) | |
| Coordinates: 18°47′22″N 78°54′43″E / 18.789500°N 78.912000°E / 18.789500; 78.912000 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Jagtial |
| Region | Deccan |
| Founded by | Jack & Tal |
| Named for | Jack & Tal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Jagtial Municipality |
| • M.L.A | M. Sanjay Kumar |
| • M.P | Dharmapuri Aravind |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th rank |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population
(2011)[1]
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| • Total | 103,930 |
| • Rank | 13th in Telangana |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu language , Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Telephone code | 08724 |
| Vehicle registration | TS 21 |
| Website | https://jagtialmunicipality.telangana.gov.in/ |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1931 | 16,294 | — |
| 1941 | 16,294 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 21,046 | +29.2% |
| 1961 | 20,941 | −0.5% |
| 1971 | 30,900 | +47.6% |
| 1981 | 53,213 | +72.2% |
| 1991 | 67,591 | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 85,521 | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 103,930 | +21.5% |
| Source: [5] | ||
TSRTC has a bus depot named JAGTIAL(JGTL).Jagtial bus depot is one of the major profitable depots in TSRTC.Many rural people ply from villages to this city daily for their needs.Jagtial has direct connectivity to Hyderabad ,Vijayawada ,Shirdi, Mumbai ,Ongole ,Tirupati etc.,
Station Code : LPJL There is a railway station at Jagityal located at Lingampet village. So station name is Lingampet Jagityal. It is a part of the Peddapalli-Nizamabad line.
This station is a major exporter of mangoes, maize, rice and other agricultural products. In the future this station will become a major junction with passengers and goods transport. A weekly Train between Lokmanya Tilak (Mumbai) - Karimnagar was started in 2022 has a halt at Jagityal . Daily a MEMU Pushpull train from Nizamabad-Sirpur town runs and stops at this station. There is a proposal of Jagityal City people and surrounding rural people for running of Tirupati- Karimnagar express to extend and Start from Jagityal Railway Station.