Bhongir

Bhongir
భువనగిరి Bhuvanagiri
City
Clockwise from top: Bhongir Fort, Bus Station, Remnants of Bhongir fort, City View from the fort and stairway on Bhongir fort
Bhongir
Bhongir in Telangana
Bhongir
Bhongir, Telangana in India
Bhongir
Bhongir, India in Asia
Bhongir
Bhongir, India in World
Coordinates: 17°31′N 78°53′E / 17.51°N 78.89°E / 17.51; 78.89
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictYadadri Bhuvanagiri district
District HQBhongir, Telangana
MetropolitanHyderabad Metropolitan Region
Founded11 Century
Named afterTribhuvana Malla Vikramaditya VI (King of Fort)
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyBhongir Municipality(4th Oldest in T.S)
 • MLA Bhongir-94Kumbam Anil Kumar Reddy (2023-Present)-Congress
 • MP Bhongir-14Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy(2024-Present)-Congress
Area
 • Total
76.537 km2 (29.551 sq mi)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
53,339
 • Rank35th in Telangana
 • Density696.90/km2 (1,805.0/sq mi)
DemonymBhongir wala
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu ,
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
508116, 508117
Area codes+91-08685
Vehicle registrationTG-30
(previously TS-30(2017-2024), TS-05(2014-2017) and AP-24(Before 2014)
Websitebhongirmunicipality.telangana.gov.in

Bhongir, also known as Bhuvanagiri or Bhongiri, is a city and a district headquarters of the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district and part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region of the Indian state of Telangana.

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