Sircilla
Siricilla
Sircilla, Sirisilla, Sirisala, | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Textile Town | |
Siricilla Location in Telangana, India Siricilla Siricilla (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°23′N 78°50′E / 18.38°N 78.83°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Rajanna Sircilla |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Sircilla Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.87 km2 (21.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 92,910 |
| • Rank | 16th in Telangana |
| • Density | 1,663/km2 (4,307/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 505 301 |
| Vehicle registration | TS-23 |
| Website | sircillamunicipality |
Siricilla (also spelled as Sircilla/Sirsilla) is a town and the district headquarters of Rajanna Siricilla district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located on the banks of Manair river in the Siricilla mandal of Siricilla revenue division. It is popularly known as Textile Town due to the presence of large number of power looms, textile processing and dyeing units. It is the biggest textile hub in the state of Telangana with over 40,000 power looms. Siricilla, along with Warangal is proposed to be developed as a mega textile zone by the Telangana government. The first Visalandhra Mahasabha in Telangana was held at Siricilla during the Visalandhra movement. Scenes from the 2023 Telugu fulm Veera Simha Reddy were also shot here.