| Nalgonda is known for its political dynamism. It has a long history of peasant
upsurges and liberations struggles. It is skirted by seven out of ten districts of
Telangana in different directions. It has a land area of 14,328 Sq meters with a
population of 34,83,648.
Nalgonda is a popular tourist centre with its second largest multi-purpose
Nagarjuna Sagar Project in india. Nandikonda, the island in the midst of the
Sagar reservoir, was a temple of learning presided over by Acharya Nagarjuna
in ancient times. The district of Nalgonda in 2011 lives up to its tradition of
reputed educational institutions with the advent of Mahatma Gandhi University
in 2007, located in the new premises on Hyderabad-Nalgonda state hi-way on a
sprawling campus of 242 acres. The district is known for its reputed temples –
Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Yadagirigutta is the most famous temple
in the district and it is a centre of pilgrimage frequented by people from all
parts of the state. Panagal Temples located in the district Head Quarters, Jain
Temple at Alair and Pinaveerabadra Temple in the village of Pillalamarri near
Suryapet. These temples are known for their religious and archeological
significance. Pochampally village in the district of Nalgonda is world famous
for its rural weavers and their fascinating sarees. It is also called "Silk City"
because of these legendry weavers. Moreover, it was rechristened as Bhoodan
Pochampally because of Late V. Ramachadra Reddy, a philanthropic landlord
who gifted his lands measuring 250 acres during the visit of Late Vinoba Bhave
to this village in 1951 as part of his Bhoodan Movement in India.
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