Karimnagar

Karimnagar, formerly known as Elagandula, is a city and district headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana, on the banks of the Manair River, a tributary of the Godavari. It is the municipal corporation headquarters of Karimnagar district and became part of the newly formed state of Telangana on 2 June 2014. The 2011 census counted 397,447 people within the corporation limits, and the article reports a density of 11,114 people per square kilometre, an urban literacy rate of 85.82 percent and population growth of 45.46 and 38.87 percent in the two decades from 1991 to 2011. It ranks the city as the third or fourth largest in the state in different passages. Karimnagar is described as an educational and health hub for the northern districts, is known for its agricultural and granite industries, earning the nickname City of Granites, and was selected for the Smart Cities Mission.