Local businesses in Karimnagar
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Government offices: 3
- EPFO; Municipal corporation; Passport Office
- Colleges and universities: 4
- Shathavahana University; VITS Engineering College; TRINITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY; jk
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 1
- Malls and department stores: 4
- SAI Wedding Mall; Manikanta Kiranam; Patel Kiranam & General Store; Sofi Mobiles
- Supermarkets: 2
- Chandramouli Store; SNpride mall
Karimnagar facts
- District
- Karimnagar district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 2,89,821 (2,18,302 in 2001)
- Area
- about 49.75 sq km, about 265 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 505001 (Karimnagar)
- Places nearby
- Karimnagar Cable Bridge (cable-Stayed bridge, 3 km), Lower Manair Dam (dam, 4 km), Kothapalli (Haveli) (village, 7 km), Elgandal Fort (hill fort, 9 km)
- Culture and food
- Telugu is the main language in Karimnagar and Urdu is also widely spoken. Karimnagar silver filigree is a local craft, and festival snacks such as sakinalu, made from rice, sesame seeds and ajwain, are made for Sankranti.
- History
- The place was once known as Veligandula and Tellakandula. During the Nizam era it was named Karimnagar by a local official, Syed Karimuddin.
- Geography
- Karimnagar has a dry inland climate with hot summers and cool winters, and gets most of its rain from the south-west monsoon.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.