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
- Banks: 7
- Indian Overseas Bank; Central Bank of India; HDFC Bank
- Hospitals: 96
- District Hospital Karimnagar; Dr Hari Kishan Eye Care; Fortune Medcare Hospital; Renee Hospital; Sai Krishna Hospital,Vavilalapally; District Hospital, Karimnagar; Dr. PVR Multispeciality Hospital; KPR Multi-speciality Hospital; Mahalaxmi Hospital,Karimnagar; Petals Neo Care (Newborn & Children`s Hospital)
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)
- History
- The place was once known as Veligandula and Tellakandula. During the Nizam era it was named Karimnagar by a local official, Syed Karimuddin.
- Education
- Karimnagar is a major education centre in north-western Telangana, with technology institutes, medical colleges and law colleges.
- Local economy
- Karimnagar's economy rests on agriculture, industry and services. There are many granite quarries on the city's outskirts and many agro-based industries, with paddy and cotton the major crops. The Lower Manair Dam supports irrigation, and an IT hub has been planned.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.