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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Meerpet–Jillelaguda<br />
| native_name = <br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = [[City]]<br />
| image_skyline = Jilleguda venkateshwara swami temple n.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Jillelguda Venkateswara Temple<br />
| pushpin_map = India Telangana#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = <br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Telangana, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|17.32|N|78.52|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Telangana]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rangareddy district|Rangareddy]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Metropolitan area|Metro]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Hyderabad]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Meerpet Municipal Corporation]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name="basic" /><br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 4.2<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 66,982<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <ref name="basic">{{cite web|url=https://meerpetcorporation.telangana.gov.in/pages/basic-information|title=Basic Information|website=Meerpet Corporation}}</ref><br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 500097 (Meerpet)<br /> 500079 (Jillelguda)<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 040<br />
| registration_plate = TS <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha|Parliament]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Chevella]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Assembly]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Maheshwaram]]<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Urban planning|Planning]] agency<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority]]<br />
| website = {{URL|https://meerpetcorporation.telangana.gov.in/}} <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Meerpet–Jillelguda''' is a [[satellite city]] of [[Hyderabad]] and a [[municipal corporation]] in [[Rangareddy district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Telangana Election Commissioner directs officials to be prepared for municipal polls|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2019/oct/30/telangana-election-commissioner-directs-officials-to-be-prepared-for-municipal-polls-2054513.html|access-date=2020-07-02|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="census">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Rangareddy|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2806_PART_B_DCHB_RANGAREDDY.pdf|website=Census of India|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner|access-date=31 March 2017|pages=14, 58|format=PDF}}</ref> The municipal corporation was formed after merging municipality of [[Meerpet]] and [[Jillelguda]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Telangana Election Commissioner directs officials to be prepared for municipal polls|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2019/oct/30/telangana-election-commissioner-directs-officials-to-be-prepared-for-municipal-polls-2054513.html|access-date=2020-07-06|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
Meerpet got its name due to the presence of Mir Momin masjid constructed by Mir Moomin Asterbadi – the prime minister of [[Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah]] the Fifth king of [[Qutb Shahi dynasty]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Meerpet had a population of 12,940. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Meerpet has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 54%. In Meerpet, 12% of the population is under 6&nbsp;years of age.<br />
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As per 2011 census, Meerpet–Jillelaguda has a population of 66,982. It had a male and female population of 34,009 and 32,973 receptively. Total number of households were about 18,000.<br />
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== Administration ==<br />
Meerpet municipality and Jillelguda municipality were formed separately on 11 April 2016 by upgrading respective [[gram panchayat]]s . Earlier Meerpet Gram panchayat was part of Jillelguda Gram panchayat which was administratively separated later<ref name="municipality">{{cite news|title=Five New Civic Bodies Carved out|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Five-New-Civic-Bodies-Carved-out/2016/04/12/article3375892.ece|access-date=14 June 2016|work=The New Indian Express|date=12 April 2016}}</ref><br />
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Both municipalities were merged into a single [[Municipal Corporation (India)|municipal corporation]] in 2019.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Transport ==<br />
Meerpet–Jillelaguda is connected to other places within Hyderabad via the [[TSRTC]], with buses available from the DSNR and Midani bus depots. The nearest [[Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System|MMTS]] station is at [[Malakpet]].The nearest airport is Hyderabad's [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]]. The nearest Metro station is at [[LB Nagar]].<br />
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== Landmarks ==<br />
A 500-year-old [[Venkateshwara Swami Temple, Jillelaguda|Venkateswara temple]], known as ''Matsya Avatara Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple'' has its presence in this town.<br />
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== Hospitals & Clinics ==<br />
Sri Health Plus Children's & Family Clinic, R.N.Reddy Nagar, Meerpet.<br />
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