Narsapur, Medak

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Narsapur (Telugu: నరసాపురం) is one of the major towns in Medak district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 60 km north of Hyderabad. The history of this town dates back to Kakatiya reign.Though people of various religious backgrounds live in Narsapur town, they have embraced the Telangana culture.

Narsapur is small town with greenery and surrounded by hills and thick forest. Earlier Narsapur was known for'Naxalites' but now it is completely changed because of modernization and development in AP especially in Hyderabad surrounding areas. Narsapur has a big pond of Medak District. Narsapur is also a vital Constituency for local parties. Narsapur is also chosen as a first location to start MNIC(Multi-Purpose National Identity Card) s in all over India. Narsapur has a big pond of Medak District. Narsapur is also chosen as a first location to start the Multipurpose National Identity Cards (MNIC) in all over India.^{[citation needed]}

Narsapur Forest, the biggest forest^{[citation needed]} in the suburbs of the Greater Hyderabad, is spread between Gummadidala and Narsapur towns. This dense patch of forest spans over 30 to 40 km².It has a mini-ghat section, thick forest,has variety of trees, many lakes and supports wildlife(monkeys, spotted deer,peacock,jackal,wild boar etc).Lately, this has become a hotspot for trekking and Telugu film shootings. Films include 'Ratri','Telangana','Adrustam','Chantigadu','Dee','A film by Aravind'and lot many............

Narsapur is now known for Padmasri Dr.B.V.Raju Institute of Technology, an engineering college. The college was started by the philanthropist Padmabhushan Dr. B. V. Raju garu. The college offers Post Graduate courses in Electronics and Chemical stream. The college has also started MCA.

Vakiti Sunita Reddy has won the last three Assembly elections from here.

Villages of Narsapur Ahmednagar - Avancha - Brahmanpalle - Chinna chinta kunta - Chippalthurthy - Ibrahimbad - Kagazmaddur - Khazipet - Lingapur - Moosapet - Nagulpalle - Narayanpur - Nathnoipalle - Pedda chinta kunta - Ramachandrapur - Reddipalle - Rustumpet - Tujalpur

There are many other small villages that are not written here.

Khazipet is the village popular in Narsapur with special identity.

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