Hajipalle is a model village located in Farooqnagar mandal, Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, India.[1] It is one of 36 villages in Farooqnagar Block.[2][3] Before becoming a Gram Panchayat, Hajipalle was hamlet of the village Kishan nagar.

Hajipalle
Model village
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DistrictRanga Reddy
MandalFarooqnagar
Population
 • Total772
Websitehttp://www.hajipalle.in

Demographics edit

The village has a total population of 772 members of which there are 383 male and 389 female individuals accounting 177 households according to 2011 census.[4] The total geographical area of village is 750acres consisting of eight wards.

Location edit

The village is located 2.7 km to the west of national highway7[5] (Bangalore-Hyderabad highway) and is easily accessible by road from Farooqnagar. The nearest railway station to the village is Shadnagar which is located 8.3 km away.

The Official Website for Hajipalle Village is http://hajipalle.in

Economy edit

Agriculture is the major occupation of people living in Hajipalle and 30% of villagers do cattle farming.[citation needed] Some of the crops grown in this region include Paddy, jowar, ragi, vegetables, pulse, millets, groundnut, castor, sugarcane, mango, lime, guava, sapota, papaya, sweet orange etc.[6]

Model village edit

The village is awarded with 'Nirmal Gram Puraskar' (from former president Pratibha Patil) given by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS), Government of India in the year 2008 for developing the village as fully sanitized and open defecation free Gram Panchayat with their collective leadership and shared vision.[7] The village was also awarded with 'Shubhram' award by former chief minister Y.S.Rajashekar Reddy. The village is also felicitated by NIRD (National Institute of Rural Development).[citation needed] Many government officials from the country and outside India have also visited this model village. The village is now an aadarsh Gram Panchayat to many other villages in the country.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Haziplli Gram Panchayat , A visual Document Part 1
  2. ^ "Hajipalle | Farooqnagar Mandal | Mahbubnagar District | Andhra Pradesh | Farooqnagar | Mahbubnagar District | Districts in Andhra Pradesh | Home". Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. ^ Gram Panchayat Office
  4. ^ Population
  5. ^ Hajipalle Map
  6. ^ Crops[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Nirmal Gram Puraskar Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Haziplli Gram Panchayat , A visual Document Part 2