Badapahad

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Badapahad
Peddagutta
village
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Badapahad
Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 18°29′37″N78°1′0″E / 18.49361°N 78.01667°E / 18.49361; 78.01667
Country India
State Telangana
District Nizamabad
Named for Syed Sadullah Hussaini dargah
Government
  Body wakf board
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Badapahad Dargah, Peddagutta is a small town, village and Muslim pilgrim center. Built in the memory of the saint Syed Sadullah Hussain, the mosque is situated atop a hillock paidimal village in the Varni Mandal of Nizamabad district. [1] [2]

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The Dargah is located at a distance of 38 km from the town of Nizamabad. Many Muslim devotees as well as Hindu devotees climb approximately one thousand steps every year to summit the hill.

The three-day annual festival of Urus at Badapahad is held every September. Devotees from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka attend the festival. [3]

Dargah is held under the aegis of Wakf Board. It is the only place where old coins are still being distributed.

Geography

Badapahad has an average elevation of 375 metres (1,230 ft). It is surrounded by Saidpur of Varni Mandal to the North and East, Paidmal of Varni Mandal to the South and Hanmajipet of Banswada Mandal to the South and West

It is 38 km from Nizamabad, 27km from Bodhan 172 km from Hyderabad and 52 km from Kamareddy. [4]

Demographics

Telugu and Urdu are the local languages. The total population of Badapahad is 3,963. The population is 2,016 males and 1,947 females, living in 853 houses. The total area of Badapahad is 1,720 hectares.

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References

  1. Mohan, P. Ram (24 January 2017). "Badapahad dargah to get facelift for annual Urs". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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Coordinates: 18°29′37″N78°1′0″E / 18.49361°N 78.01667°E / 18.49361; 78.01667