Suryapet is one of the major towns in Nalgonda district in India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is sometimes referred as Bhanupuri , it lies on the National Highway 9 and is equidistant from Hyderabad and Vijayawada. Suryapet is spread over an area of 134 km² and divided into 41 municipal wards as special grade municipality. There are 44 notified slum areas. Apart from the city population, it has a floating population of approximately 40,000 from the neighbouring villages daily.