Jangaon is a town and the district headquarters of Jangaon district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Jangaon Mandal and Jangaon revenue division respectively. It is about 85 kilometres (53 mi) from the state capital Hyderabad. It lies on the National Highway 163.
The name Jangaon evolved from ""jain gaon"", which means ""village of Jains"", a religion of India. Kolanpak (kulpak) in the Nalgonda district, which is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Jangaon, is a famous pilgrimage centre for Jain people and it has much historical background.
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