Vikarabad district
Vikarabad district | |
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![]() Location in Telangana | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Telangana |
Headquarters | Vikarabad |
Mandalas | 20 |
Government | |
• District collector | NARAYANA REDDY |
• Parliamentary constituencies | Chevella, Mahbubnagar |
• Assembly constituencies | Vikarabad, Tandur Parigi, Kodangal |
Area | |
• Total | 3,386.00 km2 (1,307.34 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 927,140 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | TG–34[1] |
Website | vikarabad |
Vikarabad district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Vikarabad is the headquarters of the district.[2][3].The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, and Ranga Reddy districts and the state boundary of Karnataka.
Geography
[edit]The district is spread over an area of 3,386.00 square kilometres (1,307.34 sq mi).[2] This district is bounded by Sangareddy district in the north, Ranga Reddy district in the east, Mahbubnagar district in the south and Karnataka in the west.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 927,140. Vikarabad had a sex ratio of 1001 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 57.91%. 114901 (12.39%) were under 6 years of age. 124,969 (13.48%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 179,730 (19.39%) and 94,623 (10.21%) of the population respectively.[2]
At the time of the 2011 census, 75.23% of the population spoke Telugu, 12.90% Urdu and 9.97% Lambadi as their first language.[5]
Administrative divisions
[edit]The district will have two revenue divisions of Tandur and Vikarabad. It is sub-divided into 20 mandals.[3] Narayana Reddy Garu I.A.S. is the present collector of the district.
Mandals
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S.No. | Vikarabad revenue division | S.No. | Tandur revenue division |
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1 | Marpalle | 13 | Peddemul |
2 | Mominpet | 14 | Yelal |
3 | Nawabpet | 15 | Kodangal |
4 | Vikarabad | 16 | Bommaraspet |
5 | Pudur | 17 | Basheerabad |
6 | Kulkacherla | 18 | Doulthabad |
7 | Doma | 19 | Tandur |
8 | Pargi | ||
9 | Dharur | ||
10 | Kotepally | ||
11 | Bantwaram | ||
12 | Chowdapur[6] |
Villages
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TG 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Vikarabad district". Official website Vikarabad district. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Vikarabad district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ Service, Express News (4 April 2021). "Notification to create two new mandals issued". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Turmamidi, Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India". bw.utc.city. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
External links
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