List of districts of Telangana
| Districts of Telangana తెలంగాణ జిల్లాలు | |
|---|---|
Districts | |
| Location | Telangana |
| Number | 33 districts |
| Populations | Mulugu – 257,744 (lowest); Hyderabad – 3,943,323 (highest) |
| Areas | Hyderabad –
217 km2 (84 sq mi) (smallest); Bhadradri Kothagudem – 7,483 km2 (2,889 sq mi) (largest) |
| Government | |
| Subdivisions | |
The
District collector.[1]
History
Telangana region of
Hyderabad State consisted of 8 Districts in 1948 when it was inducted in Dominion of India; they are Hyderabad, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar and Warangal districts.[2] Khammam district was created by bifurcation of Warangal district on 1 October 1953.[3] Andhra Pradesh was formed by merging Telangana region of Hyderabad State and Andhra state on 1 November 1956. Bhadrachalam division and Aswaraopet taluka parts was merged in Khammam district from Godavari districts for better Administration.[3] Hyderabad district was split into Hyderabad Urban District and Hyderabad Rural District on 15 August 1978. Hyderabad Urban District was made by 4 Talukas are Charminar, Golkonda, Mushirabad and Secunderabad Talukas which consist of only MCH area, Secunderabad cantonment and Osmania University. Hyderabad rural district was later renamed as Ranga Reddy District.[4]
Narayanpet were created on 17 February 2019, taking the total number of districts to 33.[8]
District statistics
In terms of area,
Mulugu is the least populated with 2,94,671. Telangana consist of 74 Revenue Divisions and 594 Revenue Mandals (Tehsil).[9]
| S.No. | Name | Headquarters | Area (km2) | Population (2011 census) |
No.of mandals | Density (per km2) |
Urban (%) | Literacy (%) | Sex ratio | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adilabad | Adilabad | 4,153 | 708,972 | 18 | 171 | 23.66 | 63.46 | 978 |
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| 2 | Kumuram Bheem Asifabad |
Asifabad | 4,878 | 515,812 | 15 | 106 | 16.86 | 56.72 | 998 | .svg)
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| 3 | Mancherial | Mancherial | 4,016 | 807,037 | 18 | 201 | 43.85 | 64.35 | 977 | .svg)
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| 4 | Nirmal | Nirmal | 3,845 | 709,418 | 19 | 185 | 21.38 | 57.77 | 1046 | .svg)
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| 5 | Nizamabad | Nizamabad | 4,288 | 1,571,022 | 27 | 366 | 29.58 | 64.25 | 1044 | .svg)
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| 6 | Jagtial | Jagtial | 2,419 | 985,417 | 18 | 407 | 22.46 | 60.26 | 1036 | .svg)
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| 7 | Peddapalli | Peddapalli | 2,236 | 795,332 | 14 | 356 | 38.22 | 65.52 | 992 | .svg)
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| 8 | Kamareddy | Kamareddy | 3,652 | 972,625 | 22 | 266 | 12.71 | 56.51 | 1033 | .svg)
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| 9 | Rajanna Sircilla | Sircilla | 2,019 | 552,037 | 13 | 273 | 21.17 | 62.71 | 1014 | .svg)
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| 10 | Karimnagar | Karimnagar | 2,128 | 1,005,711 | 16 | 473 | 30.72 | 69.16 | 993 | .svg)
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| 11 | Jayashankar Bhupalpally | Bhupalpally | 2,293 | 416,763 | 20 | 180 | 7.57 | 58.97 | 1009 | .svg)
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| 12 | Sangareddy | Sangareddy | 4,403 | 1,527,628 | 26 | 347 | 34.69 | 64.08 | 965 | .svg)
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| 13 | Medak | Medak | 2,786 | 767,428 | 20 | 275 | 7.67 | 56.12 | 1027 | .svg)
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| 14 | Siddipet | Siddipet | 3,632 | 1,012,065 | 22 | 279 | 13.74 | 61.61 | 1008 | .svg)
|
| 15 | Jangaon | Jangaon | 2,188 | 566,376 | 13 | 259 | 12.60 | 61.60 | 997 | .svg)
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| 16 | Hanamkonda | Hanamkonda[10] | 1,309 | 1,080,858 | 11 | 826 | 68.51 | 76.17 | 997 | .svg)
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| 17 | Warangal | Warangal[10] | 2,175 | 718,537 | 15 | 330 | 6.99 | 61.26 | 994 | .svg)
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| 18 | Mulugu | Mulugu |
3,881 | 257,744 | 09 | 66 | 05 | 62.26 | 968 | .svg)
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| 19 | Bhadradri kothagudem | Kothagudem | 7,483 | 1,069,261 | 23 | 143 | 31.71 | 66.40 | 1008 | .svg)
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| 20 | Khammam | Khammam | 4,361 | 1,401,639 | 21 | 321 | 22.60 | 65.95 | 1005 | .svg)
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| 21 | Mahabubabad | Mahabubabad | 2,877 | 774,549 | 16 | 269 | 9.86 | 57.13 | 996 | .svg)
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| 22 | Suryapet | Suryapet | 3,607 | 1,099,560 | 23 | 305 | 15.56 | 64.11 | 996 | .svg)
|
| 23 | Nalgonda | Nalgonda | 7,122 | 1,618,416 | 31 | 227 | 22.76 | 63.75 | 978 | .svg)
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| 24 | Yadadri Bhuvanagiri[11] | Bhuvanagiri | 3,092 | 739,448 | 16 | 239 | 16.66 | 65.2402221 | 973 | .svg)
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| 25 | Medchal–Malkajgiri |
Shamirpet | 1,084 | 2,440,073 | 14 | 2251 | 91.40 | 82.48 | 957 | .svg)
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| 26 | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 217 | 3,943,323 | 16 | 18172 | 100 | 83.25 | 954 | .svg)
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| 27 | Ranga Reddy | Shamshabad | 5,031 | 2,446,265 | 27 | 486 | 58.05 | 71.88 | 950 | .svg)
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| 28 | Vikarabad | Vikarabad | 3,386 | 927,140 | 18 | 274 | 13.48 | 57.91 | 1001 | .svg)
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| 29 | Narayanpet | Narayanpet | 2336 | 566,874 | 11 | 240 | 7.36 | 49.93 | 1009 | .svg)
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| 30 | Mahabubnagar |
Mahabubnagar | 2,738 | 919,903 | 26 | 340 | 20.73 | 60.97 | 995 | .svg)
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| 31 | Nagarkurnool | Nagarkurnool | 6,545 | 893,308 | 22 | 142 | 10.19 | 54.38 | 968 | .svg)
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| 32 | Wanaparthy | Wanaparthy | 2,152 | 577,758 | 14 | 268 | 15.97 | 55.67 | 960 | .svg)
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| 33 | Jogulamba Gadwal | Gadwal | 2,928 | 609,990 | 12 | 208 | 10.36 | 49.87 | 972 | .svg)
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| Total | – | – | 112,077 | 35,003,674 | 584 | 312 | 38.88 | 66.54 | 988 | – |
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See also
References
- ^ "Telangana State Portal Districts". www.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Yazdani, Ghulam (1937). "Hyderabad State". Atlantic Publishers & Distri – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Know Your Corporation".
- ^ Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2014" Accessed 13 July 2014 [1]
- ^ "Protests against Centre, Andhra Pradesh in Khammam over Polavaram Bill". Deccan Chronicle, 12 July 2014. Accessed 13 July 2014. [2]
- ^ "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Telangana gets two new districts: Narayanpet and Mulugu". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "::Know Your District - Plan Your District::". Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ a b "KCR renames Warangal Urban Hanamkonda; Warangal Rural becomes Warangal". NewsMeter. 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Yadadri changed to Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District". Retrieved 25 January 2017.