Ranga Reddy district

Coordinates: 17°18′N 78°06′E / 17.3°N 78.1°E / 17.3; 78.1
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Ranga Reddy district
District of Telangana
PIN
500 0XX, 501 5XX, 501 2XX, 501 1XX, 509 3XX
Telephone code91-, 040, 08413, 08414, 08417
Vehicle registrationTS–07, AP-28(old)[1]
Websiterangareddy.telangana.gov.in

Ranga Reddy district (abbr. R. R. district) is a district in the

Medchal–Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy and Vikarabad
districts.

History

Dynasties[5]

Chronological order of kingdoms who ruled Rangareddy and Hyderabad regions is as follows

1. Nandas

2. Mauryas

3. Satavahanas

4. Ikshvakus

5. Vakatakas

6. Vishnukundinas

7. Badami Chalukyas

8.

Rashtrakutas

9. Kalyani Chalukyas

10. Kakatiyas

11. Delhi Sultanate(Khilji & Tughlaq dynasties)

12. Musunuri Nayakas

13. Recherla Padmanayakas(Rachakonda & Devarakonda Velamas)

14. Bahamanis

15. Qutub Shahis

16. Mughals

17. Asaf Jahis

Formation of District

The district was formed in 1978 when it was split from

Medchal–Malkajgiri district.[4]

Geography

Ranga Reddy District occupies an area of approximately 5,031 square kilometres (1,942 sq mi).[9]

A freshwater reservoir, called

Himayath Sagar, on the river Musi at Gandipet
, is the prime drinking water source for the capital city of Hyderabad/Secunderabad.

Demographics

Religion in Rangareddy district (2011)[10]
Hinduism
 
 84.34%
Islam
 
 12.67%
Christianity
 
 1.86%
Other or not stated
 
 1.13%

According to the 2011 census, Ranga Reddy District has a population of 2,446,265, of which 1,254,184 were males and 1,192,081 were females.[11] The Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males) was 950. The rural population in the district was 1,026,113 (41.95%) while the urban population was 1420152 (58.05%). The literacy rate was calculated to be 71.95%, higher than the state's literacy rate of 66.54%. 300,511 (12.28%) were under 6 years of age.[12] Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 337,023 (13.78%) and 138,710 (5.67%) of the population respectively.[13]

Languages of Rangareddy district (2011)[14]

  Telugu (77.47%)
  Urdu (11.86%)
  Lambadi (4.76%)
  Hindi (2.72%)
  Others (3.19%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 77.47% of the population spoke Telugu, 11.86% Urdu, 4.76% Lambadi and 2.72% Hindi as their first language.[14]

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Ranga Reddy one of the country's 250

640).[15] It is one of the 33 districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[15]

Administrative divisions

The district will have five

mandals.[3] Amoy Kumar IAS is the present collector of the district.[16][17]

Municipalities/Municipal Corporations

There are 12 Municipalities and 3 municipal corporations in Ranga Reddy district. They are

Thurkayamjal
.

Mandals

The table below categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:[3]

# Chevella revenue division Ibrahimpatnam revenue division Kandukur revenue division Rajendranagar revenue division Shadnagar revenue division
1 Chevella Abdullapuramet Amangal Gandipet Chowderguda
2 Moinabad Hayathnagar
Balapur
 Rajendranagar Farooqnagar
3 Shahbad Ibrahimpatnam Kandukur Serilingampally Keshampeta
4
Shankarpalle
 Madgul Kadthal Shamshabad Kondurg
5 Manchal Maheswaram Kothur
6 Yacharam
Talakondapalle
 Nandigama
7 Saroornagar

Villages

Assembly constituencies

There are eight assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are

Serlingampally, Ibrahimpatnam, Maheshwaram, Kalwakurthy,and chevella
.

See also

  • List of districts in Telangana

References

  1. ^ "District Codes". Government of Telangana Transport Department. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Collectorate". Ranga Reddy district. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Rangareddy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Ranga Reddy district set to shrink". The Hindu. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ Sunkireddy, Narayan Reddy (2016). Telangana Charitra (in Telugu). Hyderabad: Telangana Prachuranalu.
  6. ^ Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Salient Features of Rangareddy District". Rangareddy District Official Website. Collectorate Rangareddy District. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  8. ^ "History | RangaReddy District Government of Telangana | India". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7
    .
  10. ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  11. ^ ":: RANGAREDDY ::". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
  12. ^ "RANGAREDDY DISTRICT PROFILE | RangaReddy District Government of Telangana | India". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  13. ^ "RANGAREDDY DISTRICT PROFILE" (PDF).
  14. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  15. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  16. ^ Mayabrahma, Roja (28 January 2020). "Suryapet collector Amoy Kumar transferred to Rangareddy". The Hans. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Telangana State Portal District Officials".
  18. ^ Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Four killed in road accidents. The Hindu. 27 October 2006
  19. ^ "Hajipalle | Farooqnagar Mandal | Mahbubnagar District | Andhra Pradesh | Farooqnagar | Mahbubnagar District | Districts in Andhra Pradesh | Home". Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  20. ^ "Tragic end to pleasure trip". The Hindu. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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