Kohir

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KOHIR
KOHIR
KOHIR
Town and Mandal
Nickname: 
RED LAND
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KOHIR
Location in Telangana, India
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KOHIR
KOHIR (India)
Coordinates: 17°36′00″N77°43′00″E / 17.6000°N 77.7167°E / 17.6000; 77.7167 Coordinates: 17°36′00″N77°43′00″E / 17.6000°N 77.7167°E / 17.6000; 77.7167
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Telangana
District SANGAREDDY
Founded byAAQIL QUTUB SHAH
Named for ARABIC WORD
Government
  BodyMAJOR GRAM PANCHAYAT
Languages
  Official[URDU TELGU &DECCANI language
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
502210
Vehicle registration TS 15
STATE BANK OF INDIA Hyderabad
Literacy70%
Lok Sabha constituencyZAHEERABAD
Vidhan Sabha constituencyZAHEERABAD
Climate DECCAN PLATEAU .. HOT (Köppen)
Websitewww.kohir.com

Kohir Deccan is a town and Mandal headquarters in the Sangareddy district of Telangana, India. [1] Kohir is on the Deccan Plateau in Telangana, neighbouring Karnatake state (Bidar). Kohir, Zaheerabad, Bidar, and neighbouring places brings to mind the Red Planet, and the land is usually red roads, red stones on streets with red houses made of red soil and black soil in agriculture land. [2] Kohir was named after the distinctive red soil of the region. Kohir in local slang means "red diamond". The "Pati Matti" once mixed with water turns into very strong material fit for construction of multistoried buildings. These mud houses are unbreakable and can withstand even the harsh climate of this region. Kohir is bounded by Zahirabad, Jharasangam and Munpalle mandals of Sangareddy district and Rangareddy district.

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Kohir is very famous for agriculture products such as ginger, all kind of grains, in fruits specially guava also there are many kinds of mangoes production. Kohir is very famous for its red soil.[ citation needed ] There are many popular faces/persons working in different areas such as politics, technically and in the social services.

Geography

Kohir is located at 17°36′00″N77°43′00″E / 17.6000°N 77.7167°E / 17.6000; 77.7167 . [3] It has an average elevation of 627 metres (2060 ft). It is 100 km from Hyderabad, 53 km from Bidar and 21 km from Zaheerabad.

Demographics

According to the Indian census, 2011, the demographic details of Kohir Mandal are as follows: [4]

Kohir village has a population of 14,077 in 2011. The male population was 7,243 and the female population was 6,834. [4]

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References

  1. "District Level Mandal wise list of villages in Medak district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. Kohir: home to red havelis in The Hindu, 2005. [Usurped!]
  3. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kohir, India". www.fallingrain.com.
  4. 1 2 "Census of India: Sub-District Details". Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.