List of districts in Telangana

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Location of Telangana in India

The Indian state of Telangana has 33 districts, each headed by a District collector. [1]

Telangana State in southern India

Telangana is a state in India situated on the centre-south stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of 112,077 km2 (43,273 sq mi) and 35,193,978 residents as per 2011 census. On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh as the newly formed 29th state with Hyderabad as its historic permanent capital. Its other major cities include Warangal, Nizamabad,Khammam and Karimnagar. Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Karnataka to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south. The terrain of Telangana region consists mostly of hills, mountain ranges, and thick dense forests covering an area of 27,292 sq. km. As of 2019, the state of Telangana is divided into 33 districts.

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History

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Telangana at the time of formation on June 2, 2014

Telangana region of Hyderabad State did consist of 8 Districts in 1948 when it was inducted in Dominion of India; they are Atraf-i-Baldah (Hyderabad), Mahbubnagar district, Medak district, Nalgonda district (Nalgundah), Nizamabad districts, Adilabad, Karimnagar, and Warangal districts. [2] Khammam district was created by bifurcation of Warangal district on 1st October 1953. [3] Andhra Pradesh was formed by merging Telangana region of Hyderabad State and Andhra state on November 1. 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]

Hyderabad State (1948–56) former state of India

Hyderabad State was a state in Independent India, formed after the accession of the princely state of Hyderabad into the Indian Union on 17 September 1948. It existed from 1948 to 1956.

Dominion of India Period of Indian history

India, officially the Union of India, was an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. It was created by the Indian Independence Act 1947 and was transformed into the Republic of India by the promulgation of the Constitution of India in 1950.

Khammam City in Telangana, India

Khammam, also known as Khammamett is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana.It is the fourth largest city in the state.It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam mandal also. It is located about 193 kilometres (120 mi) east of the state capital, Hyderabad, 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Suryapet, 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Warangal and also it is located about 121 kilometres (75 mi) North of the Andhra Pradesh state capital, Amaravathi. The river Munneru flows on the western side of the city. As of 2011 census of India, Khammam urban agglomeration has a population of 2,62,255.However, on 19 October 2012, the civic body of Khammam was upgraded to Municipal corporation Post upgradation to corporation Khammam population is approximated to be 3,07,000.

Telangana carved out from with 10 districts from Andhra Pradesh. Seven mandals of Bhadrachalam division were given back to East Godavari district. [5] [6] 21 new districts were created on 11 October, which lead to 31 districts in Telangana. All districts were divided into minimum 2 to maximum 5 except Hyderabad district which was untouched. [7] Two new districts, Mulugu and Narayanpet were created on 17 February, taking the total number of districts to 33. [8] Narayanpet district has 11 mandals.

Narayanpet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Narayanapet is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Mahbubnagar district, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy, Jogulamba Gadwal districts and with Karnataka state. This district formed on February 17, 2019 after bifurcation of Mahbubnagar district.

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District statistics

In terms of area, Bhadradri Kothagudem is the largest district with an area of 7,483 km2 (2,889 sq mi) and Hyderabad is the smallest with 217 km2 (84 sq mi). Hyderabad district is the most populated district with a population of 39,43,323 and Mulugu is the least populated with 2,94,671. Telangana consist of 68 Revenue Divisions and 584 Revenue Mandals(Tehsil). [9]

Bhadradri Kothagudem district District of Telangana in India

Bhadradri Kothagudem district is a district in the eastern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The town of Kothagudem is the district headquarters. It was a part of the Khammam district prior to the re-organisation of districts in the state.

Hyderabad district, India District of Telangana in India

Hyderabad District is a district in the state of Telangana in India that contains a part of the metropolitan area of Hyderabad. It is headed by a district collector who is drawn from the IAS cadre and is appointed by the state government. It is the smallest of all the districts in the state, but has the highest human density. The district is a city district which means that it does not have a district headquarters. Old MCH area, which is central region of Hyderabad city comes under this district. It is a peaceful area in India where Muslims and Hindus live in Harmony and unity.

S. No.NameHeadquartersArea (km2)Population
(2011 census)
No.of mandals Density
(per km2)
Urban (%) Literacy (%) Sex ratio Map
1 Adilabad Adilabad 4,153708,9721817123.6663.46978 India - Telangana - Adilabad (new).svg
2 Bhadradri Kothagudem Kothagudem 7,4831,069,2612314331.7166.401008 India - Telangana - Bhadradri Kothagudem.svg
3 Hyderabad Hyderabad 2173,943,323161817210083.25954 India - Telangana - Hyderabad (new).svg
4 Jagitial Jagitial 2,419985,4171840722.4660.261036 India - Telangana - Jagtial.svg
5 Jangaon Jangaon 2,188566,3761325912.6061.60997 India - Telangana - Jangaon.svg
6 Jayashankar Bhupalapally Bhupalpalle 6,175711,434201157.5758.971009 India - Telangana - Jayashankar Bhupalpally.svg
7 Jogulamba Gadwal Gadwal 2,928609,9901220810.3649.87972 India - Telangana - Jogulamba Gadwal.svg
8 Kamareddy Kamareddy 3,652972,6252226612.7156.511033 India - Telangana - Kamareddy.svg
9 Karimnagar Karimnagar 2,1281,005,7111647330.7269.16993 India - Telangana - Karimnagar.svg
10 Khammam Khammam 4,3611,401,6392132122.6065.951005 India - Telangana - Khammam (new).svg
11 Komaram Bheem Komaram Bheem 4,878515,8121510616.8656.72998 India - Telangana - Kumaram Bheem Asifabad.svg
12 Mahabubabad Mahabubabad 2,877774,549162699.8657.13996 India - Telangana - Mahabubabad.svg
13 Mahabubnagar Mahabubnagar 5,2851,486,7772628120.7360.97995 India - Telangana - Mahabubnagar.svg
14 Mancherial district Mancherial 4,016807,0371820143.8564.35977 India - Telangana - Mancherial.svg
15 Medak Medak 2,786767,428202757.6756.121027 India - Telangana - Medak (new).svg
16 Medchal–Malkajgiri [10] Shamirpet 1,0842,440,07314225191.4082.48957 India - Telangana - Medchal Malkajgiri.svg
17 Mulugu Mulugu 3,881294,671091240562.26968
18 Nagarkurnool Nagarkurnool 6,545893,3082214210.1954.38968 India - Telangana - Nagarkurnool.svg
19 Narayanpet Narayanpet 2336.445,66,874112437.3649.931009
20 Nalgonda Nalgonda 7,1221,618,4163122722.7663.75978 India - Telangana - Nalgonda (new).svg
21 Nirmal Nirmal 3,845709,4181918521.3857.771046 India - Telangana - Nirmal.svg
22 Nizamabad Nizamabad 4,2881,571,0222736629.5864.251044 India - Telangana - Nizamabad (new).svg
23 Peddapalli Peddapalli 2,236795,3321435638.2265.52992 India - Telangana - Peddapalli.svg
24 Rajanna Sircilla Sircilla 2,019552,0371327321.1762.711014 India - Telangana - Rajanna Sircilla.svg
25 Ranga Reddy Shamshabad 5,0312,446,2652748658.0571.88950 India - Telangana - Ranga Reddy.svg
26 Sangareddy Sangareddy 4,4031,527,6282634734.6964.08965 India - Telangana - Sangareddy.svg
27 Siddipet Siddipet 3,6321,012,0652227913.7461.611008 India - Telangana - Siddipet.svg
28 Suryapet Suryapet 3,6071,099,5602330515.5664.11996 India - Telangana - Suryapet.svg
29 Vikarabad [11] Vikarabad 3,386927,1401827413.4857.911001 India - Telangana - Vikarabad.svg
30 Wanaparthy Wanaparthy 2,152577,7581426815.9755.67960 India - Telangana - Wanaparthy.svg
31 Warangal Rural Warangal 2,175718,537153306.9961.26994 India - Telangana - Warangal Rural.svg
32 Warangal Urban Warangal 1,3091,080,8581182668.5176.17997 India - Telangana - Warangal Urban.svg
33 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri Bhongir 3,092739,4481623916.6665.2402221973 India - Telangana - Yadadri Bhuvanagiri.svg
Total112,07735,003,67458431238.8866.54988

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References

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  2. Yazdani, Ghulam. "Hyderabad State". Atlantic Publishers & Distri via Google Books.
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  10. "Vikarabad district". Official website Vikarabad district. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

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