Rajanna Sircilla district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Sircilla.

Rajanna Sircilla
District of Telangana
Sri Raja Rajeswara Temple in Akkannapet
Location in Telangana
Rajanna Sircilla district
Country	India
State	Telangana
Named after	Rajanna (Lord Shiva)
Headquarters	Sircilla
Mandalas	13
Government
•  District collector	Devarakonda Krishna Bhaskar
•  Parliament constituencies	Karimnagar
•  Assembly constituencies	Sircilla, Vemulawada, Choppadandi
Area
• Total	2,019 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	552,037
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
•  Urban	Sircilla and Vemulawada
Demographics
•  Literacy	62.71%
• Sex ratio	1014
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TG–23 [1]
Major highways	Karimnagar-Sircilla-Kamareddy; Sircilla-Siddipet-Suryapet
Website	rajannasircilla.telangana.gov.in

Rajanna Sircilla district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. ^[2] Sircilla is the district headquarters. ^[3] The district shares boundaries with Karimnagar, Siddipet, Jagtial, Kamareddy, and Nizamabad districts.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 2,030.89 square kilometres (784.13 sq mi). ^[4] This district is bounded by Jagtial District in the North, Karimnagar District in the North East, Siddipet District in the South, Kamareddy District in the West and Nizamabad District in the North West.

Demographics

Religion in Rajanna-Sircilla district (2011) [5]
Hinduism			94.75%
Islam			4.05%
Christianity			0.87%
Other or not stated			0.33%

As of 2011 ^[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 552,037. Rajanna-Sircilla district has a sex ratio of 1014 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 62.71%. 48,751 (8.83%) were under 6 years of age. 116,892 (21.17%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 102,110 (18.50%) and 22,990 (4.16%) of the population respectively. ^[6]

Languages of Rajanna-Sircilla district (2011) ^[7]

1. Telugu (93.15%)
2. Urdu (3.5%)
3. Lambadi (2.5%)
4. Others (0.85%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.15% of the population spoke Telugu, 3.50% Urdu and 2.50% Lambadi as their first language. ^[7]

Administrative divisions

Sircilla District Revenue division

The district will have two revenue division of Sircilla and Vemulawada It is sub-divided into 13 mandals. ^[8] Anuraag Jayanti IAS is the present collector of the district. ^[9]

S No.	Sircilla Revenue Division	Vemulawada Revenue Division
1.	Sircilla	Vemulawada
2.	Thangallapalli	Vemulawada Rural
3.	Gambhiraopet	Chandurthi
4.	Yellareddipet	Konaraopeta
5.	Veernapalli	Boinpalli
6.	Mustabad	Rudrangi
7.	Ellanthakunta

Villages

• Pothugal

See also

• List of districts in Telangana

References

1. "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
2. "Names of 6 new districts changed". The Hindu. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
3. "Rajanna district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
4. "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
5. "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
6. "Know your district Plan your district - Rajanna-Sircilla" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
7. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
8. "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
9. "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.