Rajanna Sircilla district

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Rajanna Sircilla
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Location in Telangana
Rajanna Sircilla district
Rajanna Sircilla district
Country India
State Telangana
Division Sircilla
Headquarters Sircilla
Mandalas 13
Government
   District collector Devarakonda Krishna Bhaskar
   Parliament constituenciesKarimnagar
   Assembly constituenciesSircilla, Vemulawada, Choppadandi
Area
  Total2,019 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total552,037
  Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
   Urban
Sircilla and Vemulawada
Demographics
   Literacy 62.71%
  Sex ratio1014
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration TS–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.

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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 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]

   Telugu (93.15%)
   Urdu (3.50%)
   Lambadi (2.50%)
  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

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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 DivisionVemulawada Revenue Division
1. Sircilla Vemulawada
2. Thangallapalli Vemulawada Rural
3. Gambhiraopet Chandurthi
4. Yellareddipet Konaraopeta
5.Veernapalli Boinpalli
6. Mustabad Rudrangi
7. Ellanthakunta

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