Ranga Reddy district

Ranga Reddy district
Ranga Reddy district; Hyderabad Rural
	District of Telangana
	Clockwise from top:; Outer Ring Road, Chilkoor Balaji Temple, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, View of Osman Sagar, Residential buildings at Miyapur
	Location in Telangana, India
	Ranga Reddy district Location in Telangana, India Ranga Reddy district Ranga Reddy district (India)
	Coordinates: 17°18′N78°06′E / 17.3°N 78.1°E Coordinates: 17°18′N78°06′E / 17.3°N 78.1°E
Country	India
State	Telangana
Headquarters	Shamshabad
Founded	15 August 1978
Named for	Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy
Government
• Type	Zilla Parishad (part), GHMC (part)
• Body	HMDA part
• District Collector	Amoy Kumar, IAS
Area
• Total	5,031 km2 (1,942 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,446,265
• Rank	2nd
• Density	486/km2 (1,260/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	500 0XX, 501 5XX, 501 2XX, 501 1XX
Telephone code	91-, 040, 08413, 08414, 08417
Vehicle registration	TS–07, AP-28(old) [1]
Website	rangareddy.telangana.gov.in

Last updated November 13, 2020

Ranga Reddy district, formerly Hyderabad Rural, abbreviated as R. R. district, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Shamshabad.^[2]^[3] The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy.^[4] The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Yadadri, Hyderabad, Medchal–Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts.

History

The district was formed in 1978 when it was split from Hyderabad district.^[5]^[6] Originally named Hyderabad Rural district, it was renamed after Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of Telangana from the Nizams and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. In 2016, it was carved out during the district's reorganisation to create the new Vikarabad district and Medchal–Malkajgiri district.^[4]

Geography

Ranga Reddy District occupies an area of approximately 7,500 square kilometres (2,900 sq mi).^[7]

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

Demographics

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.^[8]

Economy

Medium-scale industries and Cement Corporation Of India (CCI)'s cement factories are established at Tandur.
Another major company is Hyderabad Chemicals and Fertilizers, established at Moula-Ali in 1942.

In 2006 the Indian government named Ranga Reddy one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).^[9] It is one of the 33 districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[9]

Administrative divisions

The district will have five revenue divisions: Chevella, Ibrahimpatnam, Rajendranagar, Kandukur and Shadnagar. They are sub-divided into 27 mandals.^[2] Amoy Kumar IAS is the present collector of the district.^[10]^[11]

Mandals

The table below categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:^[2]

#	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

Assembly constituencies

There are 7 assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are Chevella, Rajendranagar, L. B. Nagar, Shadnagar, Serlingampally, Ibrahimpatnam and Maheshwaram

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References

↑ "District Codes". Government of Telangana Transport Department. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
1 2 3 "Rangareddy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
↑ "Shamshabad to be Ranga Reddy district". Deccan Chronicle. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
1 2 "Ranga Reddy district set to shrink". The Hindu. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
↑ Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
↑ "Salient Features of Rangareddy District". Rangareddy District Official Website. Collectorate Rangareddy District. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
↑ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Andhra Pradesh: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1111–1112. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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1 2 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.
↑ Mayabrahma, Roja (28 January 2020). "Suryapet collector Amoy Kumar transferred to Rangareddy". The Hans. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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[1] "District Codes". Government of Telangana Transport Department. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

[district-2] 1 2 3 "Rangareddy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[3] "Shamshabad to be Ranga Reddy district". Deccan Chronicle. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.

[new-4] 1 2 "Ranga Reddy district set to shrink". The Hindu. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

[Statoids-5] Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

[6] "Salient Features of Rangareddy District". Rangareddy District Official Website. Collectorate Rangareddy District. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.

[Reference_Annual-7] Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Andhra Pradesh: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1111–1112. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[8] ttp://www.rangareddy.telangana.gov.in/rangareddy/censusRangareddy.apo

[brgf-9] 1 2 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.

[10] Mayabrahma, Roja (28 January 2020). "Suryapet collector Amoy Kumar transferred to Rangareddy". The Hans. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[11] ttps://www.telangana.gov.in/contacts/district-officials

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v t e Ranga Reddy district
District headquarters	Vikarabad
Revenue divisions	Chevella Saroornagar Rajendranagar Vikarabad
Mandals	Balanagar Rajendranagar
Cities	Hyderabad Ranga Reddy
Towns	Chevella Tandur
Census Towns	Dundigal Bachpalle Kompalle Medchal Jawaharnagar Nagaram Ghatkesar Boduppal Medipalle Peerzadguda Turkayamjal Omerkhan Daira Jillalguda Meerpet Badangpet Kothapet Narsingi Bandlaguda (Jagir) Kismatpur Navandgi Shamshabad Ibrahimpatnam (Bagath)