Ranga Reddy district

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Ranga Reddy district
District of Telangana
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Nickname: 
RR District
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Location in Telangana
Ranga Reddy district
Ranga Reddy district
Coordinates: 17°18′N78°06′E / 17.3°N 78.1°E / 17.3; 78.1
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Telangana
Headquarters Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal
Mandals 27
Founded15 August 1978 & Reorganized on 11 October 2016
Founded by Government of Telangana
Named for K. V. Ranga Reddy
Government
 • Type District Collectorate
 •  District Collector Sri K. Shashanka, IAS
Area
 •  District of Telangana 5,031 km2 (1,942 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 •  District of Telangana 2,446,265
 • Rank2nd
 • Density486/km2 (1,260/sq mi)
 •  Urban
1,420,152
 •  Rural
1,026,113
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
500 0XX, 501 5XX, 501 2XX, 501 1XX, 509 3XX
Telephone code91-, 040, 08413, 08414, 08417
Vehicle registration TS–07, AP-28(old) [1]
Website rangareddy.telangana.gov.in

Ranga Reddy district (abbr.R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal,. [2] [3] The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, K. V. Ranga Reddy. [4] The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Hyderabad, Medchal–Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts.

Contents

History

Dynasties [5]

Chronological order of kingdoms who ruled Rangareddy and Hyderabad regions is as follows

1. Nandas

2. Mauryas

3. Satavahanas

4. Ikshvakus

5. Vakatakas

6. Vishnukundinas

7. Badami Chalukyas

8. Rashtrakutas

9. Kalyani Chalukyas

10. Kakatiyas

11. Delhi Sultanate(Khilji & Tughlaq dynasties)

12. Musunuri Nayakas

13. Recherla Padmanayakas(Rachakonda & Devarakonda Velamas)

14. Bahamanis

15. Qutub Shahis

16. Mughals

17. Asaf Jahis

Formation of District

The district was formed in 1978 when it was split from Hyderabad district. [6] [7] 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. [8] 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 5,031 square kilometres (1,942 sq mi). [9]

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

Religion in Rangareddy district (2011) [10]
Hinduism
 
84.34%
Islam
 
12.67%
Christianity
 
1.86%
Other or not stated
 
1.13%

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. [11] The Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males) was 950. The rural population in the district was 1,026,113 (41.95%) while the urban population was 1420152 (58.05%). The literacy rate was calculated to be 71.95%, higher than the state's literacy rate of 66.54%. 300,511 (12.28%) were under 6 years of age. [12] Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 337,023 (13.78%) and 138,710 (5.67%) of the population respectively. [13]

Languages of Rangareddy district (2011) [14]

   Telugu (77.47%)
   Urdu (11.86%)
   Lambadi (4.76%)
   Hindi (2.72%)
  Others (3.19%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 77.47% of the population spoke Telugu, 11.86% Urdu, 4.76% Lambadi and 2.72% Hindi as their first language. [14]

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Ranga Reddy one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [15] It is one of the 33 districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [15]

Administrative divisions

The district will have five revenue divisions: Chevella, Ibrahimpatnam, Rajendranagar, Kandukur and Shadnagar. They are sub-divided into 27 mandals. [3] Amoy Kumar IAS is the present collector of the district. [16] [17]

Municipalities/Municipal Corporations

There are 12 Municipalities and 3 municipal corporations in Ranga Reddy district. They are Adibatla, Amangal, Badangpet, Bandlaguda Jagir, Ibrahimpatnam, Jalpally, Manikonda, Meerpet, Narsingi, Pedda Amberpet, Shadnagar, Shamshabad, Shankarpally, Thukkuguda, Thurkayamjal.

Mandals

The table below categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district: [3]

#Chevella revenue divisionIbrahimpatnam revenue divisionKandukur revenue divisionRajendranagar revenue divisionShadnagar revenue division
1 Chevella Abdullapuramet Amangal Gandipet Chowderguda
2 Moinabad Hayathnagar Balapur Rajendranagar Farooqnagar
3Shahbad Ibrahimpatnam Kandukur Serilingampally Keshampeta
4 Shankarpalle Madgul Kadthal Shamshabad Kondurg
5 Manchal Maheswaram Kothur
6 Yacharam Talakondapalle Nandigama
7 Saroornagar

Villages

Assembly constituencies

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

See also

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