Suryapet district | |
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Country | India |
State | Telangana |
Established | 2016 |
Headquarters | Suryapet |
Mandalas | 23 |
Government | |
• District collector | Vinay Krishna Reddy[IAS] |
• Parliament constituencies | Nalgonda and Bhuvanagiri |
Area | |
• Total | 3,607 km2 (1,393 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,099,560 |
• Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
• Urban | 15.56% |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 64.11% |
• Sex ratio | 996 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | TS–29 [1] |
Major highways | NH-65, NH167,NH-365B, NH-365BB and SH-42 |
Website | suryapet |
Suryapet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. [2] The city of Suryapet is the district headquarters. The district has three revenue divisions Suryapet, Kodad and Huzurnagar. It is sub-divided into 23 mandals. The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Khammam, Yadadri, Jangaon and Mahabubabad districts and with Andhra Pradesh state.
The district is spread over an area of 3,374.41 square kilometres (1,302.87 sq mi). [3] This district is bounded by Jangaon district, Mahabubabad district in the northeast, Khammam district in the east, Andhra Pradesh in the south, Nalgonda district in the west and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri in the northwest.
As of 2011 [update] Census of India, the district has a population of 1,099,560. Suryapet has a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 64.11%. 110,136 (10.02%) were under 6 years of age. 171,039 (15.56%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 208,326 (18.95%) and 141,271 (12.85%) of the population respectively. [5]
At the time of the 2011 census, 83.28% of the population spoke Telugu, 11.24% Lambadi and 4.97% Urdu as their first language. [6]
The Krishna River and Musi River flow through the Suryapet district.
The district has three revenue divisions of Suryapet, Kodad and Huzurnagar revenue division. It is sub-divided into 23 mandals. [7] Amoy kumar is the present collector of the district. [8] .The district consists of five municipalities. Suryapet, Kodad, Huzurnagar, Thirumalagiri and Neredcherla are the five municipalities.
S.No. | Suryapet revenue division | Kodad revenue division | Huzurnagar revenue division |
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1 | Suryapet | Chilkur | Palakeedu |
2 | Chivvemla | Ananthagiri | Huzurnagar |
3 | Mothey | Kodad | Mellachervu |
4 | Jajireddygudem | Munagala | Mallareddygudem |
5 | Nuthankal | Nadigudem | Mattampally |
6 | Penpahad | Nereducherla | |
7 | Athmakur(S) | Garidepally | |
8 | Thirumalagiri | ||
9 | Thungathurthy | ||
10 | Nagaram | ||
11 | Maddirala |
Tollywood actors Kanta Rao, Prabhakar Reddy, Venu Madhav were from Suryapet District.
B. Santosh Babu, Army colonel and Maha Vir Chakra awardee killed during Galwan Valley clash
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