Vikarabad district

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

Vikarabad district Gangawaram district
District of Telangana
Top: Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple Bottom: Ananatagiri Hills
Location in Telangana
Vikarabad district
Country	India
State	Telangana
Established	11-10-2016
Headquarters	Vikarabad
Mandalas	20
Government
•  District collector	Prateek Jain I.A.S.
•  Parliamentary constituencies	Chevella, Mahbubnagar
•  Assembly constituencies	Vikarabad, Tandur Parigi, Kodangal, Chevella(part)
Area
• Total	3,386.00 km2 (1,307.34 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	927,140
• Density	273.82/km2 (709.18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TG–34 [1]
Website	vikarabad.telangana.gov.in

Vikarabad district, formerly known as Gangawaram ^[2] , is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Vikarabad is the headquarters of the district. ^{[3] [4] [5]} it shares boundaries with Sangareddy,Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, and Ranga Reddy districts and the state boundary of Karnataka.

History

The ancient name of Vikarabad was Gangawaram ^[6] . Vikarabad was named after the fifth Paigah Amir (Premier noble) H.E. Nawab Sir Vikar-ul-Umrah Bahadur, Sikander Jung, Iqbal-ud-Daula and Iqtadar-ul-Mulk, Nawab Muhammed Fazaluddin Khan KCIE, who served as prime minister of Hyderabad State and Berar Province between 1893 and 1901.

Nawab Sir Vicar-ul-Umrah was the younger son of Nawab Rasheeduddin Khan Bahadur, Shams ul Umra, Amir e Kabir IÌI, Amir e Paigah IV and Co-Regent of Hyderabad. He built three palaces and mansions in Vikarabad, The Vikar Manzil Palace (which presently houses the deputy collector/RDO Office and still belongs to the Paigah family heirs), Sultan Manzil Palace named after his eldest son and heir, H.E. Nawab Sultan ul Mulk Bahadur the last full Amir of Vicar ul Umrahi Paigah and the "Vicar Shikargah" which he later presented as nazar or offering to his brother in law and nephew, H.H.Nawab Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, the VIth Nizam of Hyderabad.^{[ citation needed ]}

Sir Vikar's Jagir Vikarabad, Dharur and Ananthagiri hills where know to be mini hill station of the Deccan. He died in 1902 and is buried at the Paigah Tombs at Hyderabad.^{[ citation needed ]}

Vikarabad is well known for producing highly skilled Real estate tycoons.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 3,386.00 square kilometres (1,307.34 sq mi). ^[3] This district is bounded by Sangareddy district in the north, Ranga Reddy district in the east, Mahbubnagar district in the south and Karnataka in the west.

Languages of Vikarabad district (2011) ^[7]

1. Telugu (75.2%)
2. Urdu (12.9%)
3. Lambadi (9.97%)
4. Others (1.90%)

Administrative divisions

The district will have two revenue divisions of Tandur and Vikarabad. It is sub-divided into 20 mandals. ^[4] Narayana Reddy Garu I.A.S. is the present collector of the district.

Mandals

Sangareddy District Revenue divisions

S.No.	Vikarabad revenue division	S.No.	Tandur revenue division
1	Marpalle	13	Peddemul
2	Mominpet	14	Yelal
3	Nawabpet	15	Kodangal
4	Vikarabad	16	Bommaraspet
5	Pudur	17	Basheerabad
6	Kulkacherla	18	Doulthabad
7	Doma	19	Tandur
8	Pargi	20	Dudyal
9	Dharur
10	Kotepally
11	Bantwaram
12	Chowdapur [8]

Villages

• Turmamidi ^[9]

See also

• List of districts in Telangana

References

1. "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TG 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
2. "Our Presence - Vikarabad".
3. "Vikarabad district". Official website Vikarabad district. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
4. "Vikarabad district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
5. "History". Vikarabad website. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
6. "Vikarabad District History".
7. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
8. Service, Express News (4 April 2021). "Notification to create two new mandals issued". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
9. "Turmamidi, Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India". bw.utc.city. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

External links

• Official website