Devarakonda Explained

Devarakonda
Native Name Lang:te
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Telangana#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates:16.7°N 78.9333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nalgonda
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:28.18
Population Total:29731
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:508248
Registration Plate:TS

Devarakonda is a town in the Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality in Devarakonda mandal of Devarakonda division.[2] [3] It is located about 60km (40miles) from the district headquarters Nalgonda, 104km (65miles) from the state capital Hyderabad

Demographics

According to the 2001 India census, Devarakonda has a population of 37,434. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Devarakonda has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and female literacy is 63%. In Devarakonda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook - Nalgonda. Census of India. 15 February 2016. 13,386. PDF.
  2. Web site: Division wise mandals list. Official website of Nalgonda district. National Informatics Centre. 15 February 2016. 11–12. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008154514/http://www.nalgonda.nic.in/mlc2015.pdf. 8 October 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Nalgonda district info. Official website of Nalgonda district. National Informatics Centre. 16 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.