Jogulamba Gadwal district | |
Settlement Type: | District of Telangana |
Total Type: | Total |
Coor Pinpoint: | Gadwal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
Subdivision Type2: | Mandalas |
Subdivision Name2: | 12 |
Established Title: | Established |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Gadwal |
Parts Style: | para |
Area Total Km2: | 2928 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 609990 |
Population Urban: | Gadwal(85,245) |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
Demographics1 Info1: | 49.87% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
Demographics1 Info2: | 972 |
Leader Title: | District Collector |
Leader Name: | Sri B.M. Santhosh, IAS |
Leader Title1: | Parliament constituencies |
Leader Name1: | 1 |
Leader Title2: | Assembly constituencies |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Registration Plate: | TG–33[1] |
Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
Blank Info Sec1: | 2 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Average annual precipitation |
Blank Info Sec2: | 2014–15 564.6 mm |
Jogulamba Gadwal district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Gadwal.[3] The district shares boundaries with Narayanpet, Wanaparthy districts and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The district was carved out from Mahabubnagar district in 2016.[4]
The district is spread over an area of 2928km2.[5] the 2011 Census of India, the area within the district had a population of 609,990.[6]
The district has one revenue division, Gadwal, and is sub-divided into 12 mandals.
Sr No. | Gadwal revenue division | |
---|---|---|
1 | Alampur | |
2 | Dharoor | |
3 | Gadwal | |
4 | Ghattu | |
5 | Ieeja | |
6 | Itikyala | |
7 | Kaloor Thimmanadoddi | |
8 | Maldakal | |
9 | Manopad | |
10 | Rajoli | |
11 | Undavelly | |
12 | Waddepally |
The district has a population of 6,09,990 of which 3,09,274 are males and 3,00,716 females for a sex ratio of 972 females per 1000 males. The literacy rate is 49.87%. Urban population is 63,177 (10.36%). Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 120,639 (19.77%) and 9376 (1.54%) of the population respectively.[7]
At the time of the 2011 census, 90.09% of the population spoke Telugu and 7.49% Urdu as their first language.[8]