Jogulamba Gadwal district explained

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]

Administrative divisions

The district has one revenue division, Gadwal, and is sub-divided into 12 mandals.

Mandals

Sr No. Gadwal revenue division
1Alampur
2Dharoor
3Gadwal
4Ghattu
5Ieeja
6Itikyala
7Kaloor Thimmanadoddi
8Maldakal
9Manopad
10Rajoli
11Undavelly
12Waddepally

Demographics

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List. 11 October 2016. Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016.
  2. News: Names of 6 new districts changed. 4 November 2016. The Hindu. 22 October 2016. en-IN.
  3. Web site: Jogulamba district. New Districts Formation Portal. 11 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011224834/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130587915244.Jogulambha.pdf. 11 October 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Gadwal - Tecci.org. 2021-10-15. www.tecci.org.
  5. News: 8 October 2016. New districts. Andhra Jyothy.com. dead. 8 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010015601/http://www.andhrajyothy.com/artical?SID=320397. October 10, 2016.
  6. Web site: Demography: District Jogulamba Gadwal . Government of Telangana . en-US.
  7. Web site: District Census Hand Book – Mahbubnagar . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh. . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.