Medak district explained

Medak District
Settlement Type:District of Telangana
Total Type:Total
Native Name:Gulshanabad Medak
Coor Pinpoint:Medak
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Medak
Parts Type:Mandals
Parts Style:para
P1:21
Area Total Km2:2786
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:767428
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Leader Title:District collector
Leader Name:Sri Rajarshi Shah,IAS
Leader Title1:Member of Parliament
Leader Name1:Raghunandan Rao,BJP
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Registration Plate:TG 35
Official Name:Metuku durgam

Medak district is located in the western region of the Indian state of Telangana. Medak is the district headquarters.[1] The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Kamareddy, Siddipet and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts.

History

Traces of Neolithic and Megalithic culture was found at Edithanur and Wargal[2] village hillocks in the district. Rock paintings were found at Edithanur boulders[3] and Hastallapur rocks.[4]

Nizam state

In 20th century Medak district was a part of Nizam princely State before independence and merged into Hyderabad State in Independent India and presently a district of Telangana. Qutub Shahis named it as Gulshanabad which means '"city of gardens'" due to its luscious greenery. For More Info.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 2757.3km2.[5]

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Medak one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the thirteen districts in Andhra Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[6]

With the emergence of the Kothapalli-Manoharabad line railway line and inauguration of the Manoharabad - Siddipet portion of the line on 3 October, 2023 with a regular Secunderabad junction-Siddipet DEMU train service, large parts of Medak district were connected on the railway map.[7] [8] Also announced during this time was the full railway electrification of the rail line that Manoharabad railway station is situated on.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Medak district has a population of 767,428. Medak district has a sex ratio of 1027 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 56.12%. 93,874 (12.23%) were under 6 years of age. 58,854 (7.67%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 127,970 (16.68%) and 72,900 (9.50%) of the population respectively.[9]

At the time of the 2011 census, 83.91% of the population spoke Telugu, 8.42% Lambadi, 6.44% Urdu as their first language.[10]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three revenue divisions of Medak, Narsapur and Tupran. These are sub-divided into 21 revenue mandals (15 Mandal Praja Parishads) and has 381 villages constituting 320 gram panchayats. [11] Sri Rajarshi Shah, I.A.S.[12] is the present collector of the district.[13]

Mandals

The below table categorizes 21 mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:[14]

S.No.Medak revenue division S.No.Narsapur revenue division S.No.Toopran revenue division
1Medak11Narsapur16Toopran
2Havelighanpur12Kulcharam17Chegunta
3Papannapet13Kowdipally18Narsingi
4Sankarampet-R14Shivampet19Yeldurthy
5Nizampet15Chilipched20Manoharabad
6Ramayampet21Masaipet
7Shankarampet-A
8Tekmal
9Alladurg
10Regode

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Medak District. 2014-02-14.
  2. Book: Comprehensive History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh: Pre- and protohistoric ... - Google Books . 9788125024750 . 2014-02-14. Murty . M. L. K. . 2003 .
  3. Web site: v ramchandra rao . Prehistoric rock art near Hyderabad, India . Indculture0.tripod.com . 2014-02-14.
  4. During the era of Qutub Shahis this was named as Gulshanabad due to its vegetation and gardens. later it was again changed to Medak district. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/treasuring-the-prehistoric-rock-art/article2046635.ece
  5. News: New districts. 8 October 2016. Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016.
  6. Web site: Ministry of Panchayati Raj . 8 September 2009 . A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme . National Institute of Rural Development . 27 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf . 5 April 2012 .
  7. News: PM to commission two new railway lines in Telangana . The Hindu . 28 September 2023 . Geetanath . V. .
  8. Web site: PM Modi to inaugurate Siddipet-Secunderabad train service on October 3 . 2 October 2023 .
  9. Web site: Know your district Plan your district - Medak . trac.telangana.gov.in . Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  10. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  11. Web site: At a glance District Medak, Government of Telangana India . 2022-08-15 . en-US.
  12. Web site: Who’s Who District Medak, Government of Telangana India . 2022-08-15 . en-US.
  13. News: K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts. 13 October 2016. Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016.
  14. Web site: Tehsil District Medak, Government of Telangana India . 2022-08-15 . en-US.