| Medchal–Malkajgiri district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Telangana |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Medchal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
| Subdivision Name2: | Telangana State |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 30 November 2016 |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Shamirpet |
| Parts Type: | Mandalas |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 15 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1084 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 24,40,073 |
| Population Urban: | 22,30,245(91.40% Urbanized district) |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 82.49 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 957 |
| Leader Title: | District collector |
| Leader Name: | Sri V. Venkateswarlu, IAS |
| Leader Title1: | Parliament constituencies |
| Leader Name1: | 1 (Malkajgiri) |
| Leader Title2: | Assembly constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 9 Medchal,Malkajgiri,Quthbullapur,Kukatpally,Uppal,Lal Bahadur(L.B) Nagar,Secunderabad Cantt. |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Registration Plate: | TG–08[1] |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NH-44, NH-65, NH-163 |
Medchal−Malkajgiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Shamirpet is the headquarter of the district.[2] [3] It is the second most populous district with a population of 25 lakh and also 91.40% urbanized district in the state of Telangana, standing next only to Hyderabad district which has a population of 40 lakhs. The district shares boundaries with Hyderabad, Medak, Sangareddy, Y. Bhuvanagiri, Siddipet and Rangareddy districts.The most part of the district consist of Hyderabad City (GHMC)
The district is spread over an area of 1084km2.It is situated 505 metres above sea level. The landmark consists of rocky terrain and monolithic rocks in the outskirts of the city.[4]
census of India, the district is the second most populous district in the state with a population of 2,440,073. Medchal-Malkajgiri has a sex ratio of 957 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 82.49%. 285,044 (11.68%) are under 6 years of age. 2,230,245 (91.40%) live in urban areas, the second highest proportion in the state. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 229,188 (9.39%) and 55,244 (2.26%) of the population respectively.[5]
At the time of the 2011 census, 80.35% of the population spoke Telugu, 8.03% Urdu, 3.94% Hindi, 1.76% Tamil, 1.28% Marathi and 0.92% Lambadi as their first language.[6]
The Rangareddy district was formed in 1978 when it was split from Hyderabad district.[7] [8] Originally named Hyderabad Rural district, it was renamed after Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of Telangana from the Nizams and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.[9] After Telangana State formation in 2016, it was carved out during the district's reorganisation to create the new Vikarabad district and Medchal–Malkajgiri district.
The district will have two revenue divisions of Keesara and Malkajgiri. They are sub-divided into 15 mandals. Sri V. Venkateswarlu, IAS is the new collector of the district.
The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
| Malkajgiri revenue division | Keesara revenue division | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alwal | 1 | Ghatkesar | |
| 2 | Bachupally | 2 | Kapra | |
| 3 | 3 | Keesara | ||
| 4 | 4 | Medchal | ||
| 5 | Kukatpally | 5 | Medipally | |
| 6 | 6 | Shamirpet | ||
| 7 | 7 | Uppal | ||
| 8 | Muduchintalpalli |