Medchal-Malkajgiri district explained

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)

Geography

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]

Demographics

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]

History of District

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.

Administrative divisions

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.

Mandals

The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:

Malkajgiri revenue division Keesara revenue division
1Alwal1Ghatkesar
2Bachupally2Kapra
33Keesara
44Medchal
5Kukatpally5Medipally
6 6 Shamirpet
77Uppal
8 Muduchintalpalli

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Codes . Government of Telangana, Transport Department.
  2. Web site: ఘనంగా ఆవిర్భావ సంబురాలు. 2017-10-12.
  3. Web site: Medchal−Malkajgiri district. New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. 23 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161130125523/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130732346249.Medchal.pdf. 30 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Medchal-Malkajgiri district. Official website of Medchal district. 20 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Know your district Plan your district - Medchal-Malkajgiri . trac.telangana.gov.in . Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  6. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. Web site: Districts of India . 2011-10-11 . Law . Gwillim . 2011-09-25 . Statoids.
  8. Web site: Salient Features of Rangareddy District. Rangareddy District Official Website. Collectorate Rangareddy District. 19 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120621052353/http://rangareddy.ap.nic.in/. 21 June 2012.
  9. Web site: History RangaReddy District Government of Telangana India. 2021-08-10. en-US.