Sangareddy district explained

Sangareddy district
Settlement Type:District of Telangana
Total Type:Total
Coordinates:17.780532, 77.892057
Coor Pinpoint:Sangareddy
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Type2:Mandals
Subdivision Name2:28
Established Title:Formation
Established Date:[1]
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Sangareddy
Parts Type:Revenue Divisions
Parts Style:para
Area Total Km2:4996.46
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:1526026
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Leader Title:Collector
Leader Name:Dr. A Sharath IAS
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Registration Plate:TG 15
Blank Name Sec1:Major highways
Founder:Government of Telangana,
Government Type:Zilla Panchayath
Governing Body:Sangareddy Zilla Panchayath

Sangareddy district, is a district located in the western region of the Indian state of Telangana. This district contains a part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region.[2] Sangareddy (formerly known as Sangareddy Peta) is the district headquarters of the district. It was named after the ruler Sanga, the son of queen Shankaramba, who was the ruler of Medak during the period of Nizams.[3] The district shares boundaries with Medak, Medchal, Vikarabad, Kamareddy and Rangareddy districts and with the state boundary of Karnataka.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 4464.87km2.[4]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Sangareddy district had a population of 1,526,026. Sangareddy has a sex ratio of 965 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 64.03%. 194,674 (12.76%) were under 6 years of age. 529,965 (34.73%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 276,595 (18.13%) and 86,410 (5.66%) of the population respectively.[5]

At the time of the 2011 census, 71.24% of the population spoke Telugu, 15.46% Urdu, 5.05% Lambadi, 3.76% Kannada, 1.74% Hindi and 1.32% Marathi as their first language.[6]

Administrative divisions

The district has four revenue divisions of Narayankhed, Sangareddy, Zaheerabad, Andole–Jogipet which are sub-divided into 28 mandals. Dr. A Sharath IAS is the present collector of the district.[7]

Mandals

S.No.Sangareddy revenue divisionNarayankhed revenue divisionZaheerabad revenue divisionAndole-Jogipet
1AmeenpurKalherJharasangamAndole
2GummadidalaManoorMogudampallyPulkal
3HathnooraNagilgiddaNyalkalChowtakur
4JinnaramNarayankhedRaikodeVatpally
5KandiSirgapoorZahirabad
6KondapurNizampetKohir
7MunipallyKangti
8PatancheruTadkal
9Ramachandrapuram
10Sadasivpet
11Sangareddy

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://sangareddy.telangana.gov.in/ District Sangareddy, Government of Telangana | India
  2. Web site: Sangareddy district. New Districts Formation Portal. 11 October 2016.
  3. Web site: About District- District Sangareddy, Government of Telangana . Telangana State Portal . Government of Telangana . 2 January 2024 . About District, Telangana Govt.
  4. News: New districts. 8 October 2016. Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016.
  5. Web site: Know your district Plan your district - Sangareddy . 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. News: K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts. 13 October 2016. Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016.