Vikarabad district explained

Vikarabad district
Settlement Type:District of Telangana
Total Type:Total
Coor Pinpoint:Vikarabad
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Vikarabad
Parts Type:Mandalas
Parts Style:para
P1:20
Area Total Km2:3,386.00
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:9,27,140
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Leader Title:District collector
Leader Name:NARAYANA REDDY
Leader Title1:Parliamentary constituencies
Leader Name1:Chevella, Mahbubnagar
Leader Title2:Assembly constituencies
Leader Name2:Vikarabad, TandurParigi, Kodangal
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Registration Plate:TG–34[1]

Vikarabad district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Vikarabad is the headquarters of the district.[2] [3] .The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, and Ranga Reddy districts and the state boundary of Karnataka.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 3386km2. This district is bounded by Sangareddy district in the north, Ranga Reddy district in the east, Mahbubnagar district in the south and Karnataka in the west.

Demographics

Census of India, the district has a population of 927,140. Vikarabad had a sex ratio of 1001 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 57.91%. 114901 (12.39%) were under 6 years of age. 124,969 (13.48%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 179,730 (19.39%) and 94,623 (10.21%) of the population respectively.

At the time of the 2011 census, 75.23% of the population spoke Telugu, 12.90% Urdu and 9.97% Lambadi as their first language.[4]

Administrative divisions

The district will have two revenue divisions of Tandur and Vikarabad. It is sub-divided into 20 mandals. Narayana Reddy Garu I.A.S. is the present collector of the district.

Mandals

S.No.Vikarabad revenue divisionS.No.Tandur revenue division
1Marpalle13Peddemul
2Mominpet14Yelal
3Nawabpet15Kodangal
4Vikarabad16Bommaraspet
5Pudur17Basheerabad
6Kulkacherla18Doulthabad
7Doma19Tandur
8Pargi
9Dharur
10Kotepally
11Bantwaram
12Chowdapur[5]

Villages

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TG 31 Districts List. 11 October 2016. Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Vikarabad district. Official website Vikarabad district. 31 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Vikarabad district. New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. 23 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012075154/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130690987248.Vikarabad.pdf. dead. 12 October 2016.
  4. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. Web site: Service . Express News . 2021-04-04 . Notification to create two new mandals issued . 2024-04-02 . The New Indian Express . en.
  6. Web site: Turmamidi, Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India . bw.utc.city . 13 September 2023.