Sangareddy district

Sangareddy district
District of Telangana
Ramalingeshwara temple, Nandikandi
Ramalingeshwara temple, Nandikandi
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
Sangareddy district
Coordinates (Sangareddy): 17.780532, 77.892057
Country India
State Telangana
Mandals28
Formation11 October 2016 (10 years ago) (2016-10-11)
FounderGovernment of Telangana
HeadquartersSangareddy
Revenue Divisions04
Government
 • TypeZilla Panchayath
 • BodySangareddy Zilla Panchayath
 • CollectorSri Prateek Jain, I.A.S
Area
 • Total
4,464 km2 (1,724 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
1,527,628
 • Density342.2/km2 (886.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTG 15
Major highways
Per Capita Income (2022-23)₹322,394 (US$4,101.47)
Nominal GDP (2022-23)₹60,401.37 crore (US$7.68 billion)
Websitesangareddy.telangana.gov.in

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.Sangareddy is the district headquarters of the district. Sangareddy was named after Raja Sangareddy, the father of Maharani Shankaramma, ruler of the Papannapet Samsthanam. The district shares boundaries with Medak, Medchal, Vikarabad, Kamareddy and Rangareddy districts and with the state boundary of Karnataka.

History

Sangareddy (earlier known as Sangareddypeta) was founded in the 18th century by Maharani Shankaramma, ruler of the Papannapet Samsthanam (also referred to as Andole Rajyam), and named in honour of her father, Raja Sangareddy. The town and much of the undivided Medak region constituted the heartland of the Andole Rajyam principality under notable rulers including Raja Ramadurga Venkata Narasimha Reddy (1720–1760), Rani Lingayamma II (1760–1764), and Shankaramma herself.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 4,464.87 square kilometres (1,723.90 sq mi).

Demographics

Religion in Sangareddy district (2011)
Hinduism
 
 81.64%
Islam
 
 15.99%
Christianity
 
 1.54%
Other or not stated
 
 0.83%

At the time of the 2011 census, Sangareddy district had a population of 1,527,628. 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.

Languages of Sangareddy district (2011)
  1. Telugu (71.2%)
  2. Urdu (15.5%)
  3. Lambadi (5.05%)
  4. Kannada (3.76%)
  5. Hindi (1.74%)
  6. Marathi (1.32%)
  7. Others (1.43%)

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.

Administrative divisions

The district has four revenue divisions of Narayankhed, Sangareddy, Zaheerabad, Andole–Jogipet which are sub-divided into 28 mandals.Sri Prateek Jain, I.A.S is the present collector of the district.

Mandals

Sangareddy District Revenue divisions
S.No. Sangareddy revenue division Narayankhed revenue division Zaheerabad revenue division Andole-Jogipet
1 Ameenpur Kalher Jharasangam Andole
2 Gummadidala Manoor Mogudampally Pulkal
3 Hathnoora Nagilgidda Nyalkal Chowtakur
4 Jinnaram Narayankhed Raikode Vatpally
5 Kandi Sirgapoor Zahirabad
6 Kondapur Nizampet Kohir
7 Munipally Kangti
8 Patancheru Tadkal
9 Ramachandrapuram
10 Sadasivpet
11 Sangareddy

See also

References

  1. ↑ District Sangareddy, Government of Telangana | India
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1 2 "Sangareddy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "About District- District Sangareddy, Government of Telangana". Telangana State Portal. Government of Telangana. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Telangana lo Mukhyamaina Samsthanalu".
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  8. ↑ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  9. ↑ "Know your district Plan your district - Sangareddy" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  10. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  11. ↑ "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.