Jayashankar Bhupalpally district is a
district
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in the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
. The district headquarters are located at
Bhupalpally
Bhupalpally is a town and Headquarters of Jayashankar Bhupalpally district of the Indian state of Telangana.
Government and politics
Civic administration
Bhupalpally Nagar Panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Are ...
. It was a part of the erstwhile
Warangal district
Warangal district, formerly Warangal Rural district, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district shares boundaries with Mahabubabad, Jangaon, Hanamkonda, Mulugu and Bhupalpally districts.
As of June 2021, Hanamkonda tent ...
and Karimnagar district prior to the re-organisation of districts in the state.
The district share boundaries with
Karimnagar
Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name)
is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation a ...
,
Mancherial
Mancherial is a city and headquarters of the Mancherial district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is both the district and administrative headquarters of Mancherial mandal in the Mancherial revenue division. It is located on the north banks o ...
,
Peddapalli
Peddapalli is a town and Revenue division, Revenue Division in Peddapalli district, Peddapalli District in the Telangana, Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Peddapalli District and Peddapalli mandal. It is located about 197 ...
,
Hanamkonda
Hanumakonda is a major city and the district headquarters of Hanumakonda district in the Indian state of Telangana.
Earlier Hanumakonda was a separate city, then merged in Greater Warangal now. The three urban cities Kazipet, Hanumakonda and ...
,
Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
Warangal ser ...
, and
Mulugu districts and with the state boundary of
Maharashtra and
Chhattisgarh.
Geography
The district is spread over an area of .
Jayashankar district is bounded on north by
Mancherial district
Mancherial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The district comprises 18 mandals and two revenue divisions – Mancherial and Bellampalli. The district headquarters is located at Mancherial ...
and
Gadchiroli district of
Maharashtra, on the northeast by
Bijapur district of
Chhattisgarh, on the southeast by
Mulugu district
Mulugu district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is the town of Mulugu. Mulugu district is the least populated district with 2,94,671 in the state. Mulugu district has the fewest mandals in the state with nine man ...
, on the south by
Warangal district
Warangal district, formerly Warangal Rural district, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district shares boundaries with Mahabubabad, Jangaon, Hanamkonda, Mulugu and Bhupalpally districts.
As of June 2021, Hanamkonda tent ...
, on west by
Hanamkonda
Hanumakonda is a major city and the district headquarters of Hanumakonda district in the Indian state of Telangana.
Earlier Hanumakonda was a separate city, then merged in Greater Warangal now. The three urban cities Kazipet, Hanumakonda and ...
and
Peddapalli
Peddapalli is a town and Revenue division, Revenue Division in Peddapalli district, Peddapalli District in the Telangana, Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Peddapalli District and Peddapalli mandal. It is located about 197 ...
districts.
Demographics
Census of India, the district has a population of 410,963. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 22.21% and 8.70% of the population respectively.
Hindus are 96.21% of the population, while Muslims are 2.95% of the population.
At the time of the 2011 census, 95.41% of the district speaks
Telugu, 2.09%
and 1.76%
Lambadi
Lambadi, Gor Boli, Banjara, Labanki or Banjari is a language spoken by the once nomadic Banjara people across India,Ancient Pastoral Nomadic Community of India Ancient Warrior Community/Raajputs Medieval Traders/Grain Carriers Modern Grain Tra ...
as their first language.
Administrative divisions
The district will have One
revenue division
A Revenue division is an administrative division of some of the Indian states. It is a geographic area covering many tehsils, which in turn comprises villages. A revenue division is headed by a Revenue Divisional Officer, who exercises certain fis ...
of Bhupalpally and is sub-divided into 11
mandals.
Bhavesh Mishra, IAS is the present collector of the district.
The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
Mandals
The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
Assembly Constituencies
There are 2 assembly constituencies in Bhupalapally district. They are
Bhupalapalle,
Manthani
See also
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List of districts in Telangana
The Indian state of Telangana has 33 districts, each headed by a District collector.
History
Telangana region of Hyderabad State consisted of 8 Districts in 1948 when it was inducted in Dominion of India; they are Hyderabad, Mahbubnagar ...
References
External links
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Districts of Telangana
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