Komaram Bheem District Revenue divisions

Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, officially known as Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district, is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

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 ...

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 town of Asifabad is its district headquarters. It is named after Gond tribal leader

Komaram Bheem Komaram Bheem (1900/1901–1940), alternatively Kumram Bheem, was a revolutionary leader in Hyderabad State of British Raj, British India from the Gondi people, Gond tribes. Bheem, in association with other Gond leaders, led a protracted low in ...

. It was earlier part of

Adilabad district Adilabad district is a district located in the northern region of Telangana, India. It is known as the gateway district to South and Central India. The town of Adilabad is its headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Asifabad, Nirma ...

and it became a new district in 2016. The district share boundaries with

Adilabad Adilabad is a city which serves as the headquarters of Adilabad district, in the Indian state of Telangana. Telugu language, Telugu is the native language of Adilabad. Adilabad is famous for its rich cultivation of cotton. Hence, Adilabad is a ...

Nirmal Nirmal is a town and the district headquarters of Nirmal district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is famed for its toys made out of wood. The district headquarters is located in the town of Nirmal. It borders the Telangana districts of 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 ...

districts and with the state boundary of Maharashtra. It is the second most backward district in India, according to the 2018 NITI Aayog ranking.

History

The predominantly tribal region around the town of Asifabad was ruled by many dynasties like the Kakatiyas,

Mauryas The Maurya Empire, or the Mauryan Empire, was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in the Indian subcontinent based in Magadha, having been founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, and existing in loose-knit fashion until 1 ...

Satavahanas The Satavahanas (''Sādavāhana'' or ''Sātavāhana'', IAST: ), also referred to as the Andhras in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty based in the Deccan region. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana rule began in the lat ...

Chalukyas The Chalukya dynasty () was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynas ...

, Qutub Shahis and

Asaf Jahis The Asaf Jahi was a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Hyderabad. The family came to India in the late 17th century and became employees of the Mughal Empire. They were great patrons of Persian culture, language, and literature, the fami ...

. In the early 20th century, the district was known as ''Jangam'' and Asifabad served as its headquarters. In 1905, the district was merged into the neighbouring

. In 1913, Asifabad was made as headquarters of the district prior to the status being lost to

town in 1941. Following the creation of

state, the districts were re-organized in 2016. As a result, Asifabad district was again carved from

and was renamed after the Gond martyr

Geography

The district is spread over an area of . Hills dominate the western part of the district and

Pranhita The Pranhita River is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, the Wardha River, and the Wainganga River. By virtue of its extensive network of tribu ...

river runs parallel to the east. It is home to endangered species of vultures which have made Palarapu rocks their home in the forests of Bejjur. The Sirpur forest is also home to

tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

and other wild animals. Cotton and Paddy are the major crops grown in this area.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census, the district has a population of 515,812 people, with 998 females for every 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.82% and 25.91% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 38.10% of the population spoke Telugu, 28.01% Marathi, 12.48% Gondi, 7.28%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' 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 ...

, 3.05% Kolami, 2.55% Koya and 1.46%

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

as their first language.2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
/ref>

Divisions

This district has two revenue divisions; Asifabad and Kagaznagar and is sub-divided into 15 mandals. Present MLA of Asifabad constituency is Athram Sakku and Sirpur-T is Koneru Konappa.

Mandals

Notable people

Konda Laxman Bapuji Konda Laxman Bapuji (27 September 1915 – 21 September 2012) was an Indian freedom fighter who participated in the Telangana Rebellion and Telangana activist. He fought for the statehood of Telangana all his life. Early life Bapuji was born in ...

, freedom fighter

Places of interest

* Jode ghat * Komaram Bheem reservoir * Komaram Bheem waterfalls * Vattivagu reservoir * Gangapur temple, Rebbena * Jodeghat, Kerameri * Kadamba forest reserve, a tiger reserve * Kerameri ghats * Komaram Bheem irrigational project * Palarapuguttalu, a vulture reserve * Savatula Gundam Waterfalls * Shiva Mallana temple * Shivakeshava temple, Wankidi * Sirpur forest reserve * Thrishul Pahad * Tonkini Hanuman temple, Sirpur-T

References

{{Telangana Districts of Telangana