Medak is a town in

Medak district Medak district is a district located in the Indian state of Telangana. Medak is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Kamareddy, Siddipet and Medchal districts. History Traces of Neolithic and Megalith ...

of the

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

n state 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 35 ...

. It is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

and the headquarters of

Medak mandal Medak mandal is one of the 46 mandals in Medak district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is under the administration of Medak revenue division and the headquarters are located at Medak. The mandal is bounded by Ramayampet, Shankarapet (R), ...

in Medak revenue division. And There is a river named srujan which is big in length.

Etymology and History

Medak was originally named ''Methukudurgam'' or ''Methuku Seema'' (translated to grain in

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode ...

) due to the growth of rice here.

Geography

Medak is located at . It has an average elevation of 442 meters (1450 feet).

Climate

Demographics

census of India The decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 times, as of 2021. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by ...

, the town had a population of 44,255 with 9011 households. The total population constitute, 21,336 males and 22,919 females —a sex ratio of 1074 females per 1000 males. 4,815 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,418 are boys and 2,397 are girls —a ratio of 991 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 78.56% with 30,984 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 66.46%. Medak Fort Entrance

Governance

Medak municipality was formed in the year 1953. It is spread over an area of . Medak urban agglomeration consists of Medak municipality and the out growth of Ausulapalle village.

Economy

The largest employer in Medak is

Ordnance Factory Medak Ordnance Factory Medak (OFMK) (Hindi: आयुध निर्माणी मेदक), previously called Ordnance Factory Project Medak (OFPM) while in its development stage, is a factory owned by Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited , a company tha ...

of the

Ordnance Factories Board Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), consisting of the Indian Ordnance Factories, now known as Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination & Services) was an organisation, under the Department of Defence Production (DDP) of Ministry of Defence (MoD), Gove ...

. It manufactures products for the

Indian Armed Forces The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.—— Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by th ...

and is the largest contributor to Medak's economy.

Tourism

Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest and wildlife sanctuary located from Medak and from Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Spanning over , in the districts of Nizamabad and Medak, it was a former hunting ground of the Nizam that was declared a ...

is a forest and wildlife sanctuary named for the nearby Pocharam Lake.

Medak Cathedral Medak Cathedral at Medak in Telangana, India, is one of the largest churches in India and has been the cathedral church of the Diocese of Medak of the Church of South India since 1947. Originally built by Charles Walker Posnett British Wesleya ...

sees over the Diocese of Medak, the single largest diocese in Asia. Medak Fort is a popular tourist attraction. The fort was originally constructed by the Kakatiya kings and later developed by the Qutb Shahi kings. Ancient temple of Kuchadri Venkateshwara Swamy at

Kuchanpally Kuchanpally is a village in Haveli ghanapur mandal of Medak district, Telangana State 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 ...

is a nearby

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

worship centre. Crocs at Manjeera sanctuary 1

References

External links

Medak municipality

Medak local government page
{{Authority control Towns in Medak district District headquarters of Telangana