
Siddipet 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 ...
located in the northern region of 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-indep ...
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 ...
.
Its headquarters is
Siddipet
Siddipet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of Siddipet district. It is located about north of the state capital, Hyderabad, and from Warangal. The District Headquarters and police C ...
. This district contains a part of the
Hyderabad Metropolitan Region
Hyderabad Metropolitan Region is the metropolitan area covered by the city of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. The entire region is spread over the districts of Hyderabad District, Bhuvanagiri, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Ranga Reddy
...
(
Markook Mulugu
Wargal
Wargal Saraswati Temple, or Sri Vidya Saraswati Temple, is a Hindu temple located in Siddipet district in Telangana, India. The deity of education in Hinduism is Goddess Saraswati. It is among the few temples of Saraswati in Telangana. It is ma ...
) The district shares boundaries with
Jangaon
Jangaon is a town and the district headquarters of Jangaon district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Jangaon Mandal and Jangaon revenue division respectively. It is about from the state c ...
,
Sircilla
Sircilla (also spelled as Siricilla/Sirsilla) is a town and the district headquarters of Rajanna Sircilla district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located on the banks of Manair river in the Sircilla mandal of Sircilla revenue divisio ...
,
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 ...
,
Kamareddy
Kamareddy is a town and headquarters of eponymous district in Telangana state in India. It is located about north of the state capital Hyderabad, from Nizamabad and from Karimnagar.
Geography
Kamareddy is located at . It covers an area ...
,
Hanamkonda
Hanumakonda is a major city and the district headquarters of Hanumakonda district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana.
Earlier Hanumakonda was a separate city, then merged in Greater Warangal now. The three ...
,
Yadadri
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The administrative headquarters is located at Bhuvanagiri Town. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Nalgonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Ranga ...
,
Medhchal and
Medak
Medak is a town in Medak district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Medak mandal in Medak revenue division. And There is a river named srujan which is big in length.
Etymology and History
Medak w ...
districts.
Geography
This district is bounded by
Rajanna Sircilla district
Rajanna Sircilla district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Sircilla is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Karimnagar, Siddipet, Jagtial, Kamareddy, and Nizamabad districts.
Geography
The district ...
in the north,
Karimnagar district
Karimnagar district is one of the 33 districts of the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar city is its administrative headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Peddapalli, Jagityal, Sircilla, Siddipet, Jangaon, Hanamkonda district ...
in the northeast,
Jangaon district
Jangaon district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. It was a part of the erstwhile Warangal district prior to the re-organisation of districts in the state. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Yadadri, Warangal, Hanamkonda ...
in the east,
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The administrative headquarters is located at Bhuvanagiri Town. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Nalgonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Ran ...
in the south,
Medchal district
Medchal−Malkajgiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Shamirpet is the headquarter of the district. It is the second most populous district with a population of 25 lakh and also 91.40% urbanized district in the state of ...
in the southwest,
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 Megali ...
in the west and
Kamareddy district
Kamareddy district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The district shares boundaries with Medak, Nizamabad, Sangareddy, Siddipet and Rajanna Sircilla districts and with the state boundary of Maharas ...
in the northwest.
District administration
The collector of Siddipet district is M. Hanmantha Rao, appointed on 16 November 2021, succeeding P. Venkatrami Reddy, who submitted his resignation to join politics.
Administrative divisions
The district will have three
revenue divisions of
Gajwel
Gajwel, officially Gajwel–Pragnapur, is a town and a municipality in Siddipet district of the Indian state of Telangana. Gajwel–Pragnapur Nagar Panchayat was constituted in 2012. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of . ...
,
Siddipet
Siddipet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of Siddipet district. It is located about north of the state capital, Hyderabad, and from Warangal. The District Headquarters and police C ...
and
Husnabad
Husnabad is a town in the Siddipet district of the Indian state of Telangana. It was a part of Karimnagar district before re-organisation of districts in the state. It is located in Husnabad mandal.
Geography
It is a mandal headquarters of Hu ...
.
Venkatarama Reddy is the present collector of the district.
Culture and tourism
* Sri Vidya Saraswathi Shani Temples, Wargal
* Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Nacharam
* Mallanna Swamy Temple, Komuravelli
* Konda pochamma temple, Tigul Narsapur
* Koti Lingeshwara Temple, Siddipet
* Sri Saraswathi Kshetramu Main Temple, Regulapalli
* Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Bejjanki
* Komati Cheruvu Tankbund, Siddipet
* Ainapur Lake, Telangana
* Komuravelli Mallanna Sagar Reservoir
* Sri Ranganayaka Sagar Reservoir
* Shanigaram Cheruvu, Telangana
* Annapurna Reservoir
* Konda Pochamma Sagar Reservoir, Markook
See also
*
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
Siddipet district*https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/telangana-siddipet-collector-venkatrami-reddy-resigns-to-join-trs-7624928/
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Districts of Telangana