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Nalgonda district is a
In 2006 the Indian government named Nalgonda one of the country's 250 poorest districts (out of a total of
Nalgonda district is an agrarian district with water resources from the rivers, lakes, canals and ponds. The wells and borewells also support farming in the district. The farmers mainly grow crops such as paddy, and cotton. The climate of the district supports the production of paddy and groundnut seeds.
The below table categorizes the
Official website
Neelagiri to Nalgonda. page 160
{{Authority control Districts of Telangana
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, municip ...
in the Telangana
Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
state of India. Nalgonda district has the highest number of mandals in the state with 31 mandals. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet
Suryapet, also natively spelt as Suryapeta, is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of its Suryapet district, eponymous district. The Government of India announced Suryapet to be developed under the ...
, Rangareddy
Ranga Reddy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Prade ...
, Yadadri
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The administrative headquarters is located at Bhongir, Bhuvanagiri which is also known as Bhongiri. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet district, Suryapet, Nal ...
and Nagarkurnool
Nagarkurnool is a town and is the district headquarters of Nagarkurnool district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located at nearly 120 km from the state capital, Hyderabad. The town has a great history and it was a district headqua ...
districts and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
.
In terms of area, Nalgonda is the largest district with an area of 7222.78 km2 in the state.
Etymology
Nalgonda is derived from twoTelugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India
** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language.
* Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...
words Nalla (Black) & Konda (Hills) i.e. ''Black Hills''.
History
Nalgonda was earlier referred to as Neelagiri, the name given by some local rulers and the name was changed to ''Nallagonda'' only after its conquest by Allauddin Bahaman Shah, the founder ofBahmani Sultanate
The Bahmani Kingdom or the Bahmani Sultanate was a late medieval Persianate kingdom that ruled the Deccan plateau in India. The first independent Muslim sultanate of the Deccan, the Bahmani Kingdom came to power in 1347 during the rebellio ...
.
The district had a major role in the Telangana Rebellion
The Telangana Rebellion of 1946–1951 was a communist-led insurrection of peasants against the princely state of Hyderabad in the region of Telangana that escalated out of agitations in 1944–1946.
Hyderabad was a feudal monarchy where mo ...
.
Geography
The district is spread over an area of .Demographics
Census of India
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, Nalgonda district has a population of 1,618,416. Nalgonda has a sex ratio of 978 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 63.75%. 181,996 (11.25%) were under 6 years of age. 368,303 (22.76%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 292,951 (18.10%) and 209,252 (12.93%) of the population respectively.
According to the 2011 census, 81.75% of the population spoke Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India
** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language.
* Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...
, 11.91% Lambadi
Lambadi, Lambani, Lamani or Banjari is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Banjara people across India. The language does not have a native script.
Regional dialects are divided between the Banjara of Maharashtra (written in Devanaga ...
and 5.51% Urdu
Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
as their first language.
The Krishna River
The Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau is the third-longest in India, after the Ganga, Ganga and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Indus and Godav ...
, Musi River, Aleru, Peddavagu, Dindi River, Halia River and Paleru flow through the Nalgonda district.
Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Nalgonda one of the country's 250 poorest districts (out of a total of 640
Year 640 ( DCXL) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 640 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming y ...
). It is one of the thirty-three districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Agriculture
Nalgonda district is an agrarian district with water resources from the rivers, lakes, canals and ponds. The wells and borewells also support farming in the district. The farmers mainly grow crops such as paddy, and cotton. The climate of the district supports the production of paddy and groundnut seeds.
Geography
Cities
*Nalgonda
Nalgonda is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Nalgonda district, as well as the headquarters of the Nalgonda mandal in the Nalgonda revenue division. It is located about from the state c ...
*Miryalaguda
Miryalaguda is a city in Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. In 2015, the Government of India placed Miryalaguda under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme.
It is located about from the district ...
Towns
* Chandur * Devarakonda *Nakrekal
Nakrekal is a census town in Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Nakrekal Tehsil, mandal in Nalgonda division..It is located about 26km from Suryapet, 29km from Nalgonda and 43km from Miryalaguda.
Geography
Nakre ...
* Munugode
*Nagarjuna Sagar
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam across the Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar which straddles the border between Nalgonda district in Telangana and Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh. The dam provides irrigation water to the districts of Kri ...
Villages
Power projects
Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO) is building Yadadri Thermal Power Plant in Nalgonda District. The 4000 megawatt thermal project is coming up in a phased manner at Veerlapalem in the district.Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is an Indian Public Sector Undertakings in India, central public sector undertaking and the largest government-owned electrical/ industrial technology company. It is owned by the Government of Indi ...
(BHEL) is appointed as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project.
Notable places in district
* Kurmagiri Narasimha Swamy Temple, Palem (16 Miles) from Nalgonda *Latif Saheb Hill inNalgonda
Nalgonda is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Nalgonda district, as well as the headquarters of the Nalgonda mandal in the Nalgonda revenue division. It is located about from the state c ...
* Sri Chaya Someshwara Temple - from Nalgonda
*Udaya Samudram - from Nalgonda
*Cheruvugattu Shivalayam - 14 km (8.6 mi) from Nalgonda
*Devarkonda Fort - from Nalgonda
*Nagarjuna sagar Dam - from Nalgonda
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into three revenue divisions: Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, and Devarakonda. These are sub-divided into 31mandal
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative c ...
s and has 565 villages. Ila Tripati is the present collector of the district.
Mandals
The below table categorizes the mandal
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative c ...
s into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
See also
* Chandur * Chinna Kaparthy * Dandampally *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, M ...
References
External links
Official website
Neelagiri to Nalgonda. page 160
{{Authority control Districts of Telangana