Ranga Reddy district is a district in the

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. The district headquarters is located at

Kongara Kalan Kongara Kalan is a village in Ranga Reddy district in Telangana, India. It falls under Ibrahimpatnam mandal. It has population of 5,269 as per the 2011 Census of India. Economy In 2023, Foxconn, in partnership with the Government of Telangana ...

Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the

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, K. V. Ranga Reddy. The district shares boundaries with

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 ...

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Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

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Mahabubnagar Mahbubnagar, also informally called as Palamoor and formerly Rukmammapeta, is a city in Mahbubnagar District of the Indian state of Telangana named after the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad, Mahboob Ali Khan. It is the headquarters of Mahbubnagar m ...

Sangareddy Sangareddy, formerly Sangareddipet is a city and district headquarters of the Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. It comes in the jurisdiction of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. It was named after the ruler Sanga, wh ...

and

Vikarabad Vikarabad is a town and mandal in Vikarabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Vikarabad mandal of Vikarabad revenue division. History Vikarabad was named after the fifth Paigah Amir (Premier noble) H.E. Nawab Sir ...

districts.

History

Dynasties

Chronological order of kingdoms who ruled Rangareddy and Hyderabad regions is as follows: 1. Nandas 2. Mauryas 3. Satavahanas 4. Ikshvakus 5. Vakatakas 6. Vishnukundinas 7. Badami Chalukyas 8. Rashtrakutas 9. Kalyani Chalukyas 10.

Kakatiyas The Kakatiya dynasty (IAST: Kākatīya) was a Telugu dynasty that ruled most of eastern Deccan region in present-day India between 12th and 14th centuries. Their territory comprised much of the present day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and p ...

11. Delhi Sultanate(Khilji & Tughlaq dynasties) 12.

Musunuri Nayakas The Musunuri Nayakas were a prominent Telugu Hindu warrior dynasty that rose to power in the 14th century in the Deccan region following the fall of the Kakatiya Empire to the Delhi Sultanate in 1323 CE. They originated from the region of ...

13. Recherla Padmanayakas(Rachakonda & Devarakonda Velamas) 14. Bahamanis 15. Qutub Shahis 16. Mughals 17. Asaf Jahis

Formation of District

The district was formed in 1978 when it was split from Hyderabad district. Originally named Hyderabad Rural district, it was renamed after

Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy (12 December 1890 – 24 July 1970) was an Indian statesman and activist served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1959 to 1962. He is a freedom fighter who fought the Telangana Rebellion agains ...

, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of

from the

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and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of

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. In 2016, it was carved out during the district's reorganisation to create the new

Vikarabad district Vikarabad district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Vikarabad is the headquarters of the district. The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, and Ranga Reddy districts and the state boundary of ...

and

Medchal–Malkajgiri 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 in the state with a population of 2.5 million and also 91.40% urbanized district ...

Geography

Ranga Reddy District occupies an area of approximately . A freshwater reservoir, called

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, Himayath Sagar, on the river Musi at

Gandipet Gandipet is a village in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Gandipet Mandal of Rajendranagar Revenue Division. Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT) ...

, is the prime drinking water source for the capital city of Hyderabad/Secunderabad.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Ranga Reddy District has a population of 2,446,265, of which 1,254,184 were males and 1,192,081 were females. The

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(Females per 1000 Males) was 950. The rural population in the district was 1,026,113 (41.95%) while the urban population was 1420152 (58.05%). The literacy rate was calculated to be 71.95%, higher than the state's

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 66.54%. 300,511 (12.28%) were under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 337,023 (13.78%) and 138,710 (5.67%) of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 77.47% of the population spoke

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, 11.86%

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, 4.76%

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and 2.72%

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as their first language.

Economy

* Medium-scale industries and Cement Corporation Of India (CCI)'s cement factories are established at

Tandur Tandur is a town, Municipality and Mandal in Vikarabad district in the Indian State of Telangana. It is a municipality consisting of 36 wards, as well as the headquarters of Tandur Mandal in the Tandur Revenue Division. It is known for its prod ...

. * Another major company is Hyderabad Chemicals and Fertilizers, established at Moula-Ali in 1942. In 2006 the Indian government named Ranga Reddy one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of

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). It is one of the 33 districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Administrative divisions

The district will have five revenue divisions: Chevella, Ibrahimpatnam, Rajendranagar, Kandukur and Shadnagar. They are sub-divided into 27

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. Amoy Kumar IAS is the present collector of the district.

Municipalities/Municipal Corporations

There are 14 Municipalities and 3 municipal corporations in Ranga Reddy district. They are

Adibatla Adibatla is a village in Ranga Reddy district near eastern part of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It derives its name from the erstwhile ruler of Bijapur, Yusuf Adil Shah. The TATA Aerospace SEZ is located here. Adibatla is also referred to as a fu ...

Amangal Amangal is a municipality in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is under Kalwkurthy vidhan sabha and Nagar kurnool loksabha constency . It is located in Amangal mandal of Kandukur revenue division A sub-division is ...

Badangpet Badangpet is a satellite city of Hyderabad located in Rangareddy district of Telangana, India. It is one of the 13 Municipal Corporations in Telangana. It is newly constituted as Municipal Corporation from Nagar Panchayat, which was formed on 26 ...

Bandlaguda Jagir Bandlaguda Jagir is a satellite city of Hyderabad and a municipal corporation in Rangareddy district, Telangana, India. It Falls Under Gandipet mandal of Rajendranagar revenue division. It recently upgraded to a municipal corporation. This vil ...

Chevella Chevella is a town, mandal and suburb of Hyderabad in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of surrounding villages with many government establishments like Judicial court, Revenue Division Office, Acp of ...

Ibrahimpatnam Ibrahimpatnam (known locally as IBM) is a part of Vijayawada in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the ''mandal'' headquarters of Ibrahimpatnam ''mandal''. The Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station, one of the maj ...

, Jalpally,

Manikonda Manikonda is a commercial hub and a residential neighbourhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. This suburb has boomed in recent years due to the presence of leading software company headquarters in the area as well as Lanco hills, a luxury hi-ris ...

, Meerpet, Moinabad, Narsingi,

Pedda Amberpet Pedda Amberpet is a Municipality in Rangareddy district, Telangana, India. It comes under Abdullapurmet mandal. Location According to the TRS party GO in 2018, Pedda Amberpet Nagar Panchayath was upgraded to Municipality. Prior to this, Pedda A ...

Shadnagar Shadnagar is a town and assembly constituency in the Ranga Reddy district in Telangana, India. As part of the reorganisation of districts in Telangana, Shadnagar separated from Mahabubnagar district and merged into Ranga Reddy district Headqua ...

Shamshabad Shamshabad is a census town in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Shamshabad mandal of Rajendranagar revenue division. Sri Vendikonda Siddalingeswara Devastanam temple is situated in Siddulagutta Road in Shamshabad mandal. The inter ...

, Shankarpally, Thukkuguda, Thurkayamjal.

Mandals

The table below categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:

Villages

Bacharam Bacharam is a village in Rangareddy district in Telangana, India. It falls under Hayathnagar mandal. It is closer to the Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad. The village has a British-era fort and the temples. Geography Bacharam is a village in ...

Bakaram Jagir Bakaram Jagir is a village and Panchayati raj in India, panchayat in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India. It falls under Moinabad (mandal), Moinabad mandal. References

Villages in Ranga Reddy district {{Rangareddi-geo-stub ...

Bandamadharam Bandamadharam is a village and panchayat in Rangareddy district, Telangana, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by ...

Barkathpally Barkathpally is a village and panchayat in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by ...

Eliminedu Eliminedu is a village and panchayat in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India. It comes under Ibrahimpatnam mandal.

Gaddamallaiahguda Gaddamallaiahguda or Gadda Mallaiah Guda is a village in Ranga Reddy district in Telangana, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-lar ...

Girmapur Girmapur comes under Medchal Municipal 9th Ward and in Medchal Malkajgiri district, Telangana, India. It comes under Medchal Medchal is an outer suburb of Hyderabad in the Medchal–Malkajgiri district of the Indian state of Telangana. ...

Hajipalle Hajipalle is a model village located in Farooqnagar mandal, Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, India. It is one of 36 villages in Farooqnagar Block. Before becoming a Gram Panchayat, Hajipalle was hamlet of the village Kishan nagar. Demograp ...

Injapur Injapur is an urban village in Rangareddy district in Telangana, India. It falls under Abdullapurmet mandal and administration under Turkayamjal Municipality. It is 9 km within the Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad.It is located just adjuscent to ...

Kammeta Kammeta is a village and panchayat in Ranga Reddy district, TS, India. It falls under Chevella Chevella is a town, mandal and suburb of Hyderabad in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of surroun ...

Korremula Korremula is a village of Medchal-Malkajigiri district in Telangana, India. It falls under Ghatkesar mandal. Korremula is an upcoming residential and commercial suburban area due its close proximity to Singapore Township and Raheja Mindspace ...

Medipally Nakkartha Medipally Nakkartha is a village located in Yacharam Mandal, Rangareddy district, Telangana, India, with a population of approximately 5,000 people. This village has a high school and a primary school, both are run by the government of Telang ...

Nagaram, Shamshabad mandal Nagaram is a village and panchayat in Ranga Reddy district, AP, India. It falls under the Maheswaram Maheswaram Maheshwaram is a Village in Narsampet Mandal in Warangal District Warangal district (formerly Warangal Rural district) i ...

Nagireddiguda Nagireddyguda is a village and panchayat in Ranga Reddy district 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 n ...

Ponnal Ponnal is a village in Rangareddy district in the Telangana state of India. It falls under Shamirpet mandal. This village is 23 km away from Secunderabad Secunderabad () is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zone ...

Sreerangavaram Sreerangavaram is a village and panchayat in Rangareddy district, Telangana, India. It comes under Medchal Medchal is an outer suburb of Hyderabad in the Medchal–Malkajgiri district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the mandal he ...

Assembly constituencies

There are eight assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are

Rajendranagar Rajendranagar is a mandal in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. and it is also Rajendranagar revenue division. Rajendranagar is being developed as an IT hub. The Government of Telangana has planned to develop an IT cluster ...

, L. B. Nagar,

Kalwakurthy Kalwakurthy is a city and revenue division in Telangana state, India. It is the largest town in Nagarkurnool district geographically by area. And also it is one of the major cities in combined Mahabubnagar district. The name of the city is deri ...

, Serlingampally,

and

Maheshwaram Maheswaram is a village and mandal in Ranga Reddy district in the state of Telangana, India. Geography Maheshwaram is at 17° 55'0N 79° 54' 0E. It has average an elevation of . Village agriculture mainly depends on rain water and ground wate ...

References

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