Ranga Reddy district ( R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at

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, Hyderabad. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, K. V. Ranga Reddy. The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Hyderabad, Medchal–Malkajgiri,

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, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts.

History

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, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of Telangana from the

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and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. In 2016, it was carved out during the district's reorganisation to create the new Vikarabad district and Medchal–Malkajgiri district.

Geography

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

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, on the river Musi at Gandipet, 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 Sex Ratio (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 of 66.54%.

Economy

* Medium-scale industries and

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's cement factories are established at

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. * 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,

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and Shadnagar. They are sub-divided into 27

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

Municipalities/Municipal Corporations

There are 12 Municipalities and 3 municipal corporations in Ranga Reddy district. They are

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, Amangal,

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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 vill ...

, Ibrahimpatnam,

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, Manikonda, Meerpet, Narsingi, Pedda Amberpet, Shadnagar, Shamshabad, Shankarpally, Thukkuguda, Thurkayamjal.

Mandals

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

Assembly constituencies

There are 8 assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are Chevella, Rajendranagar,

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, Shadnagar, Serlingampally, Ibrahimpatnam and Maheshwaram, Kalwakurthy.

References

{{Authority control 1978 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Districts of Telangana