Ranga Reddy district is a district in the
Indian state
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of
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 ...
. 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 Pradesh,
K. V. Ranga Reddy.
The district shares boundaries with
Nalgonda,
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri,
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 ...
,
Medchal–Malkajgiri,
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 ...
,
Mahabubnagar,
Sangareddy and
Vikarabad 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
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
Telangana
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from the
Nizams and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of
Andhra Pradesh
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. 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,
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
Sex Ratio
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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
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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
Telugu, 11.86%
Urdu
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, 4.76%
Lambadi and 2.72%
Hindi
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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.
* 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
640
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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
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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,
Amangal,
Badangpet,
Bandlaguda Jagir,
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,
Jalpally,
Manikonda,
Meerpet,
Moinabad,
Narsingi,
Pedda Amberpet,
Shadnagar,
Shamshabad,
Shankarpally,
Thukkuguda,
Thurkayamjal.
Mandals
The table below categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
Villages
*
Bacharam
*
Bakaram Jagir
*
Bandamadharam
*
Barkathpally
*
Eliminedu
*
Gaddamallaiahguda
*
Girmapur
*
Hajipalle
*
Injapur
*
Kammeta
*
Korremula
*
Medipally Nakkartha
*
Nagaram, Shamshabad mandal
*
Nagireddiguda
*
Ponnal
*
Sreerangavaram
Assembly constituencies
There are eight assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are
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 ...
,
Rajendranagar,
L. B. Nagar,
Shadnagar,
Kalwakurthy,
Serlingampally,
Ibrahimpatnam and
Maheshwaram.
See also
*
List of districts in Telangana
References
{{Authority control
1978 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
Districts of Telangana