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Ranga Reddy district is a district in the
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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 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 ...
from the Nizams 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 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
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, 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 Telugu, 11.86%
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, 4.76% Lambadi 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. * 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, 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