Siddipet district is a

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in the

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. Its headquarters is Siddipet. This district contains a part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region( Markook Mulugu Wargal) The district shares boundaries with Jangaon, Sircilla, Karimnagar, Kamareddy,

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, Yadadri, Medhchal and Medak districts.

Geography

This district is bounded by Rajanna Sircilla district in the north,

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in the northeast, Jangaon district in the east,

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in the south, Medchal district in the southwest, Medak district in the west and Kamareddy district in the northwest.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Siddipet district has a population of 1,012,065. Siddipet has a sex ratio of 1008 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 61.61%. 103,852 (10.26%) were under 6 years of age. 139,052 (13.74%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 187,508 (18.53%) and 25,010 (2.47%) of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 92.50% of the population spoke Telugu, 5.09%

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and 1.57% Lambadi as their first language.

District administration

The collector of Siddipet district is Prasanth Jeevan Patil, appointed on 16 November 2021, succeeding P. Venkatrami Reddy, who submitted his resignation to join politics.

Administrative divisions

The district will have three revenue divisions of Gajwel, Siddipet and Husnabad. Venkatarama Reddy is the present collector of the district.

Notable sites

* Sri Vidya Saraswathi Shani Temples, Wargal * Sri Bugga Rajeshwara Swami temple Narayanraopet mandal headquarters * Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Nacharam * Mallanna Swamy Temple, Komuravelli * Konda pochamma temple, Tigul Narsapur * Koti Lingeshwara Temple, Siddipet * Sri Saraswathi Kshetramu Main Temple, Regulapalli * Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Bejjanki * Komati Cheruvu Tankbund, Siddipet * Ainapur Lake, Telangana * Komuravelli Mallanna Sagar Reservoir * Sri Ranganayaka Sagar Reservoir * Shanigaram Cheruvu, Telangana * Annapurna Reservoir * Konda Pochamma Sagar Reservoir, Markook

References

External links

*https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/telangana-siddipet-collector-venkatrami-reddy-resigns-to-join-trs-7624928/ {{coord missing, Telangana Districts of Telangana