Medchal–Malkajgiri_district

Medchal-Malkajgiri district

Medchal-Malkajgiri district

District of Telangana in India

Medchal−Malkajgiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Shamirpet is the headquarter of the district.[2][3] It is the second most populous district with a population of 25 lakh and also 91.40% urbanized district in the state of Telangana, standing next only to Hyderabad district which has a population of 40 lakhs. The district shares boundaries with Hyderabad, Medak, Sangareddy, Y. Bhuvanagiri, Siddipet and Rangareddy districts.The most part of the district consist of Hyderabad City (GHMC)

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Geography

The district is spread over an area of 1,084 square kilometres (419 sq mi).It is situated 505 metres above sea level. The landmark consists of rocky terrain and monolithic rocks in the outskirts of the city.[4]

Demographics

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As of 2011 census of India, the district is the second most populous district in the state with a population of 2,440,073.[4] Medchal-Malkajgiri has a sex ratio of 957 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 82.49%. 285,044 (11.68%) are under 6 years of age. 2,230,245 (91.40%) live in urban areas, the second highest proportion in the state. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 229,188 (9.39%) and 55,244 (2.26%) of the population respectively.[6]

Languages of Medchal-Malkajgiri district (2011)[7]

  Telugu (80.35%)
  Urdu (8.03%)
  Hindi (3.94%)
  Tamil (1.76%)
  Marathi (1.28%)
  Lambadi (0.92%)
  Others (3.72%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 80.35% of the population spoke Telugu, 8.03% Urdu, 3.94% Hindi, 1.76% Tamil, 1.28% Marathi and 0.92% Lambadi as their first language.[7]

Administrative divisions

Medchal – Malkajgiri District Revenue divisions

The district will have two revenue divisions of Keesara and Malkajgiri. They are sub-divided into 15 mandals.[3] Sri V. Venkateswarlu, IAS is the new collector of the district.

Mandals

The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:[3]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "District Codes". Government of Telangana, Transport Department.
  2. [2]
    "ఘనంగా ఆవిర్భావ సంబురాలు". Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Medchal−Malkajgiri district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Medchal-Malkajgiri district" (PDF). Official website of Medchal district. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Know your district Plan your district - Medchal-Malkajgiri" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  7. [7]
    "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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