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Rajanna Sircilla district
District of Telangana in India
Rajanna Sircilla district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] Sircilla is the district headquarters.[3] The district shares boundaries with Karimnagar, Siddipet, Jagtial, Kamareddy, and Nizamabad districts.
Rajanna Sircilla | |
|---|---|
Sri Raja Rajeswara Temple in Akkannapet | |
Location in Telangana | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Division | Sircilla |
| Headquarters | Sircilla |
| Mandalas | 13 |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Devarakonda Krishna Bhaskar |
| • Parliament constituencies | Karimnagar |
| • Assembly constituencies | Sircilla, Vemulawada, Choppadandi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,019 km2 (780 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 552,037 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| • Urban | Sircilla and Vemulawada |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 62.71% |
| • Sex ratio | 1014 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TS–23[1] |
| Major highways | Karimnagar-Sircilla-Kamareddy; Sircilla-Siddipet-Suryapet |
| Website | rajannasircilla |
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The district is spread over an area of 2,030.89 square kilometres (784.13 sq mi).[4] This district is bounded by Jagtial District in the North, Karimnagar District in the North East, Siddipet District in the South, Kamareddy District in the West and Nizamabad District in the North West.
| Religion in Rajanna-Sircilla district (2011)[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 94.75% | |||
| Islam | 4.05% | |||
| Christianity | 0.87% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.33% | |||
As of 2011[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 552,037. Rajanna-Sircilla district has a sex ratio of 1014 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 62.71%. 48,751 (8.83%) were under 6 years of age. 116,892 (21.17%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 102,110 (18.50%) and 22,990 (4.16%) of the population respectively.[6]
At the time of the 2011 census, 93.15% of the population spoke Telugu, 3.50% Urdu and 2.50% Lambadi as their first language.[7]
The district will have two revenue division of Sircilla and Vemulawada It is sub-divided into 13 mandals.[8] Anuraag Jayanti IAS is the present collector of the district.[9]
| S No. | Sircilla Revenue Division | Vemulawada Revenue Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sircilla | Vemulawada |
| 2. | Thangallapalli | Vemulawada Rural |
| 3. | Gambhiraopet | Chandurthi |
| 4. | Yellareddipet | Konaraopeta |
| 5. | Veernapalli | Boinpalli |
| 6. | Mustabad | Rudrangi |
| 7. | Ellanthakunta |
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- "Know your district Plan your district - Rajanna-Sircilla" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
- "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.