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Vikarabad district
District of Telangana in India
Vikarabad district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Vikarabad is the headquarters of the district.[2][3].The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, and Ranga Reddy districts and the state boundary of Karnataka.
Vikarabad district | |
|---|---|
Location in Telangana | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Headquarters | Vikarabad |
| Mandalas | 20 |
| Government | |
| • District collector | NARAYANA REDDY |
| • Parliamentary constituencies | Chevella, Mahbubnagar |
| • Assembly constituencies | Vikarabad, Tandur Parigi, Kodangal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,386.00 km2 (1,307.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 927,140 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TS–34[1] |
| Website | vikarabad |
The district is spread over an area of 3,386.00 square kilometres (1,307.34 sq mi).[2] This district is bounded by Sangareddy district in the north, Ranga Reddy district in the east, Mahbubnagar district in the south and Karnataka in the west.
| Religion in Vikarabad district (2011)[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 85.63% | |||
| Islam | 13.12% | |||
| Christianity | 0.58% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.67% | |||
As of 2011[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 927,140. Vikarabad had a sex ratio of 1001 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 57.91%. 114901 (12.39%) were under 6 years of age. 124,969 (13.48%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 179,730 (19.39%) and 94,623 (10.21%) of the population respectively.[2]
At the time of the 2011 census, 75.23% of the population spoke Telugu, 12.90% Urdu and 9.97% Lambadi as their first language.[5]
The district will have two revenue divisions of Tandur and Vikarabad. It is sub-divided into 20 mandals.[3] Narayana Reddy Garu I.A.S. is the present collector of the district.
Mandals
| S.No. | Vikarabad revenue division | S.No. | Tandur revenue division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marpalle | 13 | Peddemul |
| 2 | Mominpet | 14 | Yelal |
| 3 | Nawabpet | 15 | Kodangal |
| 4 | Vikarabad | 16 | Bommaraspet |
| 5 | Pudur | 17 | Basheerabad |
| 6 | Kulkacherla | 18 | Doulthabad |
| 7 | Doma | 19 | Tandur |
| 8 | Pargi | ||
| 9 | Dharur | ||
| 10 | Kotepally | ||
| 11 | Bantwaram | ||
| 12 | Chowdapur[6] |
- "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- "Vikarabad district". Official website Vikarabad district. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "Vikarabad district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- Service, Express News (4 April 2021). "Notification to create two new mandals issued". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- "Turmamidi, Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India". bw.utc.city. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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