Jogulamba Gadwal district
District of Telangana in India
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Jogulamba Gadwal district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Gadwal.[3] Jogulamba Gadwal district is located in western southern part of the state. The district shares boundaries with Narayanpet, Wanaparthy districts and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.[4][5]
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Jogulamba Gadwal district | |
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Vishwa Brahma and Veera Brahma Temples, Alampuram | |
 Interactive map of Jogulamba Gadwal district | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Named after | Goddess Jogulamba |
| Headquarters | Gadwal |
| Mandalas | 19 |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Sri B.M. Santhosh, IAS |
| • Parliament constituencies | 1 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,928 km2 (1,131 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 609,990 |
| • Density | 208.3/km2 (539.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | Gadwal(85,245) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 49.87% |
| • Sex ratio | 972 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG–33[1] |
| Major highways | 2 |
| Average annual precipitation | 2014–15 564.6 mm |
| Website | gadwal |
The district is spread over an area of 2,928 square kilometres (1,131 sq mi).[5] As of[update] the 2011 Census of India, the area within the district had a population of 609,990.[6]
Administrative divisions
The district has one revenue division, Gadwal, and is sub-divided into 12 mandals.[3]
Mandals
Demographics
The district has a population of 6,09,990 of which 3,09,274 are males and 3,00,716 females for a sex ratio of 972 females per 1000 males. The literacy rate is 49.87%. Urban population is 63,177 (10.36%). Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 120,639 (19.77%) and 9376 (1.54%) of the population respectively.[8]: 80–82
At the time of the 2011 census, 90.09% of the population spoke Telugu and 7.49% Urdu as their first language.[9]
