Jagtial district
District of Telangana in India
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Jagtial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana.[1] Its administrative headquarters is the city of Jagtial. The district shares boundaries with Nirmal, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Sircilla and Nizamabad districts.[2][3]
Jagtial district | |
|---|---|
Lakshmi Narasimha Swami temple, Dharmapuri | |
 Interactive map of Jagtial district | |
| Coordinates (Jagtial): 18.7°N 78.9°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Headquarters | Jagtial |
| Mandalas | 18 |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Shaik Yasmeen Basha |
| • Parliament constituencies | Nizamabad |
| • Assembly constituencies | Jagtial, Korutla, Dharmapuri |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,419.00 km2 (933.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 988,913 |
| • Density | 408.811/km2 (1,058.81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG 21 |
| Website | jagtial |
Geography
The district is spread over an area of 2,419.00 square kilometres (933.98 sq mi).[4] Jagtial district shares it boundaries with Nirmal district and Mancherial district on North and North East respectively, it is bounded on South and South West by Karimnagar district and Peddapalli district respectively and on the West by Nizamabad district
Demographics
As of 2011[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 985,417, of which 221,336 (22.46%) live in urban areas. Jagtial district has a sex ratio of 1036 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 60.26%.[6] 93,272 (9.47%) were under 10 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes comprised 164,596 (16.70%) and 23,351 (2.37%) of the population, respectively.[7][8]
At the 2011 census, 90.90% of the population spoke Telugu, 7.17% Urdu and 0.91% Lambadi as their first language.[9]
Administrative divisions
The district has three revenue divisions of Jagtial, Korutla and Metpally, which are sub-divided into 18 mandals.[10]
Mandals
The table below categorizes the district's mandals into their respective revenue divisions.
| Sr No. | Jagital revenue division | Korutla revenue division | Metpalli revenue division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jagtial | Korutla | Metpalli |
| 2 | Jagtial Rural | Medipalle | Mallapur |
| 3 | Raikal | Kathlapur | Ibrahimpatnam |
| 4 | Sarangapur | Bheemaram | |
| 5 | Beerpur | ||
| 6 | Dharmapuri | ||
| 7 | Buggaram | ||
| 8 | Pegadapalli | ||
| 9 | Gollapalli | ||
| 10 | Mallial | ||
| 11 | Kodimial | ||
| 12 | Velgatoor | ||
| 13 | Endapalli | ||
Notable people
- Duvvasi Mohan, actor and comedian in Telugu cinema
- Venu Sriram, film director in Tollywood
- Harish Shankar, film director in Tollywood
- Alishetty Prabhakar, writer and painter
- T. Jeevan Reddy, politician, MLC, ex R&B minister
- Vamshi Paidipally, film director in Tollywood