Kamareddy district
District in Telangana, India
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Kamareddy district is a district located in the western region of the Indian state of Telangana.[2][3] The district shares boundaries with Medak, Nizamabad, Sangareddy, Siddipet and Rajanna Sircilla districts and with the state boundary of Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Kamareddy district | |
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Temple at Domakonda fort | |
 Interactive map of Kamareddy district | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Headquarters | Kamareddy |
| Mandalas | 23 |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Shri Jithesh V Patil IAS |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,652 km2 (1,410 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 1,004,259 |
| • Density | 277.2/km2 (718/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 56.51 |
| • Sex ratio | 1033 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG–17[1] |
| Website | kamareddy |
Geography
The district is spread over an area of 3,652.00 square kilometres (1,410.05 sq mi) making it the 15th largest district in the state.[4] Kamareddy is bounded by Nizamabad district on North, Rajanna Sircilla and Siddipet districts to the east respectively, it is bounded on South by Sangareddy district and Medak district and on the West and South West by Nanded district and Bidar district of Maharashtra and Karnataka states respectively.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 974,227. Kamareddy district has a sex ratio of 1033 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 56.48%. 111,966 (11.50%) was under 10 years of age. 123,622 (12.69%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 153,678 (15.77%) and 81,956 (8.41%) respectively.[6]
At the time of the 2011 census, 72.87% of the population spoke Telugu, 9.73% Urdu, 8.57% Lambadi, 3.89% Marathi and 3.23% Kannada as their first language.[7]
Administrative divisions
The district has three revenue divisions of Kamareddy and Banswada and Yellareddy are sub-divided into 23 mandals.[4][8] Dr. A. Sharath is the present collector of the district.[9] village Babulgaon formerly under Sangareddy district was restored to Kamareddy district.
| No. | Kamareddy | Banswada | Yellareddy |
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| 1 | Kamareddy | Banswada | Yellareddy |
| 2 | Bhiknoor | Birkur | Nagireddypet |
| 3 | Tadwai | Nasrullabad | Lingampet |
| 4 | Rajampet | Bichkunda | Gandhari |
| 5 | Domakonda | Jukkal | |
| 6 | Bibipet | Pitlam | |
| 7 | Machareddy | Pedda Kodapgal | |
| 8 | Sadashivnagar | Madnoor | |
| 9 | Ramareddy | Nizamsagar | |
| 10 | Palvancha |