Sangareddy district
District of Telangana in India
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Sangareddy district is a district located in the western region of the Indian state of Telangana. This district contains a part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region.[3]Sangareddy is the district headquarters of the district. It was named after the ruler Sanga, the son of queen Shankaramba, who was the ruler of Medak during the period of Nizams.[4] The district shares boundaries with Medak, Medchal, Vikarabad, Kamareddy and Rangareddy districts and with the state boundary of Karnataka.
Sangareddy district | |
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Ramalingeshwara temple, Nandikandi | |
.svg) Location in Telangana | |
 Sangareddy district | |
| Coordinates (Sangareddy): 17.780532, 77.892057 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Mandals | 28 |
| Formation | 11 October 2016[1] |
| Founded by | Government of Telangana |
| Headquarters | Sangareddy |
| Revenue Divisions | 04 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Zilla Panchayath |
| • Body | Sangareddy Zilla Panchayath |
| • Collector | Smt. Valluru Kranthi I.A.S. |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,996.46 km2 (1,929.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 1,526,026 |
| • Density | 305.421/km2 (791.038/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG 15 |
| Major highways | |
| Per Capita Income (2022-23) | ₹322,394 (US$4,101.47) |
| Nominal GDP (2022-23) | ₹60,401.37 crore (US$7.68 billion) [2] |
| Website | sangareddy |
Geography
The district is spread over an area of 4,464.87 square kilometres (1,723.90 sq mi).[5]
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Sangareddy district had a population of 1,526,026. Sangareddy has a sex ratio of 965 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 64.03%. 194,674 (12.76%) were under 6 years of age. 529,965 (34.73%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 276,595 (18.13%) and 86,410 (5.66%) of the population respectively.[7]
At the time of the 2011 census, 71.24% of the population spoke Telugu, 15.46% Urdu, 5.05% Lambadi, 3.76% Kannada, 1.74% Hindi and 1.32% Marathi as their first language.[8]
Administrative divisions
The district has four revenue divisions of Narayankhed, Sangareddy, Zaheerabad, Andole–Jogipet which are sub-divided into 28 mandals.[3] Dr. A Sharath IAS is the present collector of the district.[9]
Mandals
| S.No. | Sangareddy revenue division | Narayankhed revenue division | Zaheerabad revenue division | Andole-Jogipet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ameenpur | Kalher | Jharasangam | Andole |
| 2 | Gummadidala | Manoor | Mogudampally | Pulkal |
| 3 | Hathnoora | Nagilgidda | Nyalkal | Chowtakur |
| 4 | Jinnaram | Narayankhed | Raikode | Vatpally |
| 5 | Kandi | Sirgapoor | Zahirabad | |
| 6 | Kondapur | Nizampet | Kohir | |
| 7 | Munipally | Kangti | ||
| 8 | Patancheru | Tadkal | ||
| 9 | Ramachandrapuram | |||
| 10 | Sadasivpet | |||
| 11 | Sangareddy |