Nalgonda district




This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Nalgonda.


District of Telangana in Telangana, India









































































Nalgonda district
District of Telangana

Location of Nalgonda district in Telangana
Location of Nalgonda district in Telangana

Country India
State Telangana
Administrative division Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Devarakonda
Headquarters Nalgonda
Tehsils
31
Government

 • District collector
 Gaurav Uppal
 • Lok Sabha constituencies
 Gutha Sukhender Reddy
 • Assembly seats 6 assembly seats
Area

 • Total 2,449.79 km2 (945.87 sq mi)
Population
(2011)

 • Total 1,631,399
 • Density 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demographics

 • Literacy
 65.05
Vehicle registration TS - 05 [1]
Major highways NH-65, NH-561, SH-2
Average annual precipitation Normal rainfall 751.0 mm; average rainfall 670.2 mm mm
Website Official website



Nalgonda District Revenue divisions


Nalgonda district is a district in the Telangana state of India. It has a population of 3,483,648, of which 13.32% is urban as of 2011.[2] The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Rangareddy, Yadadri, and Nagarkurnool districts, and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh.




Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 History


  • 3 Geography


  • 4 Demographics


  • 5 Economy


  • 6 Administrative divisions


    • 6.1 Mandals




  • 7 Notable personalities


  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





Etymology


Nalgonda is derived from two Telugu words Nalla (Black) & Konda (Hills) i.e. Black Hills.[3]



History


Main article: Telangana Rebellion

Nalgonda was earlier referred to as Neelagiri, the name given by some Rajput rulers and the name was changed to Nallagonda only after its conquest by Allauddin Bahaman Shah, Bahamani king.




Goddess Deity relief near Nagarjunakonda




Lateef Saheb Darga at Nalgonda


The district had a major role in the Telangana Rebellion.



Geography


The district is spread over an area of 2,449.79 square kilometres (945.87 sq mi).[4]



Demographics


As of 2011[update]Census of India, the district has a population of 1,631,399.[4]


The Krishna River, Musi River, Aleru, Peddavagu, Dindi River, Halia River and Paleru flow through the Nalgonda district. The district is much affected by high fluorine content in the water.



Economy




Pochampally fancy silk saris


In 2006 the Indian government named Nalgonda one of the country's 250 poorest districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is one of the nine districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]



Administrative divisions


The district is divided into three revenue divisions: Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, and Devarakonda. These are sub-divided into 31 mandals and has 565 villages.[4] Gaurav Uppal is the present collector of the district.[6]



Mandals


The below table categorizes the mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:























































































# Nalgonda Division Miryalaguda Division Devarakonda Division
1 Chandur Dameracherla
Chandampet
2 Chityal Miryalaguda
Chintapally
3 Kanagal Vemulapally
Devarakonda
4 Kattangur Haaliya
Gundlapally
5 Gurrampode Nidamanur
Gurrampood
6 Munugode Peddavoora
Konda Mallepally
7 Nakrekal Tripuraram
Nampally
8 Nalgonda Madugulapally
Marriguda
9 Narayanapur
Thirumalagiri (Sagar)
Pedda Adiserla Pally
10 Narketpally Adavi Devulapally
Neredu Gomma
11 Shaligowraram Ashok Nagar
12 Thipparthy
13 Kodakanla



TSRTC busbay at Nalgonda



Notable personalities


Tollywood actors Uttej and Venu Madhav, TV anchor Anasuya Bharadwaj, lyricist Suddala Ashok Teja and Telugu film director N. Shankar are from Nalgonda district.



See also



  • Chinna Kaparthy

  • Dandampally

  • List of districts in Telangana



References





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  2. ^ "Census GIS India". Censusindiamaps.net. Archived from the original on 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2012-06-13.


  3. ^ "Nalgonda travel guide". World66.com. Retrieved 2012-06-13.


  4. ^ abc "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.


  5. ^ ab Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.


  6. ^ "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.




External links







  • Official website


  • Nalgonda (district) travel guide from Wikivoyage

  • Nalgonda factfile at APOnline.gov.in

  • Neelagiri to Nalgonda. page 160




 











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