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Wanaparthy district

Coordinates: 16°21′50″N 78°03′48″E / 16.363870°N 78.063403°E / 16.363870; 78.063403
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Wanaparthy district
వనపర్తి జిల్లా
Sri Ranganayaka Swamy Temple, Srirangapur
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
Map
Wanaparthy district
Coordinates (Wanaparthy): 16°21′50″N 78°03′48″E / 16.363870°N 78.063403°E / 16.363870; 78.063403
Country India
StateTelangana
Mandalas10
HeadquartersWanaparthy
Area
 • Total2,152 km2 (831 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total577,758
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy55.67%
 • Sex ratio922
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTG-32
Average annual precipitation2014–15 556.7 mm
Websitewanaparthy.telangana.gov.in

Wanaparthy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[1] Its headquarters is Wanaparthy. The district shares boundaries with Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Nagarkurnool districts and, ws well ash the state boundary of Andhra pradesh.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 2,164.59 square kilometres (835.75 sq mi).[2] Mahbubnagar district is situated in the north of this district, Nagarkurnool district in the east, Andhra Pradesh in the south and Jogulamba Gadwal district in the west.

Demographics

Religion in Wanaparthy district (2011)[3]
Hinduism
93.02%
Islam
6.00%
Christianity
0.40%
Buddhism
0.08%
Other or not stated
0.50%

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 577,758. Wanaparthy has a sex ratio of 960 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 55.67%. 72,377 (12.53%) were under 6 years of age. 92,288 (15.97%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 93,182 (16.13%) and 46,062 (7.97%) of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Wanaparthy district (2011)[5]

  Telugu (87.03%)
  Lambadi (6.53%)
  Urdu (5.70%)
  Others (0.74%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 87.03% of the population spoke Telugu, 6.53% Lambadi and 5.70% Urdu aspoke s their first language.[5]

Administrative divisions

File:IDOC Wanaparty District.jpg
The District Office Complex
Wanaparthy District Revenue division

The district has one revenue division of Wanaparthy and is subdivided into 14 mandals.[6] Tejas Nandlal Pawar is the present collector of the district. and Rakshitha K.Murthy is the present District Superintendent of Police[7] Megha Reddy Tudi is the legislative leader of the Wanaparthy constituency. He won the 2023 general elections by a margin of 25,320 votes.[8]

Mandals

The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:[1]

Sr No. Wanaparthy revenue division
1 Amarchinta
2 Atmakur
3 Chinnambavi
4 Ghanpur (Khilla)
5 Gopalpeta
6 Kothakota
7 Madanapur
8 Pangal
9 Pebbair
10 Peddamandadi
11 Revally
12 Srirangapur
13 Veepanagandla
14 Wanaparthy

Notable personalities

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Wanaparthy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Official website of Wanaparthydistrict". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ^ "Know your district Plan your district - Wanaparthy" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  5. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ^ "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Govt of telangana website".
  8. ^ "business-standard telangana-elections".
  9. ^ WANAPARTHY ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS 2023 - TOI
  10. ^ Cabinet Minister
  11. ^ Dr.Gillela Chinna Reddy
  12. ^ "Askani Raghavendar sets his mission to empower youth for a better India". BookOfAchievers. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Young reformist awarded with 'Karmaveer Chakra - The Hans India".