Suryapet district
Suryapet district | |
|---|---|
 Pillalamarri temple | |
.svg) Location of Suryapet district in Telangana | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Headquarters | Suryapet |
| Tehsils | 23 |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Vinay Krishna Reddy[IAS] |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Nalgonda and Bhuvanagiri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,607 km2 (1,393 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,099,560 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 15.56% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 64.11% |
| • Sex ratio | 996 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TS–29[1] |
| Major highways | NH-65, NH-365B, NH-365BB and SH-42 |
| Website | suryapet |
Suryapet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] The city of Suryapet is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Khammam, Yadadri, Jangaon and Mahabubabad districts and with Andhra Pradesh state.
Geography
The district is spread over an area of 3,374.41 square kilometres (1,302.87 sq mi).[3]
Demographics
As of 2011[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 1,099,560.[3]
The Krishna River and Musi River flow through the Suryapet district.
Major city
Major towns
Notable places in district
- Lingamanthula Swamy temple- 5 km from Suryapet
- Chennakeshava Swamy temple, Pillalamarri-6 km from Suryapet
- Dandu Maisamma temple-12 km from Suryapet
- Sri Undrugonda Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple,Undrugonda-13 km from Suryapet
- Musi Reservoir-27 km from Suryapet
- Phanigiri Buddhist Site-42 km from Suryapet
- Ananthagiri Hill-54 km from Suryapet
- Swayambu Shambhu Lingeshwara Temple, Mellacheruvu-63 km from Suryapet
- Mattapalli Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Mattapalli-80 km from Suryapet
Administrative divisions
The district has three revenue divisions of Suryapet, Kodad and Huzurnagar. It is sub-divided into 23 mandals.[4] Amoy kumar is the present collector of the district.[5]
Mandals
| S.No. | Suryapet revenue division | Kodad revenue division | Huzurnagar revenue division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suryapet | Chilkur | Garidepally |
| 2 | Chivvemla | Ananthagiri | Huzurnagar |
| 3 | Mothey | Kodad | Nereducherla |
| 4 | Jajireddygudem | Munagala | Mattampally |
| 5 | Nuthankal | Nadigudem | Mellachervu |
| 6 | Penpahad | Palakeedu | |
| 7 | Athmakur(S) | chinthalapalem | |
| 8 | Thirumalagiri | ||
| 9 | Thungathurthy | ||
| 10 | Nagaram | ||
| 11 | Maddirala |
Notable personalities
Tollywood actors Kanta Rao, Prabhakar Reddy, Venu Madhav were from Suryapet District.
B. Santosh Babu Colonel, Indian Army
See also
References
- ^ "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Suryapet district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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