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Vikarabad district

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Vikarabad district
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
Map
Vikarabad district
Country India
StateTelangana
HeadquartersVikarabad
Mandalas20
Government
 • District collectorNARAYANA REDDY
 • Parliamentary constituenciesChevella, Mahbubnagar
 • Assembly constituenciesVikarabad, Tandur Parigi, Kodangal
Area
 • Total3,386.00 km2 (1,307.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total927,140
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTG–34[1]
Websitevikarabad.telangana.gov.in

Vikarabad district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Vikarabad is the headquarters of the district.[2][3].The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, and Ranga Reddy districts and the state boundary of Karnataka.

Geography

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The district is spread over an area of 3,386.00 square kilometres (1,307.34 sq mi).[2] This district is bounded by Sangareddy district in the north, Ranga Reddy district in the east, Mahbubnagar district in the south and Karnataka in the west.

Demographics

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Religion in Vikarabad district (2011)[4]
Hinduism
85.63%
Islam
13.12%
Christianity
0.58%
Other or not stated
0.67%

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 927,140. Vikarabad had a sex ratio of 1001 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 57.91%. 114901 (12.39%) were under 6 years of age. 124,969 (13.48%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 179,730 (19.39%) and 94,623 (10.21%) of the population respectively.[2]

Languages of Vikarabad district (2011)[5]

  Telugu (75.23%)
  Urdu (12.90%)
  Lambadi (9.97%)
  Others (1.90%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 75.23% of the population spoke Telugu, 12.90% Urdu and 9.97% Lambadi as their first language.[5]

Administrative divisions

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The district will have two revenue divisions of Tandur and Vikarabad. It is sub-divided into 20 mandals.[3] Narayana Reddy Garu I.A.S. is the present collector of the district.

Mandals

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Sangareddy District Revenue divisions
S.No. Vikarabad revenue division S.No. Tandur revenue division
1 Marpalle 13 Peddemul
2 Mominpet 14 Yelal
3 Nawabpet 15 Kodangal
4 Vikarabad 16 Bommaraspet
5 Pudur 17 Basheerabad
6 Kulkacherla 18 Doulthabad
7 Doma 19 Tandur
8 Pargi
9 Dharur
10 Kotepally
11 Bantwaram
12 Chowdapur[6]

Villages

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TG 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Vikarabad district". Official website Vikarabad district. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Vikarabad district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ^ Service, Express News (4 April 2021). "Notification to create two new mandals issued". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Turmamidi, Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India". bw.utc.city. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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