Rajanna Sircilla district

Rajanna Sircilla district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] Sircilla is the district headquarters.[3] The district shares boundaries with Karimnagar, Siddipet, Jagtial, Kamareddy, and Nizamabad districts.

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

Rajanna Sircilla
District of Telangana
Sri Raja Rajeswara Temple in Akkannapet
Sri Raja Rajeswara Temple in Akkannapet
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DivisionSircilla
HeadquartersSircilla
Mandalas13
Government
 • District collectorDevarakonda Krishna Bhaskar
 • Parliament constituenciesKarimnagar
 • Assembly constituenciesSircilla, Vemulawada, Choppadandi
Area
 • Total2,019 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total552,037
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
 • Urban
Sircilla and Vemulawada
Demographics
 • Literacy62.71%
 • Sex ratio1014
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTS–23[1]
Major highwaysKarimnagar-Sircilla-Kamareddy; Sircilla-Siddipet-Suryapet
Websiterajannasircilla.telangana.gov.in

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 2,030.89 square kilometres (784.13 sq mi).[4] This district is bounded by Jagtial District in the North, Karimnagar District in the North East, Siddipet District in the South, Kamareddy District in the West and Nizamabad District in the North West.

Demographics
Religion in Rajanna-Sircilla district (2011)[5]
Hinduism
 
 94.75%
Islam
 
 4.05%
Christianity
 
 0.87%
Other or not stated
 
 0.33%

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 552,037. Rajanna-Sircilla district has a sex ratio of 1014 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 62.71%. 48,751 (8.83%) were under 6 years of age. 116,892 (21.17%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 102,110 (18.50%) and 22,990 (4.16%) of the population respectively.[6]

Languages of Rajanna-Sircilla district (2011)[7]

  Telugu (93.15%)
  Urdu (3.50%)
  Lambadi (2.50%)
  Others (0.85%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.15% of the population spoke Telugu, 3.50% Urdu and 2.50% Lambadi as their first language.[7]

Administrative divisions
Sircilla District Revenue division

The district will have two revenue division of Sircilla and Vemulawada It is sub-divided into 13 mandals.[8] Anuraag Jayanti IAS is the present collector of the district.[9]

S No. Sircilla Revenue Division Vemulawada Revenue Division
1. Sircilla Vemulawada
2. Thangallapalli Vemulawada Rural
3. Gambhiraopet Chandurthi
4. Yellareddipet Konaraopeta
5. Veernapalli Boinpalli
6. Mustabad Rudrangi
7. Ellanthakunta

See also

References
  1. "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Names of 6 new districts changed". The Hindu. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. "Rajanna district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. "Know your district Plan your district - Rajanna-Sircilla" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  7. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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