Wanaparthy district

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 with the state boundary of Andhra pradesh.

Wanaparthy district
వనపర్తి జిల్లా
District of Telangana
Sri Ranganayaka Swamy Temple, Srirangapur
Sri Ranganayaka Swamy Temple, Srirangapur
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
Coordinates (Wanaparthy): 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 registrationTS-32
Average annual precipitation2014–15 556.7 mm
Websitewanaparthy.telangana.gov.in

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 4,816.40 square kilometres (1,859.62 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%
Other or not stated
 
 0.58%

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 as their first language.[5]

Administrative divisions
Newly built District Office Complex
Wanaparthy District Revenue division

The district has one revenue division of Wanaparthy and is sub-divided into 14 mandals.[6] Shaik Yasmeen Basha is the present collector of the district.[7] Singireddy Niranjan Reddy is the legislative leader of wanaparthy constituency. He won 2018 general elections by a margin of 51,685 votes. Currently, he is the minister of state for Agriculture, Marketing, Civil Supplies in Telangana state.

Mandals

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

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

Notable personalities

See also

References
  1. "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. "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. "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts".
  8. Cabinet Minister
  9. Dr.Gillela Chinna Reddy
  10. "Askani Raghavendar sets his mission to empower youth for a better India". BookOfAchievers. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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