Jogulamba Gadwal district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Gadwal.[3] The district shares boundaries with Narayanpet, Wanaparthy districts and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The district was carved out from Mahabubnagar district in 2016.[4][5]
Jogulamba Gadwal district | |
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 Jogulamba Gadwal district | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Mandalas | 12 |
| Headquarters | Gadwal |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Sri B.M. Santhosh , IAS |
| • Parliament constituencies | 1 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,928 km2 (1,131 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 609,990 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| • Urban | Gadwal(85,245) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 49.87% |
| • Sex ratio | 972 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG–33[1] |
| Major highways | 2 |
| Average annual precipitation | 2014–15 564.6 mm |
| Website | gadwal |
The district is spread over an area of 2,928 square kilometres (1,131 sq mi).[5] As of[update] the 2011 Census of India, the area within the district had a population of 609,990.[6]
Administrative divisions
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The district has one revenue division, Gadwal, and is sub-divided into 12 mandals.[3]
Mandals
edit| Sr No. | Gadwal revenue division |
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| 1 | Alampur |
| 2 | Dharoor |
| 3 | Gadwal |
| 4 | Ghattu |
| 5 | Ieeja |
| 6 | Itikyala |
| 7 | Kaloor Thimmanadoddi |
| 8 | Maldakal |
| 9 | Manopad |
| 10 | Rajoli |
| 11 | Undavelly |
| 12 | Waddepally |
Demographics
editThe district has a population of 6,09,990 of which 3,09,274 are males and 3,00,716 females for a sex ratio of 972 females per 1000 males. The literacy rate is 49.87%. Urban population is 63,177 (10.36%). Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 120,639 (19.77%) and 9376 (1.54%) of the population respectively.[8]: 80–82
At the time of the 2011 census, 90.09% of the population spoke Telugu and 7.49% Urdu as their first language.[9]
See also
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edit- ^ "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Names of 6 new districts changed". The Hindu. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Jogulamba district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Gadwal - Tecci.org". www.tecci.org. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ a b "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Demography: District Jogulamba Gadwal". Government of Telangana.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Mahbubnagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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