Mancherial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana.[2][3] The district comprises 18 mandals and two revenue divisions – Mancherial and Bellampalli. The district headquarters is located at Mancherial town.[4] It is surrounded by Komaram Bheem, Nirmal, Jagtial, Peddapalli and Bhupalpally districts of Telangana and with Maharashtra state.
Mancherial district | |
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.svg) Location in Telangana | |
| Coordinates (Mancherial): 18°52′17″N 79°26′40″E / 18.871454°N 79.444361°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Division | Mancherial |
| Headquarters | Mancherial |
| Mandalas | 18 |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Sri. Kumar Deepak, IAS |
| • Parliament Constituencies | Peddapalli |
| • Assembly constituencies | Mancherial,Chennur,Bellampalli |
| • MP | Vamsi Krishna Gaddam |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,016 km2 (1,551 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 807,037 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 353,847 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG–19[1] |
| Major highways | NH 63, SH1Rajiv rahadari NH 363, NH163G Mancherial- Vijayawada GFH |
| Website | mancherial |
History
editMancherial district was created out of Adilabad district in 2016 during the general reorganization of districts in Telangana.[5]
Administrative divisions
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The district has two revenue divisions of Mancherial, Bellampally which are sub-divided into 18 mandals.[6] Sri. Kumar Deepak, IAS is the present collector of the district.[7] Mancherial District Revenue Divisions Mandals Information List:[8]
| S. No. | Mancherial Revenue Division | S. No. | Bellampally Revenue Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennur | 12 | Kasipet |
| 2 | Jaipur | 13 | Bellampally |
| 3 | Bheemaram (new) | 14 | Vemanpally |
| 4 | Kotapally | 15 | Nennel |
| 5 | Luxettipet | 16 | Tandur |
| 6 | Mancherial | 17 | Bheemini |
| 7 | Naspur (new) | 18 | Kannepally (new) |
| 8 | Hajipur (new) | ||
| 9 | Mandamarri | ||
| 10 | Dandepalle | ||
| 11 | Jannaram |
Geography
editThe district is spread over an area of 4,056.36 square kilometres (1,566.17 sq mi).[9] It shares borders with Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on the east, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Peddapalli and Jagitial districts to the south, Nirmal district to the west and Kumaram Bheem district to the north.
The district is very fertile plains fed by the Godavari river, which forms the southern border of the district.
Demographics
editAs of 2011[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 807,037. Mancherial has a sex ratio of 977 females to 1000 males and a literacy rate of 64.35%. There are 148,377 farmers and 344,785 labourers. 73,725 (9.14%) were under 6 years of age. 353,847 (43.85%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 199,493 (24.72%) and 56,969 (7.06%) of the population respectively.[11][12]
At the time of the 2011 census, 88.08% of the population spoke Telugu, 5.13% Urdu, 1.67% Lambadi, 1.60% Marathi and 1.44% Gondi as their first language.[13]
Tourist places
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- Kawal Tiger Reserve is a nature preserve located at Jannaram mandal of Mancherial District
- Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary. Covers 136 square kilometres (53 sq mi) and is famous for Blackbuck, otherwise known as Indian antelope.
- Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife preserve in Mancherial district, located 10 km from Manthani, 40 km from Peddapalli, 80 km from Karimnagar and 30 km from Godavarikhani. This riverine forest mixed with teak and terminalia is spread over 36.29 square kilometres (14.01 sq mi)
- Gudem Satyanarana Swamy temple, Gudem Village, in Dandepalle mandal Mancherial district.
Transport
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Mancherial is well connected with all types of transport facilities major are Road and Rail. Mancherial railway station is the train station with code: MCI.
Telangana State Road Transport CorporationTSRTC has its depot in Mancherial connecting transportation facility to the citizens to every village and city of Mancherial district
Road
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NH 63 Jagdalpur to yedashi via renapur latur bodhan nizamabad passes through Mancherial.
NH 363 A new National highway is being constructed from Mancherial to Chandrapur.
Also another new National highway is sanctioned from Jaipur Mandal to Warangal via Manthani and Bhupalpally. This Highway is named as Green Industrial corridor by NHAI.
Air
editNearest airport is Hyderabad International Airport
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Komaram Bheem district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "New districts map". newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 22 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mancherial Official Page". The Official Website of the Mancherial District. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Reorganization Of Adilabad District Into Mancherial District". www.districtsinfo.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mancherial Revenue Division and Mandals". Mancherial District Revenue Divisions Mandals Information. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religious Community: Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Know your district Plan your district - Mancherial" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
- ^ "Demography | Mancherial District | India". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
