Nalgonda district

Nalgonda district is a district in the Telangana state of India. It has a population of 3,483,648, of which 13.32% is urban as of 2011.[2] The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Rangareddy, Bhuvanagiri, and Nagarkurnool districts, and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh.

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

Nalgonda district
District of Telangana
Location of Nalgonda district in Telangana
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DivisionNalgonda, Miryalaguda, Devarakonda
HeadquartersNalgonda
Tehsils31
Government
 • District collectorGaurav Uppal
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesN Uttam Kumar Reddy
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies6 assembly seats
Area
 • Total2,449.79 km2 (945.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,631,399
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy65.05
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTS – 05 [1]
Major highwaysNH-65, NH-561, SH-2
Average annual precipitationNormal rainfall 751.0 mm; average rainfall 670.2 mm
Websitewww.nalgonda.nic.in
Nalgonda District Revenue divisions

Etymology

Nalgonda is derived from two Telugu words Nalla (Black) & Konda (Hills) i.e. Black Hills.[3]

History
Main article: Telangana Rebellion
Nalgonda District 1905 to 1953
Nalgonda District with Talukas until to 1979

Nalgonda was earlier referred to as Neelagiri, the name given by some Rajput rulers and the name was changed to Nallagonda only after its conquest by Allauddin Bahaman Shah, Bahamani king.

Goddess Deity relief near Nagarjunakonda
Lateef Saheb Darga at Nalgonda

The district had a major role in the Telangana Rebellion.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 2,449.79 square kilometres (945.87 sq mi).[4]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 1,631,399.[4]

The Krishna River, Musi River, Aleru, Peddavagu, Dindi River, Halia River and Paleru flow through the Nalgonda district.

Economy
Pochampally fancy silk saris

In 2006 the Indian government named Nalgonda one of the country's 250 poorest districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is one of the nine districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]

Major Cities

Major Towns

Notable places in District
  • Latif Saheb Hill in Nalgonda
  • Sri Chaya Someshwara Temple - 5 km (3.1 mi) from Nalgonda
  • Udaya Samudram -6 km (3.7 mi) from Nalgonda
  • Devarkonda Fort - 60 km (37 mi) from Nalgonda
  • Nagarjuna sagar Dam - 64 km (40 mi) from Nalgonda

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three revenue divisions: Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, and Devarakonda. These are sub-divided into 31 mandals and has 565 villages.[4] Prashanth Jeevan Patil is the present collector of the district.[6]

Mandals

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

#Nalgonda DivisionMiryalaguda DivisionDevarakonda Division
1ChandurDameracherlaChandampet
2ChityalMiryalagudaChintapally
3KanagalVemulapallyDevarakonda
4KattangurHaaliyaGundlapally
5GurrampodeNidamanurGurrampood
6MunugodePeddavooraKonda Mallepally
7NakrekalTripuraramNampally
8NalgondaMadugulapallyMarriguda
9NarayanapurThirumalagiri (Sagar)Pedda Adiserla Pally
10NarketpallyAdavi DevulapallyNeredu Gomma
11ShaligowraramAshok Nagar
12Thipparthy
13Kodakanla
TSRTC busbay at Nalgonda

Notable personalities

Former Telangana home minister naini Narasimha Reddy Tollywood actors Uttej and Venu Madhav, TV anchor Anasuya Bharadwaj, lyricist Suddala Ashok Teja and Telugu film director N. Shankar are from Nalgonda district.

See also

References
  1. "Vehicle Registration Codes for New Districts in Telangana".
  2. "Census GIS India". Censusindiamaps.net. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. "Nalgonda travel guide". World66.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  4. "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  6. "Who's who". 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

 

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