Narayanpet district

Narayanpet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Narayanapet is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Mahbubnagar district, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy, Jogulamba Gadwal districts and with Karnataka state. This district formed on 17 February 2019 after bifurcation of Mahbubnagar district.[2]

Narayanpet district
District of Telangana
Fields on the banks of the Krishna river near Maganur
Location of Narayanapet district in Telangana
Coordinates (Narayanpet): 16.746688°N 77.495815°E / 16.746688; 77.495815
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
District
Formation		17 February 2019
Founded byK. Chandrashekar Rao
HeadquartersNarayanpet
Tehsils11
Government
 • District collectorHari Chandana Dasari (IAS)
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMahabubnagar
Area
 • Total2,336 km2 (902 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total566,874
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Websitenarayanpet.telangana.gov.in

History

Historically "Narayanapeta” has been in the Palamoor region by the 6th Century B.C Later Nandas, Mouryas, Sathavahanas, Ikshwakas, Vishnukundinas, Badami Chalukyas, Kanduri Chodas, Kakatiyas, Yadavas of Devagiri, Cheruku kings, Vavilala kings, Munusuri Dyanasty, Bahamani Sultans, Vijayanagara Kings, Recharla Padmanayakas, Kutubshahis, Mughals and Nizam of Hyderabad ruled this area as the part of their Kingdom, this region was known as the land of the Cholas

Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (1869-1911 AD) was changed the name of "Narayanapeta” to NARAYANPET on December 4, 1890. Narayanapeta was the headquarters of the district since 1883 AD.

the Golconda diamonds also including the famous Kohinoor Diamond come from the Narayanapet district area[3]

Administrative divisions

The district has 1 revenue division of Narayanapet and is sub-divided into 11 mandals [4]

Mandals
#Narayanpet revenue division
1Damargidda
2Dhanwada
3Kosgi
4Krishna
5Maddur
6Maganur
7Makthal
8Marikal
9Narayanpet
10Narva
11Utkur

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census of India, Narayanpet district had a population of 5,66,874, of whom 282231 were men and 284643 women. The sex ration was 1009. 89% of the population lived in rural areas. The literacy rate was 49.93%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 16.2% and 5.1% of the population respectively.[1]

References
  1. "Demography | Narayanpet District, Government of Telangana | India". Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. "Telangana gets two new districts: Narayanpet and Mulugu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. Narayanpet History
  4. Telangana Govt Order No 19 Dt 16-02-2019


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