Vikarabad district

Vikarabad district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Vikarabad is the headquarter of the district.[2] It was a part of Ranga Reddy district before the re-organisation of districts in the state.[3]

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

Vikarabad district
District of Telangana
Location of Vikarabad district in Telangana
Country India
StateTelangana
HeadquartersVikarabad
Tehsils18
Government
 • District collectorMasumi Basu
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesChevella, Mahbubnagar
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies4
Area
 • Total3,386.00 km2 (1,307.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total927,140
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTS–34[1]
Websitevikarabad.telangana.gov.in

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 3,386.00 square kilometres (1,307.34 sq mi).[2] The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Ranga Reddy, Narayanpet, Mahbubnagar and the state of Karnataka.[4]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 927,140.[2]

Administrative divisions

The district will have two revenue divisions of Tandur and Vikarabad. It is sub-divided into 18 mandals.[3] Pausumi Basu, I.A.S is the present collector of the district.[5] Vikarabad Revenue Division formed with Marpalle, Mominpet, Nawabpet, Vikarabad, Pudur, Kulkacherla, Doma, Pargi, Dharur, Kotepally, Bantwaram mandals from Rangareddy District. Tandur Revenue Division formed with Basheerabad, Doulthabad, Tandur, Peddemul, Yelal mandals from Rangareddy District and Kodangal, Bommaraspet mandals from Mahaboobnagar District.

Tourism

The district is home for many temples, viz., Bugga Rameshawaram near Vikarabad, Pambanda Ramlingeshwara Temple at Kulkacharla, Bhavigi Bhadreshwara Temple at Tandur, Bhukailas temple near Tandur, Sri Ramaswami Temple at Jhuntupally, Mahalakshmi Venkateshwara Swamy Temple at Kodangal and Ekambareshawar temple.

See also
  • List of districts in Telangana

References
  1. "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Vikarabad district". Official website Vikarabad district. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. "Vikarabad district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. "District Profile – THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF vikarabad DISTRICT". vikarabad.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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