Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district
District of Telangana
View of Bhuvanagiri Fort
View of Bhuvanagiri Fort
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
Coordinates (Bhuvanagiri): 17°30'36"N, 78°53'24"E
Country India
StateTelangana
HeadquartersBhuvanagiri
Mandalas16
Government
 • District collectorT, Vinay Krishna Reddy, IAS
 • Add.District CollectorSri D Srinivas Reddy
 • Additional Collector Local BodiesSri Deepak Tiwari IAS
 • Deputy Commissioner Of PoliceSri Narayana Reddy
 • Administrative OfficerSri M.Nageshwara Chary
Area
 • Total3,091.48 km2 (1,193.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total770,833
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTS–30[1]
Websiteyadadri.telangana.gov.in

Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District,[2] is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[3] The administrative headquarters is located at Bhuvanagiri Town.[4][5][6] The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Nalgonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts. It was carved out of Nalgonda district on 11 October 2016 during a large reorganization of the districts of Telangana.[7]

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 3,091.48 square kilometres (1,193.63 sq mi).[8]

Demographics

Religion in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district (2011)[9]
Hinduism
 
 94.81%
Islam
 
 3.69%
Christianity
 
 0.96%
Other or not stated
 
 0.54%

As of 2011 Census of India, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district has a population of 770,833. Yadadri Bhuvanagiri has a sex ratio of 974 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 65.67%. 79,962 (10.37%) were under 6 years of age. 123,165 (15.98%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 136,916 (17.76%) and 43,774 (5.68%) of the population respectively.[10]

Languages of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district (2011)[11]

  Telugu (90.54%)
  Lambadi (5.00%)
  Urdu (3.42%)
  Others (1.04%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.54% of the population spoke Telugu, 5.00% Lambadi and 3.42% Urdu as their first language.[11]

Major Towns

Notable places in District

Administrative divisions

The district has two revenue divisions of Bhuvanagiri and Choutuppal. It is sub-divided into 16 mandals.[5] Smt. Pamela Satpathy, IAS is the present collector of the district.[12]

Mandals

S.No.Bhuvanagiri revenue divisionChoutuppal revenue division
1BhuvanagiriChoutuppal
2AlairB. Pochampally
3Atmakur (M)Ramannapet
4AddaguduruSamsthan Narayanapur
5BibinagarValigonda
6Bommalaramaram
7Gundala
8Motakondur
9Mothkur
10Rajapet
11Turkapally
12Yadagirigutta

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "About District | Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, Govt of Telangana | India".
  3. ↑ "Names of 6 new districts changed". The Hindu. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "District Profile". Official website of Yadadri district. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Revenue divisions and mandals in Yadadri district" (PDF). The official website of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. Revenue Department, Telangana. 11 October 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "District Map" (PDF). The official website of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  10. ↑ "Know your district Plan your district - Yadadri Bhuvanagiri" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  11. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  12. ↑ "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

17°30′36″N 78°53′24″E / 17.51000°N 78.89000°E / 17.51000; 78.89000

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