Yadadri Bhuvanagiri

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]

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

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. "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. "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

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