Jogulamba Gadwal district

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Jogulamba Gadwal district
Vishwa Brahma and Veera Brahma Temples, Alampuram
Vishwa Brahma and Veera Brahma Temples, Alampuram
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
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CountryIndia
StateTelangana
Named afterGoddess Jogulamba
HeadquartersGadwal
Mandalas19
Government
 • District CollectorSri B.M. Santhosh , IAS
 • Parliament constituencies1
Area
 • Total
2,928 km2 (1,131 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
609,990
 • Density208.3/km2 (539.6/sq mi)
 • Urban
Gadwal(85,245)
Demographics
 • Literacy49.87%
 • Sex ratio972
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTG–33[1]
Major highways2
Average annual precipitation2014–15 564.6 mm
Websitegadwal.telangana.gov.in

Jogulamba Gadwal district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Gadwal.[3] The district shares boundaries with Narayanpet, Wanaparthy districts and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The district was carved out from Mahabubnagar district in 2016.[4][5]

The district is spread over an area of 2,928 square kilometres (1,131 sq mi).[5] As of the 2011 Census of India, the area within the district had a population of 609,990.[6]

Administrative divisions

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File:Jogulamba District Revenue division.png
Jogulamba District Revenue division

The district has one revenue division, Gadwal, and is sub-divided into 12 mandals.[3]

Mandals

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Sr No. Gadwal revenue division
1 Alampur
2 Dharoor
3 Gadwal
4 Ghattu
5 Ieeja
6 Itikyala
7 Kaloor Thimmanadoddi
8 Maldakal
9 Manopad
10 Rajoli
11 Undavelly
12 Waddepally
13 Yerravalli

Demographics

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Religions in Jogulamba Gadwal district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
91.29%
Islam
7.96%
Other or not stated
0.75%
Distribution of religions

The district has a population of 6,09,990 of which 3,09,274 are males and 3,00,716 females for a sex ratio of 972 females per 1000 males. The literacy rate is 49.87%. Urban population is 63,177 (10.36%). Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 120,639 (19.77%) and 9376 (1.54%) of the population respectively.[8]: 80–82 

Languages of Jogulamba Gadwal district (2011)[9]
  1. Telugu (90.1%)
  2. Urdu (7.49%)
  3. Others (2.42%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.09% of the population spoke Telugu and 7.49% Urdu as their first language.[9]

See also

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References

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