Wanaparthy district
Wanaparthy district
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| Location in Telangana Location in Telangana | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Telangana |
| Mandalas | 10 |
| Headquarters | Wanaparthy |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,152 km2 (831 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 577,758 |
| • Density | 268.5/km2 (695.3/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 55.67% |
| • Sex ratio | 922 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG-32 |
| Average annual precipitation | 2014–15 556.7 mm |
| Website | wanaparthy |
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Wanaparthy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[1] Its headquarters is Wanaparthy. The district shares boundaries with Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Nagarkurnool districts, as well as the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The district is spread over an area of 2,164.59 square kilometres (835.75 sq mi).[2] Mahbubnagar district is situated in the north of this district, Nagarkurnool district in the east, Andhra Pradesh in the south and Jogulamba Gadwal district in the west.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of 2011[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 577,758. Wanaparthy has a sex ratio of 960 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 55.67%. 72,377 (12.53%) were under 6 years of age. 92,288 (15.97%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 93,182 (16.13%) and 46,062 (7.97%) of the population respectively.[4]
At the time of the 2011 census, 87.03% of the population spoke Telugu, 6.53% Lambadi and 5.70% Urdu aspoke s their first language.[5]
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]The district has one revenue division of Wanaparthy and is subdivided into 14 mandals.[6] Tejas Nandlal Pawar is the present collector of the district. and Rakshitha K.Murthy is the present District Superintendent of Police[7] Megha Reddy Tudi is the legislative leader of the Wanaparthy constituency. He won the 2023 general elections by a margin of 25,320 votes.[8]
Mandals
[edit | edit source]The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:[1]
| Sr No. | Wanaparthy revenue division |
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| 1 | Amarchinta |
| 2 | Atmakur |
| 3 | Chinnambavi |
| 4 | Ghanpur (Khilla) |
| 5 | Gopalpeta |
| 6 | Kothakota |
| 7 | Madanapur |
| 8 | Pangal |
| 9 | Pebbair |
| 10 | Peddamandadi |
| 11 | Revally |
| 12 | Srirangapur |
| 13 | Veepanagandla |
| 14 | Wanaparthy |
| 15 | Yedula |
Notable personalities
[edit | edit source]- Aditya Hasan an Indian film director and writer [9]
- Raghavendar Askani is a classical libertarian and anti-corruption activist and founder of the Youth Parliament Program and Swatantrata Center[10] He was awarded the esteemed Karmaveer Chakra Award from the United Nations and ICONGO[11]
- Bhaskhar Maurya Indian film director and writer[12]
- Kiran Rao an Indian film producer
- Aditi Rao Hydari, an Indian Actress
- Tudi Megha Reddy is a Politician from Indian National Congress, MLA for wanaparthy constituency[13]
- Singireddy Niranjan Reddy is a ex-Cabinet minister, Telangana (Agriculture, Marketing, Civil supplies, co-operation, consumer)[14] and ex-MLA for wanaparthy constituency
- Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy is Politician from Bharat rashtra Samithi[15] and he is ex-MLA and member of Parliament from Telugu Desam Party
- Gillela Chinna Reddy, former MLA & minister from Indian National Congress, appointed as a Vice Chairman of the Telangana State Planning Board (TSPB) [16]
See also
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External links
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