Ranga Reddy district

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Ranga Reddy district
రంగా రెడ్డి జిల్లా
District of Telangana
Rangareddy District Montage. Clockwise from Top Left: Shamirpet lake view, Ananthagiri Forests at Vikarabad, Keesaragutta Temple, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, Residential buildings in Miyapur.
Rangareddy District Montage. Clockwise from Top Left: Shamirpet lake view, Ananthagiri Forests at Vikarabad, Keesaragutta Temple, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, Residential buildings in Miyapur.
Location in Telangana, India
Location in Telangana, India
Country  India
State Telangana
Named for Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy
Area
 • Total 7,493 km2 (2,893 sq mi)
Population (2011 Census)
 • Total 5,296,741
 • Density 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu, Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 500 xxx
Telephone code 91-
Vehicle registration TS-07, TS-08[1]
Climate Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation 603 millimetres (23.7 in)
Avg. annual temperature 26.0 °C (78.8 °F)
Avg. summer temperature 45.9 °C (114.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 23.5 °C (74.3 °F)
Website rangareddy.telangana.gov.in

Ranga Reddy District, formerly known as K. V. Ranga Reddy District and Hyderabad (Rural) District, is a district in the state of Telangana, India. It is the most populous of the ten districts of Telangana[2] with a population of 5,296,741. The district encircles the city and district of Hyderabad, and the city of Hyderabad also serves as the administrative center of the district. The district headquarters is Vikarabad. The district has 1055 villages grouped into 37 mandals.[3]

History

The district was formed in 1978 when it was split from Hyderabad district.[4][5] Originally named Hyderabad (Rural) district, it was renamed after Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of Telangana from the Nizams and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Geography

Ranga Reddy District occupies an area of approximately 7,500 square kilometres (2,900 sq mi).[6]

A fresh water reservoir, called Osman Sagar, Himayath Sagar, on the river Musi at Gandipet is the prime drinking water source to the capital city of Hyderabad/Secunderabad.

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Ranga Reddy one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[7] It is one of the nine districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[7]

Banks

Ranga Reddy has good access to banking with over 36 banks with branches in the district. Some of the banks are State Bank of India, Axis Bank and State Bank of Hyderabad. [8]

Divisions

Assembly Constituencies

There are 14 assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are Medchal, Malkajgiri, Qutbullapur, Kukatpally, Uppal, Ibrahimpatnam, L B Nagar, Maheshwaram, Rajendranagar, Serilingampally, Chevella, Pargi, Vikarabad and Tandur.

Mandals

Mandals are third-level administrative areas in India, below states and districts. There are 37 mandals in Ranga Reddy district:

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  1. Balanagar
  2. Bantwaram
  3. Basheerabad
  4. Chevella
  5. Dharur
  6. Doma
  7. Ghatkesar
  8. Gandeed
  9. Hayathnagar
  10. Ibrahimpatnam
  11. Khandukur
  12. Keesara
  13. Kulkacharla
  14. Maheswaram
  15. Malkajgiri
  16. Manchal
  17. Marpalle
  18. Medchal
  19. Moinabad
  20. Mominpet
  21. Nawabpet
  22. Pargi
  23. Peddemul
  24. Pudur
  25. Quthbullapur
  26. Rajendranagar
  27. Saroornagar
  28. Serilingampalle
  29. Shabad
  30. Shamirpet
  31. Shamshabad
  32. Shankarpalli
  33. Tandur
  34. Uppal Kalan
  35. Vikarabad
  36. Yacharam
  37. Yapral

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Ranga Reddy District has a population of 5,296,396,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Finland[9] or the US state of Minnesota.[10] This gives it a ranking of 17th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 707 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,830/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 48.15%.[2] Rangareddy has a sex ratio of 955 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 78.05%.[2]

Religions in Ranga Reddy district
Religion Percentage
Hindu
  
 86%
Muslim
  
 11%
Christian
  
 2.5%
Others
  
 0.5%

References

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External links

 Medak district
Gulbarga district, Karnataka Nalgonda district
  Ranga Reddy district, Hyderabad district  
Mahbubnagar district
Note: Hyderabad district is completely surrounded by Ranga Reddy district.

 

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