Medak district

Medak District
Gulshanabad Medak
Metuku durgam
Pocharam lake
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
Map
Medak district
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
HeadquartersMedak
Mandals21
Government
 • District collectorSri Rajarshi Shah,IAS
 • Member of ParliamentRaghunandan Rao,BJP
Area
 • Total
2,786 km2 (1,076 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
767,428
 • Density280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTG 35
Websitemedak.telangana.gov.in

Medak district is located in the western region of the Indian state of Telangana. Medak is the district headquarters.[1] The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Kamareddy, Siddipet and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts.

History

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Traces of Neolithic and Megalithic culture was found at Edithanur and Wargal[2] village hillocks in the district. Rock paintings were found at Edithanur boulders[3] and Hastallapur rocks.[4]

Nizam state

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In 20th century Medak district was a part of Nizam princely State before independence and merged into Hyderabad State in Independent India and presently a district of Telangana. Qutub Shahis named it as Gulshanabad which means '"city of gardens'" due to its luscious greenery. For More Info.

Geography

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The district is spread over an area of 2,757.3 square kilometres (1,064.6 sq mi).[5]

Economy

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In 2006 the Indian government named Medak one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[6] It is one of the thirteen districts in Andhra Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[6]

With the emergence of the Kothapalli-Manoharabad line railway line and inauguration of the Manoharabad - Siddipet portion of the line on 3 October, 2023 with a regular Secunderabad junction-Siddipet DEMU train service, large parts of Medak district were connected on the railway map.[7][8] Also announced during this time was the full railway electrification of the rail line that Manoharabad railway station is situated on.

Demographics

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Religion in Medak district (2011)[9]
Hinduism
92.05%
Islam
6.76%
Christianity
0.77%
Other or not stated
0.42%

At the time of the 2011 census, Medak district has a population of 767,428. Medak district has a sex ratio of 1027 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 56.12%. 93,874 (12.23%) were under 6 years of age. 58,854 (7.67%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 127,970 (16.68%) and 72,900 (9.50%) of the population respectively.[10]

Languages of Medak district (2011)[11]

  Telugu (83.91%)
  Lambadi (8.42%)
  Urdu (6.44%)
  Others (1.23%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 83.91% of the population spoke Telugu, 8.42% Lambadi, 6.44% Urdu as their first language.[11]

Administrative divisions

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The district is divided into three revenue divisions of Medak, Narsapur and Tupran. These are sub-divided into 21 revenue mandals (15 Mandal Praja Parishads) and has 381 villages constituting 320 gram panchayats.[5] [12] Sri Rajarshi Shah, I.A.S.[13] is the present collector of the district.[14]

Mandals

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Medak District Revenue divisions

The below table categorizes 21 mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:[15]

S.No. Medak revenue division S.No. Narsapur revenue division S.No. Toopran revenue division
1 Medak 11 Narsapur 16 Toopran
2 Havelighanpur 12 Kulcharam 17 Chegunta
3 Papannapet 13 Kowdipally 18 Narsingi
4 Sankarampet-R 14 Shivampet 19 Yeldurthy
5 Nizampet 15 Chilipched 20 Manoharabad
6 Ramayampet 21 Masaipet
7 Shankarampet-A
8 Tekmal
9 Alladurg
10 Regode

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Medak District. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. ^ Murty, M. L. K. (2003). Comprehensive History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh: Pre- and protohistoric ... - Google Books. ISBN 9788125024750. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. ^ v ramchandra rao. "Prehistoric rock art near Hyderabad, India". Indculture0.tripod.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. ^ During the era of Qutub Shahis this was named as Gulshanabad due to its vegetation and gardens. later it was again changed to Medak district. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/treasuring-the-prehistoric-rock-art/article2046635.ece
  5. ^ a b "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  7. ^ Geetanath, V. (28 September 2023). "PM to commission two new railway lines in Telangana". The Hindu.
  8. ^ "PM Modi to inaugurate Siddipet-Secunderabad train service on October 3". 2 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  10. ^ "Know your district Plan your district - Medak" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  11. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  12. ^ "At a glance | District Medak, Government of Telangana | India". Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Who's Who | District Medak, Government of Telangana | India". Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  14. ^ "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Tehsil | District Medak, Government of Telangana | India". Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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