Nalgonda district

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Etymology

Nalgonda is derived from two Telugu words Nalla (Black) & Konda (Hills) i.e. Black Hills.[2]

History

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The district had a major role in the Telangana Rebellion.

Geography

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Demographics

Religion in Nalgonda district (2011)[4]
Hinduism
92.70%
Islam
5.82%
Christianity
1.04%
Other or not stated
0.44%

since 2011Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Census of India, Nalgonda district has a population of 1,618,416. Nalgonda has a sex ratio of 978 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 63.75%. 181,996 (11.25%) were under 6 years of age. 368,303 (22.76%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 292,951 (18.10%) and 209,252 (12.93%) of the population respectively.[5]

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According to the 2011 census, 81.75% of the population spoke Telugu, 11.91% Lambadi and 5.51% Urdu as their first language.[6]

The Krishna River, Musi River, Aleru, Peddavagu, Dindi River, Halia River and Paleru flow through the Nalgonda district.[7]

Economy

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Nalgonda District with Talukas until 1979

In 2006 the Indian government named Nalgonda one of the country's 250 poorest districts (out of a total of 640).[8] It is one of the thirty-three districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[8]

Agriculture

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Goddess Deity relief near Nagarjunakonda
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Nalgonda District 1905 to 1953

Nalgonda district is an agrarian district with water resources from the rivers, lakes, canals and ponds. The wells and borewells also support farming in the district. The farmers mainly grow crops such as paddy, and cotton. The climate of the district supports the production of paddy and groundnut seeds.[9][10]

Geography

Cities

Towns

Villages

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Power projects

Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO) is building Yadadri Thermal Power Plant in Nalgonda District.[11] The 4000 megawatt thermal project is coming up in a phased manner at Veerlapalem in the district. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is appointed as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project.[12]

Notable places in district

  • Kurmagiri Narasimha Swamy Temple, Palem (16 Miles) from Nalgonda
  • Latif Saheb Hill in Nalgonda
  • Sri Chaya Someshwara Temple - Template:Cvt from Nalgonda
  • Udaya Samudram -Template:Cvt from Nalgonda
  • Cheruvugattu Shivalayam - 14 km (8.6 mi) from Nalgonda[13]
  • Devarkonda Fort - Template:Cvt from Nalgonda
  • Nagarjuna sagar Dam - Template:Cvt from Nalgonda

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three revenue divisions: Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, and Devarakonda. These are sub-divided into 31 mandals and has 565 villages.[14] Ila Tripati is the present collector of the district.[15]

Mandals

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Nalgonda District Revenue divisions

The below table categorizes the mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:

Sr No. Nalgonda Division Miryalaguda Division Devarakonda Division Chandur Division
1 Chityal Dameracherla Chandampet Chandur
2 Kanagal Miryalaguda Chintapally Munugode
3 Kattangur Vemulapally Devarakonda Gattuppal
4 Nakrekal Anumula Haliya Gundlapally Nampally
5 Nalgonda Nidamanur Kondamallapally Marriguda
6 Narketpally Peddavoora Gudipally
7 Shaligowraram Tripuraram Neredugommu
8 Thipparthy Madugulapally Gurrampode
9 Kethepalle Thirumalagiri Sagar
10 Ammanabolu Adavi Devulapalli

See also

References

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