Yadadri Bhuvanagiri
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district | |
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 View of Bhuvanagiri Fort
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 Location in Telangana
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| Coordinates (Bhuvanagiri): 17°30'36"N, 78°53'24"E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Headquarters | Bhuvanagiri |
| Mandalas | 16 |
| Government | |
| • District collector | T, Vinay Krishna Reddy, IAS |
| • Add.District Collector | Sri D Srinivas Reddy |
| • Additional Collector Local Bodies | Sri Deepak Tiwari IAS |
| • Deputy Commissioner Of Police | Sri Narayana Reddy |
| • Administrative Officer | Sri M.Nageshwara Chary |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,091.48 km2 (1,193.63 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 770,833 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TS–30 |
| Website | yadadri |
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The administrative headquarters is located at Bhuvanagiri Town. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Nalgonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts. It was carved out of Nalgonda district on 11 October 2016 during a large reorganization of the districts of Telangana.
Geography
The district is spread over an area of 3,091.48 square kilometres (1,193.63 sq mi).
Demographics
As of 2011 Census of India, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district has a population of 770,833. Yadadri Bhuvanagiri has a sex ratio of 974 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 65.67%. 79,962 (10.37%) were under 6 years of age. 123,165 (15.98%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 136,916 (17.76%) and 43,774 (5.68%) of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 census, 90.54% of the population spoke Telugu, 5.00% Lambadi and 3.42% Urdu as their first language.
Major Towns
Notable places in District
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Pochampally silk sarees - Kolanupaka Temple in Alair - 33 km from Bhuvanagiri
- Kunda Sathyanarayana Kala Dhamam-13 km from Bhuvanagiri
- Yadadri temple -16 km from Bhuvanagiri
- Ramaneswaram temple in Nagireddypally-15 km from Bhuvanagiri
Administrative divisions
The district has two revenue divisions of Bhuvanagiri and Choutuppal. It is sub-divided into 16 mandals. Smt. Pamela Satpathy, IAS is the present collector of the district.
Mandals
| S.No. | Bhuvanagiri revenue division | Choutuppal revenue division |
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| 1 | Bhuvanagiri | Choutuppal |
| 2 | Alair | B. Pochampally |
| 3 | Atmakur (M) | Ramannapet |
| 4 | Addaguduru | Samsthan Narayanapur |
| 5 | Bibinagar | Valigonda |
| 6 | Bommalaramaram | |
| 7 | Gundala | |
| 8 | Motakondur | |
| 9 | Mothkur | |
| 10 | Rajapet | |
| 11 | Turkapally | |
| 12 | Yadagirigutta |