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Nalgonda district
Nalgonda district
	District of Telangana
	; Location of Nalgonda district in Telangana;
Country	India
State	Telangana
Administrative division	Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Devarakonda
Headquarters	Nalgonda
Tehsils	; 31
Government ;
• District collector;	Gaurav Uppal
• Lok Sabha constituencies;	Gutha Sukhender Reddy
• Assembly seats	6 assembly seats
Area ;
• Total	2,449.79 km2 (945.87 sq mi)
Population (2011);
• Total	1,631,399
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demographics ;
• Literacy;	65.05
Vehicle registration	TS - 05
Major highways	NH-65, NH-561, SH-2
Average annual precipitation	Normal rainfall 751.0 mm; average rainfall 670.2 mm mm
Website	Official website

District of Telangana in Telangana, India

Nalgonda District Revenue divisions

Nalgonda district is a district in the Telangana state of India. It has a population of 3,483,648, of which 13.32% is urban as of 2011.^[2] The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Rangareddy, Yadadri, and Nagarkurnool districts, and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh.

Etymology

Nalgonda is derived from two Telugu words Nalla (Black) & Konda (Hills) i.e. Black Hills.^[3]

History

Nalgonda was earlier referred to as Neelagiri, the name given by some Rajput rulers and the name was changed to Nallagonda only after its conquest by Allauddin Bahaman Shah, Bahamani king.

Goddess Deity relief near Nagarjunakonda

Lateef Saheb Darga at Nalgonda

The district had a major role in the Telangana Rebellion.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 2,449.79 square kilometres (945.87 sq mi).^[4]

Demographics

As of 2011^[update]Census of India, the district has a population of 1,631,399.^[4]

The Krishna River, Musi River, Aleru, Peddavagu, Dindi River, Halia River and Paleru flow through the Nalgonda district. The district is much affected by high fluorine content in the water.

Economy

Pochampally fancy silk saris

In 2006 the Indian government named Nalgonda one of the country's 250 poorest districts (out of a total of 640).^[5] It is one of the nine districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[5]

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.^[4] Gaurav Uppal is the present collector of the district.^[6]

Mandals

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

#	Nalgonda Division	Miryalaguda Division	Devarakonda Division
1	Chandur	Dameracherla	Chandampet
2	Chityal	Miryalaguda	Chintapally
3	Kanagal	Vemulapally	Devarakonda
4	Kattangur	Haaliya	Gundlapally
5	Gurrampode	Nidamanur	Gurrampood
6	Munugode	Peddavoora	Konda Mallepally
7	Nakrekal	Tripuraram	Nampally
8	Nalgonda	Madugulapally	Marriguda
9	Narayanapur	Thirumalagiri (Sagar)	Pedda Adiserla Pally
10	Narketpally	Adavi Devulapally	Neredu Gomma
11	Shaligowraram	Ashok Nagar
12	Thipparthy
13	Kodakanla

TSRTC busbay at Nalgonda

Notable personalities

Tollywood actors Uttej and Venu Madhav, TV anchor Anasuya Bharadwaj, lyricist Suddala Ashok Teja and Telugu film director N. Shankar are from Nalgonda district.

References

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^ "Census GIS India". Censusindiamaps.net. Archived from the original on 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2012-06-13.

^ "Nalgonda travel guide". World66.com. Retrieved 2012-06-13.

^ ^a^b^c "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

^ ^a^b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.

^ "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

External links

Official website

Nalgonda (district) travel guide from Wikivoyage

Nalgonda factfile at APOnline.gov.in

Neelagiri to Nalgonda. page 160

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[Census_GIS_India-2] "Census GIS India". Censusindiamaps.net. Archived from the original on 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2012-06-13.

[3] "Nalgonda travel guide". World66.com. Retrieved 2012-06-13.

[newdist-4] "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[brgf-5] Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.

[6] "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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v t e Nalgonda District
District Headquarters	Nalgonda
Revenue divisions	Nalgonda Devarakonda revenue division Miryalaguda revenue division
Mandals	Nalgonda
Cities	Miryalaguda Nalgonda
Towns	Devarakonda Huzurnagar
Census Towns	Bhoodan Pochampally Chandur Chityala Choutuppal Devarakonda Kondamallapalle Nakrekal Raghunathpur Ramannapeta Vijayapuri North

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