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Yadadri Bhuvanagiri
District of Telangana in India
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District,[2] is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[3] The administrative headquarters is located at Bhuvanagiri Town.[4][5][6] 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.[7]
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district | |
|---|---|
View of Bhuvanagiri Fort | |
Location in Telangana | |
| 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) | |
| • Total | 770,833 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TS–30[1] |
| Website | yadadri |
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The district is spread over an area of 3,091.48 square kilometres (1,193.63 sq mi).[8]
| Religion in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district (2011)[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 94.81% | |||
| Islam | 3.69% | |||
| Christianity | 0.96% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.54% | |||
As of 2011[update] 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.[10]
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.[11]
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 Golden ShivaLingam temple in Nagireddypally-15 km from Bhuvanagiri
- Swarnagiri Venkateshwara temple 5 km from Bhongir Bhuvanagiri
- Telangana's Biggest Saibaba mandir,kondamadugu,Bibinagar
- Renuka yellamma temple Bhongir Bhuvanagiri
The district has two revenue divisions of Bhuvanagiri and Choutuppal. It is sub-divided into 16 mandals.[5] Smt. Pamela Satpathy, IAS is the present collector of the district.[12]
Mandals
| S.No. | Bhuvanagiri revenue division | Choutuppal revenue division |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- "Names of 6 new districts changed". The Hindu. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "District Profile". Official website of Yadadri district. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- "Revenue divisions and mandals in Yadadri district" (PDF). The official website of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. Revenue Department, Telangana. 11 October 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "District Map" (PDF). The official website of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- "Know your district Plan your district - Yadadri Bhuvanagiri" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
- "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.