Durshed is a sub urban revenue village in
Karimnagar mandal of
Karimnagar district
Karimnagar district is one of the 33 districts of the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar city is its administrative headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Peddapalli, Jagityal, Sircilla, Siddipet, Jangaon, Hanamkonda district an ...
of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
. It constitutes two
gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...
s namely Durshed and Gopalpur. It is situated on the outskirts of
Karimnagar
Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name)
is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation a ...
city at a distance of 6 km from Karimnagar bus station on
Rajiv Highway (SH-1).
Demographics
Durshed Village, with population of 6,161, is the 3rd most populous village in Karimnagar (Rural) Mandal. It has a literacy rate of 61.1%, which is lesser than Telangana state average literacy rate. Population of the village has increased by 11.6% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were 5522. Female population growth rate of the village is 12.8% which is 2.5% higher than male population growth rate of 10.3%.
References
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Karimnagar district