Kohir Deccan is a

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and

Mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

headquarters in the

Sangareddy district Sangareddy district, is a List of districts of Telangana, district in the Indian state of Telangana. This district contains a part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region. The district shares boundaries with Medak district, Medak, Medchal–Malkaj ...

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. Kohir is on the

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in Telangana, neighbouring Karnatake state ( Bidar). Kohir, Zaheerabad, Bidar, and neighbouring places brings to mind the Red Planet, and the land is usually red roads, red stones on streets with red houses made of

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and black soil in agriculture land. Kohir was named after the distinctive red soil of the region. Kohir in local slang means "red diamond". The "Pati Matti" once mixed with water turns into very strong material fit for construction of multistoried buildings. These mud houses are unbreakable and can withstand even the harsh climate of this region. Kohir is bounded by

Zahirabad Zaheerabad or Zahirabad, is an industrial city and Municipal Council in Sangareddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. Zahirabad is also the base for visitors of ancient sacred , Ketaki Sangameshwara Swamy Devasthanam at Jharasangam, Sid ...

Jharasangam Zaheerabad or Zahirabad, is an industrial city and Municipal Council in Sangareddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. Zahirabad is also the base for visitors of ancient sacred , Ketaki Sangameshwara Swamy Devasthanam at Jharasangam, Sid ...

and

Munpalle Munpalli is a village and mandal in Sangareddy district of Telangana, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, an ...

mandals of Sangareddy district and Rangareddy district. Kohir is very famous for agriculture products such as

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, all kind of grains, in fruits specially

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also there are many kinds of

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es production. Kohir is very famous for its red soil. There are many popular faces/persons working in different areas such as politics, technically and in the social services.

Geography

Kohir is located at . It has an average elevation of 627 metres (2060 ft). It is 100 km from Hyderabad, 53 km from Bidar and 21 km from Zaheerabad.

Demographics

According to the Indian census, 2011, the demographic details of Kohir Mandal are as follows: * Total Population: 55,239 in 9,596 households. * Male Population: 28,402 and Female Population: 26,837 * Children Under 6 years: 8,719 (Boys: 4,534, and Girls: 4,185) * Total Literates: 26,451 Kohir village has a population of 14,077 in 2011. The male population was 7,243 and the female population was 6,834.

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kohir population
Mandals in Medak district Sangareddy district