Nalgonda district is a

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in the

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

state of India. Nalgonda district has the highest number of mandals in the state with 31 mandals. The district shares boundaries with

Suryapet Suryapet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of its eponymous district. The Government of India announced Suryapet to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformat ...

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, Yadadri and

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districts and with the state boundary of

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Etymology

Nalgonda is derived from two

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words Nalla (Black) & Konda (Hills) i.e. ''Black Hills''.

History

Nalgonda was earlier referred to as Neelagiri, the name given by some local rulers and the name was changed to ''Nallagonda'' only after its conquest by Allauddin Bahaman Shah, the founder of

Bahmani Sultanate The Bahmani Sultanate, or Deccan, was a Persianate Sunni Muslim Indian Kingdom located in the Deccan region. It was the first independent Muslim kingdom of the Deccan,

Goddess Deity relief near Nagarjunakonda

The district had a major role in the

Telangana Rebellion The Telangana Rebellion popularly known as Telangana Sayuda Poratam (Telugu : తెలంగాణ సాయుధ పోరాటం) of 1946–51 was a communist-led insurrection of peasants against the princely state of Hyderabad in the r ...

Geography

The district is spread over an area of .

Demographics

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, the district has a population of 1,618,416. According to the 2011 census, 81.75% of the population spoke

, 11.91%

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and 5.51%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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The Krishna River, Musi River, Aleru, Peddavagu, Dindi River, Halia River and Paleru flow through the Nalgonda district.

Economy

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

Agriculture

Nalgonda district is an agrarian district with water resources from the rivers, lakes, canals and ponds. The wells and borewells also support farming in the district. The farmers mainly grow crops such as paddy, and cotton. The climate of the district supports the production of paddy and groundnut seeds.

Geography

Cities

Nalgonda Nalgonda is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Nalgonda district, as well as the headquarters of the Nalgonda mandal in the Nalgonda revenue division. It is located about from the state ca ...

Miryalaguda Miryalaguda is a city in Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. In 2015, the Government of India placed Miryalaguda under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme. It is located about from the district h ...

Towns

Devarakonda Devarakonda is a town in the Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality in Devarakonda mandal of Devarakonda division. It is located about from the district headquarters Nalgonda, from the state capital Hyderaba ...

Nakrekal Nakrekal is a census town in Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Nakrekal mandal in Nalgonda division..It is located about 26km from Suryapet and 29km from Nalgonda. Geography Nakrekal is located at . It has an ...

Munugode 'Mungode,' 'Munugodu' or 'Munugode' is a village located in Munugode Mandal in Nalgonda Division of Nalgonda district of Telangana state, India. It is 21 Kilometers westward from Nalgonda town. Munugode village has a population of 10141, of which ...

Villages

Power projects

Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO) is building

Yadadri Thermal Power Plant Yadadri Thermal Power Plant or Yadadri TPS is an upcoming 4000 megawatt, supercritical thermal power project coming up at Dameracherla, Nalgonda district in Telangana, India. The project is second largest in South India, at a cost of ₹25,099 c ...

in Nalgonda District. The 4000 megawatt thermal project is coming up in a phased manner at Veerlapalem in the district.

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(BHEL) is appointed as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project.

Notable places in district

* Kurmagiri Narasimha Swamy Temple, Palem ( 16 Miles) from Nalgonda *Latif Saheb Hill in

* Sri Chaya Someshwara Temple - from Nalgonda *Udaya Samudram - from Nalgonda *Cheruvugattu Shivalayam - 14 km (8.6 mi) from Nalgonda *Devarkonda Fort - from Nalgonda *Nagarjuna sagar Dam - from Nalgonda

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three revenue divisions: Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, and Devarakonda. These are sub-divided into 31

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 ...

s and has 565 villages. Prashanth Jeevan Patil is the present collector of the district.

Mandals

The below table categorizes the

s into their respective revenue divisions in the district: APSRTC Busbay Nalgonda

References

External links

Official website

Neelagiri to Nalgonda. page 160
{{Authority control Districts of Telangana

Etymology

History

Geography

Demographics

Economy

Agriculture

Geography

Cities

Towns

Villages

Power projects

Notable places in district

Administrative divisions

Mandals

See also

References

External links