Ranga Reddy district ( R. R. district) is a district in the

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. The district headquarters is located at Lakdikapool,

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the

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K. V. Ranga Reddy Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy (12 December 1890 – 24 July 1970) was an Indian statesman and activist served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1959 to 1962. He is a freedom fighter who fought the Telangana Rebellion against ...

. The district shares boundaries with

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 ...

Yadadri Bhuvanagiri Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The administrative headquarters is located at Bhuvanagiri Town. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Nalgonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rang ...

Medchal–Malkajgiri Medchal−Malkajgiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Shamirpet is the headquarter of the district. It is the second most populous district with a population of 25 lakh and also 91.40% urbanized district in the state of ...

, Nagarkurnool,

Mahabubnagar Mahabubnagar is a city in Mahabubnagar District of the Indian state of Telangana named after the 6th Nizam, Mahboob Ali Khan. It is the headquarters of Mahabubnagar mandal in Mahabubnagar revenue division. The city is also the largest in the d ...

Sangareddy Sangareddy, is a city and district headquarters of the Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. It was named after the ruler Sanga, who was the son of Rani Shankaramba, a ruler of Medak district, Medak during the period of Nizams. ...

and

Vikarabad Vikarabad is also Known as Gangawaram(Ancient name) a town and mandal in Vikarabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Vikarabad mandal of Vikarabad revenue division. History Vikarabad was known as Gangawaram ancient ...

districts.

History

The district was formed in 1978 when it was split from Hyderabad district. Originally named Hyderabad Rural district, it was renamed after

Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy (12 December 1890 – 24 July 1970) was an Indian statesman and activist served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1959 to 1962. He is a freedom fighter who fought the Telangana Rebellion against ...

, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of

from the Nizams and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. In 2016, it was carved out during the district's reorganisation to create the new

Vikarabad district Vikarabad district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Vikarabad is the headquarters of the district..The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Rangareddy districts and the state boundary of Karnata ...

and

Medchal–Malkajgiri district Medchal−Malkajgiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Shamirpet is the headquarter of the district. It is the second most populous district with a population of 25 lakh and also 91.40% urbanized district in the state of ...

Geography

Ranga Reddy District occupies an area of approximately . A freshwater reservoir, called

Osman Sagar Osman Sagar is a reservoir in the Indian city of Hyderabad. The lake is around 46 km², and the reservoir is around 29 km², with total level of 1,790 feet and a capacity of 3.9 tmc ft. History Osman Sagar was created by damming the M ...

Himayath Sagar Himayat Sagar is an artificial lake about from Hyderabad in Telangana, India. It lies parallel to a larger artificial lake Osman Sagar. The storage capacity of the reservoir is 2.9 tmc ft. History The construction of reservoirs on the Esi, ...

, on the river Musi at

Gandipet Gandipet is a village in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Gandipet mandal of Rajendranagar revenue division A Revenue division is an administrative division of some of the Indian states. It is a geographi ...

, is the prime drinking water source for the capital city of Hyderabad/Secunderabad.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Ranga Reddy District has a population of 2,446,265, of which 1,254,184 were males and 1,192,081 were females. The

Sex Ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...

(Females per 1000 Males) was 950. The rural population in the district was 1,026,113 (41.95%) while the urban population was 1420152 (58.05%). The literacy rate was calculated to be 71.95%, higher than the state's

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 66.54%.

Economy

* Medium-scale industries and Cement Corporation Of India (CCI)'s cement factories are established at

Tandur Tandur is a town in ''Vikarabad District'' in the Indian State of Telangana. It is a municipality and first Municipality in India consisting of 36 wards, as well as the headquarters of Tandur Mandal in the Tandur Revenue Division. It is known ...

. * Another major company is Hyderabad Chemicals and Fertilizers, established at

Moula-Ali Moula-Ali commonly known as Moula Ali . It is a well-developed industrial and urban area in Malkajgiri Mandal, of the Medchal-Malkajgiri district, It is a part of Greater Hyderabad and also a part of Hyderabad Metropolitan Region of the India ...

in 1942. In 2006 the Indian government named Ranga Reddy one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 33 districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Administrative divisions

The district will have five revenue divisions:

Chevella Chevella is a town, mandal and suburb of Hyderabad in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of surrounding villages with many government establishments like Judicial court, Revenue Division Office, Acp of ...

Ibrahimpatnam Ibrahimpatnam (known locally as IBM) is a part of Vijayawada in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal headquarters of Ibrahimpatnam mandal. Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station, one of the major Thermal p ...

Rajendranagar Rajendranagar is a mandal in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. and it is also Rajendranagar revenue division. Rajendranagar is being developed as an IT hub. Demographics India census, Rajendranagar had a population of ...

, Kandukur and

Shadnagar Shadnagar is a Town and assembly constituency in the Ranga Reddy district in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. As part of the reorganisation of districts in Telangana, Shadnagar separated from Mahabubnagar district and merged into Ranga Reddy dist ...

. They are sub-divided into 27

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. Amoy Kumar IAS is the present collector of the district.

Municipalities/Municipal Corporations

There are 12 Municipalities and 3 municipal corporations in Ranga Reddy district. They are Adibatla,

Amangal Amangal is a municipality in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is under Kalwkurthy vidhan sabha. It is located in Amangal mandal of Kandukur revenue division. Geography Amangal is located at . It has an average eleva ...

, Badangpet, Bandlaguda Jagir,

Jalpally Jalpally is a satellite city , satellite town of Hyderabad in Rangareddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. Government Jalpally municipality is the civic body of the town. On 11 April 2016, the gram panchayats of Jalpally Kothapet, Ph ...

Manikonda Manikonda is a commercial hub and a residential suburb in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. This suburb has boomed in recent years due to the presence of leading software company headquarters in the area as well as Lanco hills, a luxury hi-rise resid ...

, Meerpet, Narsingi,

Pedda Amberpet Pedda Amberpet is a Municipality in Rangareddy district, Telangana, India. It comes under Hayathnagar mandal, Hayathnagar Mandal. Location According to the TRS party GO in 2018, Pedda Amberpet Nagar Panchayath was upgraded to Municipality. Prio ...

Shamshabad Shamshabad is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Shamshabad mandal of Rajendranagar revenue division. The international airport of Hyderabad is located here. History In former times the area was known as Sedanti village, ...

Shankarpally Shankarpalli is a town in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It falls under Shankarpalli mandal of Chevella revenue division. Geography Shankarpalli is located at . Transportation Shankarpalli is well connected and pr ...

, Thukkuguda, Thurkayamjal.

Mandals

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

Assembly constituencies

There are 8 assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are

, L. B. Nagar,

Serlingampally Serilingampally, also known as Lingampally, is a major suburb located in the north western part of Hyderabad City. It is the headquarters of the Serilingamapally mandal in the Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana It is adminis ...

and

Maheshwaram Maheswaram is a village and mandal in Ranga Reddy district in the state of Telangana, India. Geography Maheshwaram is at 17° 55'0N 79° 54' 0E. It has average elevation of . Village agriculture mainly depends on rain water and ground water. ...

Kalwakurthy Kalwakurthy is a city and revenue division in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana, India. It is the second largest town in Nagarkurnool district after Nagarkurnool by area.And also it is one of the major cities in combined mahbubunagar district. ...

References

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