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

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. The district headquarters is located at

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. 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,

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, Mahabubnagar,

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 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, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of

from the

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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 and Medchal–Malkajgiri district.

Geography

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

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, Himayath Sagar, 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. Main Attraction in Gandipet is Gandipet Eco Park, This eco park was inaugurated by Telangana IT M ...

, 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

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(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

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of 66.54%.

Economy

* Medium-scale industries and

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'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 Indian ...

in 1942. In 2006 the Indian government named Ranga Reddy one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of

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). 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, Ibrahimpatnam,

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 ...

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and Shadnagar. 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 Badangpet is a satellite city of Hyderabad located in Rangareddy 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 popu ...

Bandlaguda Jagir Bandlaguda Jagir is a satellite city of Hyderabad and a municipal corporation in Rangareddy district, Telangana, India. It Falls Under Gandipet mandal of Rajendranagar revenue division. It recently upgraded to a municipal corporation. This vill ...

, Ibrahimpatnam, Jalpally,

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, 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 ...

, Shadnagar, Shamshabad, Shankarpally, 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 Chevella,

L. B. Nagar Lal Bahadur Nagar, commonly known as L. B. Nagar, is a commercial and residential hub in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was once a Municipality in Ranga Reddy district. Demographics India census, L.B. Nagar had a population of 261,987. Males ...

, Shadnagar, Serlingampally, Ibrahimpatnam 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.

References

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