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. The district shares boundaries with

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, Medchal–Malkajgiri,

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, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy 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 Nizams and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of

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

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and

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Geography

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

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, 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 geographic ...

, 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

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

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and Shadnagar. They are sub-divided into 27

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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

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, Amangal, Badangpet,

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 Jalpally is a satellite town of Hyderabad in Rangareddy district of the Indian state of Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, ...

, Manikonda, 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, Rajendranagar,

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, Kalwakurthy.

References

{{Authority control 1978 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Districts of Telangana