Suryapet district

Suryapet district
District of Telangana

Location of Suryapet district in Telangana
Country India
State Telangana
Headquarters Suryapet
Tehsils 23
Government
 • District collector Surendra Mohan
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Nalgonda and Bhuvanagiri
Area
 • Total 3,607 km2 (1,393 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 10,99,560
 • Density 300/km2 (790/sq mi)
 • Urban 15.56%
Demographics
 • Literacy 64.11%
 • Sex ratio 996
Vehicle registration TS–29[1]
Major highways NH-65, NH-365, NH-365A and SH-42
Website Official website
Suryapet District Revenue divisions

Suryapet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2].The city of Suryapet is the district headquarters.The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Khammam, Yadadri, Jangaon and Mahabubabad districts and with Andhra pradesh state.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 3,374.41 square kilometres (1,302.87 sq mi).[3]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 1,099,560.[3]

The Krishna River and Musi River flow through the Suryapet district

Administrative divisions

The district has two revenue divisions of Suryapet and Kodad . It is sub-divided into 23 mandals.[4] Surendra Mohan is the present collector of the district.[5]

Mandals

S.No.Suryapet revenue divisionKodad revenue division
1SuryapetChilkur
2ChivvemlaHuzurnagar
3MotheyKodad
4JajireddygudemMattampally
5NuthankalMellachervu
6PenpahadMunagala
7Athmakur(S)Nadigudem
8ThirumalagiriAnanthagiri
9ThungathurthyMallareddygudem
10Garidepally
11Nereducherla
12Nagaram
13Maddirala
14Palakeedu

Notable Personalities

Tollywood actors Kanta Rao, Prabhakar Reddy, Venu Madhav are from Suryapet District.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Suryapet district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily - Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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