Wanaparthy district

Wanaparthy district
District of Telangana

Location of Wanaparthy district in Telangana
Country India
State Telangana
Headquarters Wanaparthy
Government
 • District collector Sweta Mohanty
 • Lok Sabha constituencies 1
Area
 • Total 2,816.4 km2 (1,087.4 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,238,660
 • Density 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy 52.77
 • Sex ratio 922
Coordinates 16°21′50″N 78°03′48″E / 16.363870°N 78.063403°E / 16.363870; 78.063403Coordinates: 16°21′50″N 78°03′48″E / 16.363870°N 78.063403°E / 16.363870; 78.063403
Average annual precipitation 2014-15 556.7 mm
Website Official website
Wanaparthy District Revenue division

Wanaparthy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located 143 km from the state capital Hyderabad. It is also an assembly Constituency in Telangana state. Wanaparthy is a famous historical site in Telangana and had served as capital of Wanaparthy Samsthanam. It was previously part of Mahabubnagar district.[1]

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 4,816.40 square kilometres (1,859.62 sq mi).[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 1,238,660.[2]

Administrative divisions

The district has one revenue division of Wanaparthy and is sub-divided into 14 mandals.[3] Swetha Mohanty is the present collector of the district.[4]

Mandals

The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:[1]

#Wanaparthy revenue division
1Amarachintha
2Atmakur
3Chinnambavi
4Ghanpur (Khilla)
5Gopalpeta
6Kothakota
7Madanapur
8Pangal
9Pebbair
10Peddamandadi
11Revally
12Srirangapur
13Veepanagandla
14Wanaparthy

Notable personalities

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Wanaparthy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Official website of Wanaparthydistrict". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily - Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.