Wanaparthy district

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]

Wanaparthy district
District of Telangana
Tirumallayya Hills
Location of Wanaparthy district in Telangana
Coordinates (Wanaparthy): 16.363870°N 78.063403°E / 16.363870; 78.063403
Country India
StateTelangana
HeadquartersWanaparthy
Government
 • District collectorShaik Yasmeen Basha
 • Lok Sabha constituencies1
Area
 • Total2,816.4 km2 (1,087.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,238,660
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy52.77
 • Sex ratio922
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Average annual precipitation2014–15 556.7 mm
Websitewanaparthy.telangana.gov.in
Wanaparthy District Revenue division

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] Shaik Yasmeen Basha is the present collector of the district.[4] Singireddy Niranjan Reddy is the legislative leader of wanaparthy constituency. He won 2018 general elections by a margin of 51,685 votes. Currently, he is the minister of state for Agriculture, Marketing, Civil Supplies in Telangana state.

Mandals

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

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

Notable personalities

See also
  • List of districts in Telangana

References
  1. "Wanaparthy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  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".
  5. Cabinet Minister
  6. Dr.Gillela Chinna Reddy
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