Ranga Reddy district

Ranga Reddy district (abbr. R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal,.^[3][4] The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, K. V. Ranga Reddy.^[5] The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Hyderabad, Medchal–Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts.

Ranga Reddy district
District of Telangana
Clockwise from top: Outer Ring Road, Chilkoor Balaji Temple, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, View of Osman Sagar, Residential buildings at Miyapur
Nickname:  RR District
Location in Telangana
Ranga Reddy district
Coordinates: 17.3°N 78.1°E / 17.3; 78.1
Country	India
State	Telangana
Headquarters	Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal
Mandals	27
Founded	15 August 1978
Reorganisation	11 October 2016
Founded by	Government of Telangana
Named for	K. V. Ranga Reddy
Government
• Type	Zilla Parishad (Zilla Panchayat) or District Administration
• Body	Ranga Reddy Zilla Parishad (Panchayat)
• District Election Commissioner and District Collector	Sri K. Shashanka, IAS
Area
• District of Telangana	5,031 km2 (1,942 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• District of Telangana	2,446,265
• Rank	2nd
• Density	486/km2 (1,260/sq mi)
• Urban	1,420,152
• Rural	1,026,113
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	500 0XX, 501 5XX, 501 2XX, 501 1XX, 509 3XX
Telephone code	91-, 040, 08413, 08414, 08417
Vehicle registration	TG–07[1]
Nominal GDP (2022-23)	₹283,419.12 crore (US$34 billion) [2]
Per Capita Income (2022-23)	₹946,862 (US$11,000)
Website	rangareddy.telangana.gov.in

History

Dynasties^[6]

Chronological order of kingdoms who ruled Rangareddy and Hyderabad regions is as follows

1. Nandas

2. Mauryas

3. Satavahanas

4. Ikshvakus

5. Vakatakas

6. Vishnukundinas

7. Badami Chalukyas

8. Rashtrakutas

9. Kalyani Chalukyas

10. Kakatiyas

11. Delhi Sultanate(Khilji & Tughlaq dynasties)

12. Musunuri Nayakas

13. Recherla Padmanayakas(Rachakonda & Devarakonda Velamas)

14. Bahamanis

15. Qutub Shahis

16. Mughals

17. Asaf Jahis

Formation of District

The district was formed in 1978 when it was split from Hyderabad district.^[7][8] Originally named Hyderabad Rural district, it was renamed after Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of Telangana from the Nizams and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.^[9] In 2016, it was carved out during the district's reorganisation to create the new Vikarabad district and Medchal–Malkajgiri district.^[5]

Geography

Ranga Reddy District occupies an area of approximately 5,031 square kilometres (1,942 sq mi).^[10]

A freshwater reservoir, called Osman Sagar, Himayath Sagar, on the river Musi at Gandipet, is the prime drinking water source for the capital city of Hyderabad/Secunderabad.

Demographics

Religion in Rangareddy district (2011)[11]
Hinduism			84.34%
Islam			12.67%
Christianity			1.86%
Other or not stated			1.13%

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.^[12] The Sex Ratio (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 literacy rate of 66.54%. 300,511 (12.28%) were under 6 years of age.^[13] Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 337,023 (13.78%) and 138,710 (5.67%) of the population respectively.^[14]

Languages of Rangareddy district (2011)^[15]

  Telugu (77.47%)

  Urdu (11.86%)

  Lambadi (4.76%)

  Hindi (2.72%)

  Others (3.19%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 77.47% of the population spoke Telugu, 11.86% Urdu, 4.76% Lambadi and 2.72% Hindi as their first language.^[15]

Economy

• Medium-scale industries and Cement Corporation Of India (CCI)'s cement factories are established at Tandur.
• 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 640).^[16] It is one of the 33 districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[16]

Administrative divisions

The district will have five revenue divisions: Chevella, Ibrahimpatnam, Rajendranagar, Kandukur and Shadnagar. They are sub-divided into 27 mandals.^[4] Amoy Kumar IAS is the present collector of the district.^[17][18]

Municipalities/Municipal Corporations

There are 12 Municipalities and 3 municipal corporations in Ranga Reddy district. They are Adibatla, Amangal, Badangpet, Bandlaguda Jagir, Ibrahimpatnam, Jalpally, Manikonda, Meerpet, Narsingi, Pedda Amberpet, Shadnagar, Shamshabad, Shankarpally, Thukkuguda, Thurkayamjal.

Mandals

The table below categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:^[4]

#	Chevella revenue division	Ibrahimpatnam revenue division	Kandukur revenue division	Rajendranagar revenue division	Shadnagar revenue division
1	Chevella	Abdullapuramet	Amangal	Gandipet	Chowderguda
2	Moinabad	Hayathnagar	Balapur	Rajendranagar	Farooqnagar
3	Shahbad	Ibrahimpatnam	Kandukur	Serilingampally	Keshampeta
4	Shankarpalle	Madgul	Kadthal	Shamshabad	Kondurg
5		Manchal	Maheswaram		Kothur
6		Yacharam	Talakondapalle		Nandigama
7			Saroornagar

Villages

• Bacharam
• Bandamadharam
• Barkathpally
• Eliminedu^[19]
• Gaddamallaiahguda
• Girmapur
• Hajipalle^[20]
• Injapur^[21]
• Kammeta
• Korremula
• Medipally Nakkartha
• Nagireddiguda
• Ponnal
• Sreerangavaram

Assembly constituencies

There are eight assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are Chevella, Rajendranagar, L. B. Nagar, Shadnagar, Kalwakurthy, Serlingampally, Ibrahimpatnam, Maheshwaram,

See also

• List of districts in Telangana

References

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11. "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
12. ":: RANGAREDDY ::". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
13. "RANGAREDDY DISTRICT PROFILE | RangaReddy District Government of Telangana | India". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
14. "RANGAREDDY DISTRICT PROFILE" (PDF).
15. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
16. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
17. Mayabrahma, Roja (28 January 2020). "Suryapet collector Amoy Kumar transferred to Rangareddy". The Hans. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
18. "Telangana State Portal District Officials".
19. Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Four killed in road accidents. The Hindu. 27 October 2006
20. "Hajipalle | Farooqnagar Mandal | Mahbubnagar District | Andhra Pradesh | Farooqnagar | Mahbubnagar District | Districts in Andhra Pradesh | Home". Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
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