Wanaparthy district

Wanaparthy district
వనపర్తి జిల్లా
District of Telangana
Sri Ranganayaka Swamy Temple, Srirangapur
Sri Ranganayaka Swamy Temple, Srirangapur
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
Coordinates (Wanaparthy): 16°21′50″N 78°03′48″E / 16.363870°N 78.063403°E / 16.363870; 78.063403
Country India
StateTelangana
Mandalas10
HeadquartersWanaparthy
Area
 • Total
2,152 km2 (831 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
577,758
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy55.67%
 • Sex ratio922
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTG-32
Average annual precipitation2014–15 556.7 mm
Websitewanaparthy.telangana.gov.in

Wanaparthy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[1] Its headquarters is Wanaparthy. The district shares boundaries with Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Nagarkurnool districts, as well as the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 2,164.59 square kilometres (835.75 sq mi).[2] Mahbubnagar district is situated in the north of this district, Nagarkurnool district in the east, Andhra Pradesh in the south and Jogulamba Gadwal district in the west.

Demographics

Religion in Wanaparthy district (2011)[3]
Hinduism
 
 93.02%
Islam
 
 6.00%
Christianity
 
 0.40%
Buddhism
 
 0.08%
Other or not stated
 
 0.50%

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 577,758. Wanaparthy has a sex ratio of 960 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 55.67%. 72,377 (12.53%) were under 6 years of age. 92,288 (15.97%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 93,182 (16.13%) and 46,062 (7.97%) of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Wanaparthy district (2011)[5]
  1. Telugu (87.03%)
  2. Lambadi (6.53%)
  3. Urdu (5.7%)
  4. Others (0.74%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 87.03% of the population spoke Telugu, 6.53% Lambadi and 5.70% Urdu aspoke s their first language.[5]

Administrative divisions

The district has one revenue division of Wanaparthy and is subdivided into 14 mandals.[6] Tejas Nandlal Pawar is the present collector of the district. and Rakshitha K.Murthy is the present District Superintendent of Police[7] Megha Reddy Tudi is the legislative leader of the Wanaparthy constituency. He won the 2023 general elections by a margin of 25,320 votes.[8]

Mandals

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

Sr No.Wanaparthy revenue division
1Amarchinta
2Atmakur
3Chinnambavi
4Ghanpur (Khilla)
5Gopalpeta
6Kothakota
7Madanapur
8Pangal
9Pebbair
10Peddamandadi
11Revally
12Srirangapur
13Veepanagandla
14Wanaparthy
15Yedula

Notable personalities

  • Aditya Hasan an Indian film director and writer [9]
  • Raghavendar Askani is a classical libertarian and anti-corruption activist and founder of the Youth Parliament Program and Swatantrata Center[10] He was awarded the esteemed Karmaveer Chakra Award from the United Nations and ICONGO[11]
  • Bhaskhar Maurya Indian film director and writer[12]
  • Kiran Rao an Indian film producer
  • Aditi Rao Hydari, an Indian Actress
  • Tudi Megha Reddy is a Politician from Indian National Congress, MLA for wanaparthy constituency[13]
  • Singireddy Niranjan Reddy is a ex-Cabinet minister, Telangana (Agriculture, Marketing, Civil supplies, co-operation, consumer)[14] and ex-MLA for wanaparthy constituency
  • Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy is Politician from Bharat rashtra Samithi[15] and he is ex-MLA and member of Parliament from Telugu Desam Party
  • Gillela Chinna Reddy, former MLA & minister from Indian National Congress, appointed as a Vice Chairman of the Telangana State Planning Board (TSPB) [16]

See also

  • List of districts in Telangana
  • Wanaparthy Assembly constituency
  • Wanaparthy

References

  1. 1 2 "Wanaparthy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Official website of Wanaparthydistrict". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ↑ "Know your district Plan your district - Wanaparthy" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  5. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ↑ "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Govt of telangana website".
  8. ↑ "business-standard telangana-elections".
  9. ↑ "My journey from Hotel Management Graduate to Director". ted.com.
  10. ↑ "Askani Raghavendar sets his mission to empower youth for a better India". BookOfAchievers. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Young reformist awarded with 'Karmaveer Chakra - The Hans India".
  12. ↑ "Bhaskhar Maurya's Muthayya Wins Best Feature Film at Kolkata International Film Festival". News18. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Wanaparthy Constituency Election Results 2023: Wanaparthy Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Cabinet Minister
  15. ↑ Today, Telangana (20 October 2023). "TDP senior leader Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy joins BRS". Telangana Today. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Chinna Reddy Appointed as TS Planning Board Vice Chairman". deccanchronicle.
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