Wanaparthy district
Wanaparthy district
వనపర్తి జిల్లా | |
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.svg) Location in Telangana | |
 Wanaparthy district | |
| Coordinates (Wanaparthy): 16°21′50″N 78°03′48″E / 16.363870°N 78.063403°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Mandalas | 10 |
| Headquarters | Wanaparthy |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,152 km2 (831 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 577,758 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 55.67% |
| • Sex ratio | 922 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG-32 |
| Average annual precipitation | 2014–15 556.7 mm |
| Website | wanaparthy |
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
[edit]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
[edit]As of 2011[update] 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]
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
[edit]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
[edit]The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:[1]
| Sr No. | Wanaparthy revenue division |
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| 1 | Amarchinta |
| 2 | Atmakur |
| 3 | Chinnambavi |
| 4 | Ghanpur (Khilla) |
| 5 | Gopalpeta |
| 6 | Kothakota |
| 7 | Madanapur |
| 8 | Pangal |
| 9 | Pebbair |
| 10 | Peddamandadi |
| 11 | Revally |
| 12 | Srirangapur |
| 13 | Veepanagandla |
| 14 | Wanaparthy |
| 15 | Yedula |
Notable personalities
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wanaparthy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Official website of Wanaparthydistrict". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Know your district Plan your district - Wanaparthy" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Govt of telangana website".
- ^ "business-standard telangana-elections".
- ^ "My journey from Hotel Management Graduate to Director". ted.com.
- ^ "Askani Raghavendar sets his mission to empower youth for a better India". BookOfAchievers. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Young reformist awarded with 'Karmaveer Chakra - The Hans India".
- ^ "Bhaskhar Maurya's Muthayya Wins Best Feature Film at Kolkata International Film Festival". News18. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Wanaparthy Constituency Election Results 2023: Wanaparthy Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Cabinet Minister
- ^ Today, Telangana (20 October 2023). "TDP senior leader Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy joins BRS". Telangana Today. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Chinna Reddy Appointed as TS Planning Board Vice Chairman". deccanchronicle.
External links
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