Karimnagar district

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nameKarimnagar district
native_nameElagandula district
settlement_typeDistrict of Telangana
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coordinates
coor_pinpointKarimnagar
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Telangana
established_titleEstablished
seat_typeHeadquarters
seatKarimnagar
parts_typeMandalas
parts_stylepara
p116
area_total_km22,128
population_as_of2011
population_total1005711
population_urban30.72%
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Demographics
demographics1_title1Literacy
demographics1_info169.16%
demographics1_title2Sex ratio
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leader_titleDistrict collector
leader_nameSmt Pamela Satpathy
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+05:30
registration_plateTG–02
website
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Etymology

Karimnagar was originally called Elagandula. Later Kannada kingdoms such as Western Chalukyas ruled it. It was part of the great Satavahana Empire. Later, the ruling Nizams of Hyderabad changed the name to Karimnagar, derived from the name of Shahenshah E Karimnagar Syed Kareemullah Shah Quadrii nithinvasi.

History

After the districts re-organisation in October 2016, 3 new districts were carved out from the erstwhile Karimnagar district to form three new districts of Jagtial district, Peddapalli district and Rajanna Sircilla district. Few mandals were merged into other newly formed districts of Warangal Urban, Siddipet, Jayashankar Bhupalpally.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 2,128 km2. Karimnagar is the fifth smallest district in Telangana by area. Karimnagar shares it boundaries with Jagtial to its north, Peddapalli district on north-east, Hanamkonda district towards South, Siddipet district on south-west, Rajanna Sircilla to the West and Jayashankar Bhupalapally on East.

Demographics

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Census of India, the district has a population of 10,05,711. Karimnagar has a sex ratio of 993 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 69.16%. 89,079 (8.86%) were under 6 years of age. Total urban population of the district is 3,08,984, (30.72%) of total population. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 186,648 (18.56%) and 12,779 (1.27%) of the population respectively. It has a single municipal corporation (Karimnagar) and four municipalities under the new municipalities act (Huzurabad, Jammikunta, Choppadandi and Kothapalli). The population of the Satavahana Urban Development Authority has a population of over 4,80,000 in Karimnagar and its urban agglomeration.

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At the time of the 2011 census, 90.44% of the population in residual Karimnagar district spoke Telugu and 7.94% Urdu as their first language.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into two revenue divisions of Karimnagar and Huzurabad. These are sub-divided into sixteen mandals. There are 210 revenue villages and 276 Gram-Panchyats in the district. R.V Karnan is the present collector of the district.

Mandals

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S.No.Karimnagar revenue divisionHuzurabad revenue division
1KothapalliVeenavanka
2KarimnagarV.Saidapur
3Karimnagar (rural)Shankarapatnam
4ManakondurHuzurabad
5TimmapurJammikunta
6GanneruvaramEllanthakunta
7Gangadhara
8Ramadugu
9Choppadandi
10Chigurumamidi
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Economy

Granite industry of the district include, Tan Brown and Maple Red variety of granite. In Karimnagar district, there are over 600 stone quarries spread over several mandals such as Karimnagar, Manakondur, Mallial, Kesavapatnam etc.

In 2006, the Indian government named undivided Karminagar district as one of the country's 250 most impoverished districts (out of 640).

Notable people

References

References

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  7. "Sakshi Telugu Daily Karimnagar District epaper dated Sun, 30 Oct 16".
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  9. (11 October 2016). "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle.
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  11. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development.
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  13. (2 August 2023). "నాయకురాలు నాగమ్మ పల్నాటి యుద్ధం తర్వాత ఏమయ్యారు... ఆమె పుట్టింది తెలంగాణలోనా?".

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