District of Telangana in India
| Mulugu district | |
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| District of Telangana | |
.jpg) Ramappa Temple | |
| Nickname: Tribal Capital of Telangana | |
.svg) Location in Telangana | |
| Coordinates: 18°11′28″N 79°56′35″E / 18.1910°N 79.9430°E / 18.1910; 79.9430 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Mandalas | 09 |
| District Formation | 17 February 2019 |
| Founded by | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Narayan Reddy , IAS |
| • Member of Parliament | Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Danasari Anasuya Indian National Congress (INC) |
| • SP | Dr. P. Shabarish , IPS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,881 km (1,498 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 294,671 |
| • Rank | 33rd |
| • Density | 76/km (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mulugite |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 506 343 |
| Telephone code | 08715 |
| Vehicle registration | TG–37 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mulug (ST) (Assembly constituency) |
| Website | mulugu |
Sammakka Saralamma Mulugu district is a district located in the eastern region of the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is the town of Mulugu. Mulugu district is the least populated district with 294,671 in the state. Mulugu district has the fewest mandals in the state with nine mandals. It currently borders Warangal, Mahabubabad, Jayashankar Bhupalpally and Bhadradri districts and with the state of Chhattisgarh.
Government and politics
Mulugu Major was constituted in 2011 and is classified as a second grade municipality. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 44.99 km (17.37 sq mi).
Politics
Mulugu district has one seat in State Assembly and is reserved for Scheduled Tribe. Seethakka (Danasari Anasuya) was elected as MLA Mulug (ST) (Assembly constituency) in the 2018 General Elections.
Mulugu District falls under Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency). Smt Kavitha Maloth was elected as MP in May 2019 General Elections.
Weather
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Mulugu has a semi-tropical climate. During summers, the temperatures soar to more than 48 °C. In winters, temperatures range between 12 °C and 27 °C. Mulugu receives the northeast and the southwest monsoon, from June to September, and from October to November respectively. It mainly relies on the monsoons and rainfall.
Media
Mulugu has print and entertainment media and Mulugu Cable, a local entertainment channel for broadcasting TV.
Print media
The leading newspapers, Namasthe Telangana, Sakshi, Eenadu, V6 Vaartha, Andhra Jyothi, Prajasakti, Andhra Bhoomi, The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle, and Times Of India are available. Sirachukka is the local tabloid circulated weekly.
Transport
Mulugu is welly connected with road routes to every other place of the state and the nation and has National Highway 163 passing from Mulugu to Chhattisgarh.
Roadways
Mulugu has a TSRTC bus stand with a 5 bus capacity. It has many services for the needs of the citizens. It falls on the main route of Warangal-Bhadrachalam. Nearly 20,000 people use this daily through the bus facilities. In addition, many seven-seat autorickshaws and commander jeeps connect the nearby villages.
Places of interest
- Ramappa Temple
- Medaram Jatara
- Bogatha Waterfall
- Tadvai Forest Huts
- Laknavaram Lake and Boating
- Mallur Sri Hemachala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
- Mulugu fossil site near Bhupathipur village
- Kongala Water falls
- Muthyala Dhara Water falls
Demographics
| Religion in Mulugu district (2011) | ||||
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| Hinduism | 95.73% | |||
| Islam | 3.37% | |||
| Christianity | 0.72% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.18% | |||
As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 294,671. 146,205 are males and 148,466 females, a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. 11,493 (3.90%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 46,473 (15.77%) and 86,352 (29.30%) of the population respectively.
Languages of Mulugu district (2011)
Telugu (90.35%) Lambadi (4.70%) Urdu (2.66%) Koya (1.46%) Others (0.83%)At the time of the 2011 census, 90.35% of the population spoke Telugu, 4.70% Lambadi, 2.66% Urdu and 1.46% Koya as their first language.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1901 | 4,366 | — |
| 1911 | 5,087 | +16.5% |
| 1921 | 4,211 | −17.2% |
| 1931 | 7,098 | +68.6% |
| 1941 | 9,866 | +39.0% |
| 1951 | 9,898 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 10,567 | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 12,334 | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 24,566 | +99.2% |
| 1991 | 31,765 | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 36,766 | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 46,901 | +27.6% |
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Healthcare
The 100-bed Mini Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital is the largest hospital in both the city and district of Mulugu. It also serves the needs of patients from the neighbouring districts.
Apart from major public hospitals, such as those for maternity, chest, and tuberculosis, there are many private specialist hospitals including Appaiah, Ravinder, Star, Superspeciality, Area Hospital, and St. Ann's.
References
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- Rao, Gollapudi Srinivasa (5 February 2019). "Mulugu set to become newest district in TS". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- "Mulug Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Anasuya Dansari of INC Wins". News18. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Mahabubabad, India". AccuWeather. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- "Blast from the past: Huge site with fossils of Jurassic-era trees found in Telangana's Mulugu". 28 June 2021.
- "C-01 Population By Religious Community: Andhra Pradesh". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- "District Census Hand Book – Khammam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- "District Census Hand Book – Warangal" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- Gopi, K.N (1978). Process of urban fringe development: A model. Concept Publishing Company. p. 25. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- Iyer, Neelakantan Krishna; Kulkarni, Sumati; Raghavaswam, V. (13 June 2007). "Economy, population and urban sprawl a comparative study of urban agglomerations of Banglore and Hyderabad, India using remote sensing and GIS techniques" (PDF). circed.org. p. 21. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, census 2011" (PDF). Government of India. 2011. p. 11. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- mahatma-gandhi-memorial-hospitals-mulug "MMGM (Mahatma Gandhi Memorial) Hospital in Mulug – Sehat". Retrieved 28 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - "Biomedical wastes pose a threat to lives". Deccan Chronicle. 29 October 2014.
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