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Wanaparthy district వనపర్తి జిల్లా
District of Telangana
Sri Ranganayaka Swamy Temple, Srirangapur
Location in Telangana
Wanaparthy district
Coordinates (Wanaparthy): 16°21′50″N 78°03′48″E / 16.363870°N 78.063403°E / 16.363870; 78.063403
Country	India
State	Telangana
Mandalas	10
Headquarters	Wanaparthy
Area
• Total	2,152 km (831 sq mi)
Population
• Total	577,758
• Density	270/km (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.telangana.gov.in

Wanaparthy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. 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). 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

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.

Languages of Wanaparthy district (2011)

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.

Administrative divisions

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

Mandals

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

Notable personalities

• Megha Reddy Tudi – Politician from Indian National Congress, MLA for wanaparthy constituency
• Singireddy Niranjan Reddy – ex-Cabinet minister, Telangana.(Agriculture, Marketing, Civil supplies, co-operation, consumer) and ex-MLA for wanaparthy constituency
• Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy – Politician from Telugu Desam Party ex-MLA for wanaparthy constituency
• Dr.Gillela Chinna Reddy – Politician from Indian National Congress ex-MLA for wanaparthy constituency
• Raghavendar Askani – Politician from Loksatta Party, and founder of the Youth Parliament Program and He has been awarded the esteemed Karmaveer Chakra Award from the United Nations and ICONGO
• Kiran Rao - Indian film producer and granddaughter of Raja J. Rameshwar Rao
• Aditi Rao Hydari - Indian film actress, granddaughter of Raja J. Rameshwar Rao

See also

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

References

1. ^ "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. ^ "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. WANAPARTHY ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS 2023 - TOI
10. Cabinet Minister
11. Dr.Gillela Chinna Reddy
12. "Askani Raghavendar sets his mission to empower youth for a better India". BookOfAchievers. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
13. "Young reformist awarded with 'Karmaveer Chakra - The Hans India".

External links

• Wanaparthy district

v t e Places adjacent to Wanaparthy district
Mahbubnagar district Mahbubnagar district Nagarkurnool district Wanaparthy district Nagarkurnool district Aandra Pradesh

v t e State of Telangana
Capital: Hyderabad
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Dynasties	Satavahanas Vishnukundinas Chalukyas Rastrakutas Western Chalukyas Kakatiyas Musunuri Nayakas Bahmanis Qutb Shahi Asaf Jahi dynasty (Nizams)
Districts	Adilabad Komaram Bheem Asifabad Bhadradri Kothagudem Hanamkonda Hyderabad Jagtial Jangaon Jayashankar Bhupalpally Jogulamba Gadwal Kamareddy Karimnagar Khammam Mahabubabad Mahabubnagar Mancherial Medak Medchal-Malkajgiri Mulugu Nagarkurnool Nalgonda Narayanapet Nirmal Nizamabad Peddapalli Rajanna Sircilla Ranga Reddy Sangareddy Siddipet Suryapet Vikarabad Wanaparthy Warangal Y.Bhuvanagiri
Commissionerates	Hyderabad central Rachakonda-Bhuvanagiri, Hyderabad East Cyberabad-Hyderabad West Karimnagar Khammam Nizamabad Ramagundam Siddipet Warangal
Major cities	Hyderabad Warangal Nizamabad Khammam Karimnagar Ramagundam Mahbubnagar Nalgonda Adilabad Secunderabad Suryapet
Tourism	Churches Dams Forts Temples Mosques Lakes National Parks Sanctuaries Waterfalls
Municipal corporations	Hyderabad Karimnagar Khammam Nizamabad Ramagundam Warangal Boduppal Peerzadiguda Jawaharnagar Nizampet Badangpet Bandlaguda Jagir Meerpet–Jillelguda
Related lists	List of cities in Telangana by area List of cities in Telangana by population List of urban agglomerations in Telangana List of districts in Telangana List of urban local bodies in Telangana India Portal

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