| Districts of Telangana తెలంగాణ జిల్లాలు | |
|---|---|
 Districts of Telangana | |
| Category | Districts |
| Location | Telangana |
| Number | 33 districts |
| Populations | Mulugu – 257,744 (lowest);Hyderabad – 3,943,323 (highest) |
| Areas | Hyderabad – 217 km2 (84 sq mi) (smallest);Bhadradri Kothagudem – 7,483 km2 (2,889 sq mi) (largest) |
| Government | |
| Subdivisions | |
TheIndian state ofTelangana has 33 districts, each headed by aDistrict collector.[1]
Telangana region ofHyderabad State consisted of 8 Districts in 1948 when it was inducted inDominion of India; they areHyderabad,Mahbubnagar,Medak,Nalgonda,Nizamabad,Adilabad,Karimnagar andWarangal districts.[2]Khammam district was created by bifurcation ofWarangal district on 1 October 1953.[3]Andhra Pradesh was formed by merging Telangana region ofHyderabad State andAndhra state on 1 November 1956. Bhadrachalam division andAswaraopet taluka parts was merged inKhammam district from Godavari districts for better Administration.[3] Hyderabad district was split into Hyderabad Urban District and Hyderabad Rural District on 15 August 1978. Hyderabad Urban District was made by 4 Talukas areCharminar,Golkonda, Mushirabad and Secunderabad Talukas which consist of only MCH area,Secunderabad cantonment and Osmania University. Hyderabad rural district was later renamed asRanga Reddy District.[4]
Telangana was carved out with 10 districts fromAndhra Pradesh. Seven mandals of Bhadrachalam division were given back toEast Godavari district.[5][6] 21 new districts were created on 11 October 2016, which led to 31 districts inTelangana. All districts were divided into minimum 2 to maximum 5 exceptHyderabad district which was untouched.[7] Two new districts,Mulugu andNarayanpet were created on 17 February 2019, taking the total number of districts to 33.[8]
In terms of area,Bhadradri Kothagudem is the largest district with an area of 7,483 km2 (2,889 sq mi) andHyderabad is the smallest with 217 km2 (84 sq mi).Hyderabad district is the most populated district with a population of 39,43,323 andMulugu district is the least populated with 2,94,671.Telangana consist of 74 Revenue Divisions and 594 RevenueMandals (Tehsil).[9]
| S.No. | Name | Headquarters | Area (km2) | Population (2011 census) | No.of mandals | Density (per km2) | Urban (%) | Literacy (%) | Sex ratio | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adilabad | Adilabad | 4,153 | 708,972 | 18 | 171 | 23.66 | 63.46 | 978 |
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| 2 | Kumuram Bheem Asifabad | Asifabad | 4,878 | 515,812 | 15 | 106 | 16.86 | 56.72 | 998 | .svg) |
| 3 | Mancherial | Mancherial | 4,016 | 807,037 | 18 | 201 | 43.85 | 64.35 | 977 | .svg) |
| 4 | Nirmal | Nirmal | 3,845 | 709,418 | 19 | 185 | 21.38 | 57.77 | 1046 | .svg) |
| 5 | Nizamabad | Nizamabad | 4,288 | 1,571,022 | 27 | 366 | 29.58 | 64.25 | 1044 | .svg) |
| 6 | Jagtial | Jagtial | 2,419 | 985,417 | 18 | 407 | 22.46 | 60.26 | 1036 | .svg) |
| 7 | Peddapalli | Peddapalli | 2,236 | 795,332 | 14 | 356 | 38.22 | 65.52 | 992 | .svg) |
| 8 | Kamareddy | Kamareddy | 3,652 | 972,625 | 22 | 266 | 12.71 | 56.51 | 1033 | .svg) |
| 9 | Rajanna Sircilla | Sircilla | 2,019 | 552,037 | 13 | 273 | 21.17 | 62.71 | 1014 | .svg) |
| 10 | Karimnagar | Karimnagar | 2,128 | 1,005,711 | 16 | 473 | 30.72 | 69.16 | 993 | .svg) |
| 11 | Jayashankar Bhupalpally | Bhupalpally | 2,293 | 416,763 | 12 | 180 | 7.57 | 58.97 | 1009 | .svg) |
| 12 | Sangareddy | Sangareddy | 4,403 | 1,527,628 | 26 | 347 | 34.69 | 64.08 | 965 | .svg) |
| 13 | Medak | Medak | 2,786 | 767,428 | 20 | 275 | 7.67 | 56.12 | 1027 | .svg) |
| 14 | Siddipet | Siddipet | 3,632 | 1,012,065 | 22 | 279 | 13.74 | 61.61 | 1008 | .svg) |
| 15 | Jangaon | Jangaon | 2,188 | 566,376 | 13 | 259 | 12.60 | 61.60 | 997 | .svg) |
| 16 | Hanumakonda | Hanumakonda[10] | 1,309 | 1,080,858 | 11 | 826 | 68.51 | 76.17 | 997 | .svg) |
| 17 | Warangal | Warangal[10] | 2,175 | 718,537 | 15 | 330 | 6.99 | 61.26 | 994 | .svg) |
| 18 | Mulugu | Mulugu | 3,881 | 257,744 | 09 | 66 | 05 | 62.26 | 968 | .svg) |
| 19 | Bhadradri kothagudem | Kothagudem | 7,483 | 1,069,261 | 23 | 143 | 31.71 | 66.40 | 1008 | .svg) |
| 20 | Khammam | Khammam | 4,361 | 1,401,639 | 21 | 321 | 22.60 | 65.95 | 1005 | .svg) |
| 21 | Mahabubabad | Mahabubabad | 2,877 | 774,549 | 16 | 269 | 9.86 | 57.13 | 996 | .svg) |
| 22 | Suryapet | Suryapet | 3,607 | 1,099,560 | 23 | 305 | 15.56 | 64.11 | 996 | .svg) |
| 23 | Nalgonda | Nalgonda | 7,122 | 1,618,416 | 31 | 227 | 22.76 | 63.75 | 978 | .svg) |
| 24 | Yadadri Bhuvanagiri[11] | Bhuvanagiri | 3,092 | 739,448 | 16 | 239 | 16.66 | 65.2402221 | 973 | .svg) |
| 25 | Medchal–Malkajgiri | Shamirpet | 1,084 | 2,440,073 | 14 | 2251 | 91.40 | 82.48 | 957 | .svg) |
| 26 | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 217 | 3,943,323 | 16 | 18172 | 100 | 83.25 | 954 | .svg) |
| 27 | Ranga Reddy | Shamshabad | 5,031 | 2,446,265 | 27 | 486 | 58.05 | 71.88 | 950 | .svg) |
| 28 | Vikarabad | Vikarabad | 3,386 | 927,140 | 18 | 274 | 13.48 | 57.91 | 1001 | .svg) |
| 29 | Narayanpet | Narayanpet | 2336 | 566,874 | 11 | 240 | 7.36 | 49.93 | 1009 | .svg) |
| 30 | Mahabubnagar | Mahabubnagar | 2,738 | 919,903 | 26 | 340 | 20.73 | 60.97 | 995 | .svg) |
| 31 | Nagarkurnool | Nagarkurnool | 6,545 | 893,308 | 22 | 142 | 10.19 | 54.38 | 968 | .svg) |
| 32 | Wanaparthy | Wanaparthy | 2,152 | 577,758 | 14 | 268 | 15.97 | 55.67 | 960 | .svg) |
| 33 | Jogulamba Gadwal | Gadwal | 2,928 | 609,990 | 12 | 208 | 10.36 | 49.87 | 972 | .svg) |
| Total | – | – | 112,077 | 35,003,674 | 584 | 312 | 38.88 | 66.54 | 988 | – |
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