Suryapet district | |
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.svg) Location in Telangana | |
 Suryapet district | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Established | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Suryapet |
| Mandalas | 23 |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Tejas Nandlal PawarIAS |
| • Parliament constituencies | Nalgonda and Bhuvanagiri |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,607 km2 (1,393 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,099,560 |
| • Density | 304.8/km2 (789.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 15.56% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 64.11% |
| • Sex ratio | 996 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG–29[1] |
| Major highways | NH-65, NH167,NH-365B, NH-365BB and SH-42 |
| Website | suryapet |
Suryapet district is adistrict in theIndian state ofTelangana.[2] The city ofSuryapet is the district headquarters. The district has three revenue divisions Suryapet, Kodad and Huzurnagar. It is sub-divided into 23 mandals. The district shares boundaries withNalgonda,Khammam,Yadadri,Jangaon andMahabubabad districts and with the state ofAndhra Pradesh.
The district is spread over an area of 3,374.41 square kilometres (1,302.87 sq mi).[3] This district is bounded byJangaon district,Mahabubabad district in the northeast,Khammam district in the east,Andhra Pradesh in the south,Nalgonda district in the west andBhuvanagiri in the northwest.
| Hinduism | 92.59% | |||
| Islam | 6.00% | |||
| Christianity | 0.98% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.43% | |||
As of 2011[update]Census of India, the district has a population of 1,099,560. Suryapet has a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 64.11%. 110,136 (10.02%) were under 6 years of age. 171,039 (15.56%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 208,326 (18.95%) and 141,271 (12.85%) of the population respectively.[5]
At the time of the 2011 census, 83.28% of the population spokeTelugu, 11.24%Lambadi and 4.97%Urdu as their first language.[6]
TheKrishna River andMusi River flow through the Suryapet district.
The district has threerevenue divisions ofSuryapet,Kodad and Huzurnagar revenue division. It is sub-divided into 23mandals.[7] Tejas Nand Lal Pawar is the present collector of the district.[8] The district consists of five municipalities.Suryapet,Kodad,Huzurnagar,Thirumalagiri andNeredcherla are the five municipalities.
Tollywood actorsKanta Rao,Prabhakar Reddy,Venu Madhav, were from Suryapet District.
MartyrB. Santosh Babu, Army colonel andMaha Vir Chakra awardee duringGalwan Valley clash
