Kamareddy district | |
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 Temple atDomakonda fort | |
.svg) Location in Telangana | |
 Kamareddy district | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Headquarters | Kamareddy |
| Mandalas | 23 |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Shri Jithesh V Patil IAS |
| • Parliament constituencies | 1 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,652 km2 (1,410 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 1,004,259 |
| • Density | 277.2/km2 (718/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 56.51 |
| • Sex ratio | 1033 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG–17[1] |
| Website | kamareddy |
Kamareddy district is adistrict located in the western region of theIndian state ofTelangana.[2][3] The district shares boundaries withMedak,Nizamabad,Sangareddy,Siddipet andRajanna Sircilla districts and with the state boundary ofMaharashtra andKarnataka.
The district is spread over an area of 3,652.00 square kilometres (1,410.05 sq mi) making it the 15th largest district in the state.[4] Kamareddy is bounded byNizamabad district on North,Rajanna Sircilla andSiddipet districts to the east respectively, it is bounded on South bySangareddy district andMedak district and on the West and South West byNanded district andBidar district ofMaharashtra andKarnataka states respectively.
| Religion in Kamareddy district (2011)[5] | ||||
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| Hinduism | 88.86% | |||
| Islam | 10.22% | |||
| Christianity | 0.43% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.49% | |||
| Religion | ||||
As of 2011[update]Census of India, the district has a population of 974,227. Kamareddy district has a sex ratio of 1033 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 56.48%. 111,966 (11.50%) was under 10 years of age. 123,622 (12.69%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 153,678 (15.77%) and 81,956 (8.41%) respectively.[6]
At the time of the 2011 census, 72.87% of the population spokeTelugu, 9.73%Urdu, 8.57%Lambadi, 3.89%Marathi and 3.23%Kannada as their first language.[7]
The district has threerevenue divisions ofKamareddy andBanswada and Yellareddy are sub-divided into 23mandals.[4][8] Dr. A. Sharath is the present collector of the district.[9] village Babulgaon formerly under Sangareddy district was restored to Kamareddy district.
| No. | Kamareddy | Banswada | Yellareddy |
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| 1 | Kamareddy | Banswada | Yellareddy |
| 2 | Bhiknoor | Birkur | Nagireddypet |
| 3 | Tadwai | Nasrullabad | Lingampet |
| 4 | Rajampet | Bichkunda | Gandhari |
| 5 | Domakonda | Jukkal | |
| 6 | Bibipet | Pitlam | |
| 7 | Machareddy | Pedda Kodapgal | |
| 8 | Sadashivnagar | Madnoor | |
| 9 | Ramareddy | Nizamsagar | |
| 10 | Palvancha |
Places adjacent to Kamareddy district | |
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