Hanamkonda district

This article is about the district. For its headquarters, see Hanumakonda.

District of Telangana in India

Hanamkonda district

District of Telangana

Thousand Pillar Temple in Hanamakonda

Location in Telangana

Hanamkonda district

Country|  India
State| Telangana
Headquarters| Hanamakonda
Mandalas| 14
Government

• District collector| P Pravinya IAS
• Assembly constituencies| 3
Area

• Total| 1,309 km2 (505 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total| 1,080,858
• Density| 830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
• Urban

| 740,507
Time zone| UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| TG–03[1][2]
Website| hanumakonda.telangana.gov.in

Hanamkonda district,[3][4] (formerly Warangal Urban district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters are located at Hanamakonda.[5] The district borders the districts of Jangaon, Karimnagar, Warangal, Bhupalpally and Siddipet.

The district was formed in 2016 by carving out Warangal Urban district from the erstwhile Warangal district. In August 2021, the Warangal Urban district was renamed as Hanamkonda district.[6]

## History

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### Formation of District

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During the rule of Nizam of Hyderabad, State of Hyderabad was divided into many small Circars. Warangal became a Circar in the early 1800s.

[7] In 1866 Circars was Abolished and merged to create districts, Warangal district was created by merging Warangal,[8] Khummettu[9] and part of Bhonagheer circars. Jangaon area from Bhongir Circar was transferred to warangal and Kamalapur area of warangal transferred to Karimnagar district. In 1905 when Princely state of Hyderabad sub divided into Four Division namely 1.Aurangabad Division, 2.Gulbarga Division, 3.Gulshanabad Division, 4.Warangal Division. During formation divisions again districts were delimited in 1905 Jangaon(Cherial) Taluka and Kodar(Kodad) Sub Taluka transferred to Nalgonda District from Warangal district.[10] In 1905 AD, Warangal district was formed with Warangal, Parkala, Khammam, Yellandu, Mahabubabad, Madhira, Palvancha taluks and some area of old palvancha sanstan and some jagirs. This was bigger than many districts of Hyderabad state.[11]

Warangal district was divided to facilitate administrative control and on October 1, 1953, the Khamman district was formed. Khammam, Yellandu, Madhira, Burugunpahad and Palavancha talukas have been made part of it. Warangal, Mulugu, Mahaboobabad, Parkala remained in Warangal district. But Parkala from Karimnagar and Jangaon from Nalgonda have become part of Warangal district. District uses to consist of 6 talukas and 2 revenue divisions which later increased to 15 talukas in 1979. In 1985 when N. T. Rama Rao introduces mandal system in warangal district was divided in to 50 mandals, but again warangal mandal was curved out from Hanumakonda madal consisting only urban area of warangal which increased to total 51 mandals and revenue divisions increased to 5 in warangal district.[12]

## Geography

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Hanumakonda district occupies an area of 1,309 square kilometres (505 sq mi).[13]

## Demographics

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Religion in Hanamkonda district (2011)[14]

|  |
Hinduism |

| 87.68%
Islam |

| 10.50%
Christianity |

| 1.38%
Other or not stated |

| 0.44%

As of 2011[update] Census of India, Hanumakonda district has a population of 1,080,858. Hanumakonda has a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 76.17%. 100,918 (9.33%) were under 6 years of age. 740,507 (68.51%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 196,046 (18.14%) and 33,306 (3.08%) of the population respectively.[15]

Languages of Hanumakonda district (2011)[16]

Telugu (86.06%)

Urdu (9.96%)

Lambadi (1.97%)

Hindi (0.93%)

Others (1.08%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 86.06% of the population spoke Telugu, 9.96% Urdu, 1.97% Lambadi and 0.93% Hindi as their first language.[16]

## Administrative divisions

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Warangal (urban) District Revenue division Hanumakonda District Map By TG Planning Commissoin

The district has two revenue divisions i.e., Hanumakonda and Parkal and is sub-divided into 14 mandals.[6][17] Rajeevgandhi Hanumanthu is the present collector of the district.[18]

### Mandals

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Hanumakonda Revenue Division:

1. Hanumakonda
2. Kazipet
3. Kamalapur
4. Hasanparthy
5. Inavolu
6. Velair
7. Dharmasagar
8. Elkathurthy
9. Bheemadevarpalle

Parkal Revenue Division:

1. Parkal
2. Nadikuda
3. Damera
4. Athmakur
5. Shayampet

## Economy

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In 2006 the Indian government named Warangal one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[19] It is one of the thirteen districts in Andhra Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[19]

## Culture

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Thousand Pillar Temple pond

Warangal Fort Ruins

In February 2013, Warangal was accorded World Heritage city status by UNESCO.[20] A few tourist attractions include:

* Warangal Fort
* Thousand Pillar Temple
* Padmakshi Temple
* Bhadrakali Temple

A few of the notable personalities from the district include, Rudrama Devi, Kaloji Narayana Rao, Kothapalli Jayashankar, Nerella Venumadhav, and P. V. Narasimha Rao.

## Transport

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National Highway 163 (India) between Hyderabad – Bhopalpatnam of Chhattisgarh, National Highway 563 (India) between Jagitial-Khammam passes through the district. Warangal has three railway stations kazipet town railway station, Kazipet Railway Station and Warangal Railway Station, which connects South and North India. The district has a small airport in Mamnoor, which can accommodate small aircraft like the ATR 42. This airport is currently used by police for gliding sorties, skeet shooting and aero-modeling.[21]

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## Education

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The schools in the district are under the administration of a District Education Officer controlled by Department of Education.[22] Some popular schools in warangal urban are st. Peters central public school, DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL (DPS), GREENWOOD GROUP OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS [CBSE] in erragattugutta at KAKATIYA INSTITUTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (KITS) and at hunter road, Balaji Institute of Technology and Science (Balaji Group of Institutions) at Narsampet, ST. GABRIEL'S in Kazipet, TEJASWI GROUP, WARANGAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, EKASHILA, S R Educentre, Waddepally. Kashinath is the present Intermediate education officer, who oversees the junior colleges in the district for Telangana Board of Intermediate Education.[23]

Some of the major educational institutions include, National Institute of Technology, Kakatiya Medical College, Kakatiya University, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, University Arts and Science College, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science.

## See also

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* List of districts in Telangana

## References

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1. ^ "Telugu States Latest News, Breaking News, News Headlines, Live Updates, Today Top News".
2. ^ "Vehicle Registration Codes For New Districts In Telangana". Sakshipost. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
3. ^ "Revenue (District Administration) Department - Formation/ Re-Organization of warangaI urban Rural Districts into Hanumakonda and warangal Districts" (PDF). Government of Telangana. 12 August 2021.
4. ^ "It's now official: Hanumakonda, Warangal districts notified". 12 August 2021.
5. ^ "Warangal (Urban) district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
6. ^ a b "Hanamkonda, Warangal in Telangana to be new districts now". The New Indian Express. 13 August 2021.
7. ^ "1854 Pharoah and Company Map of the Hyderabad, Sangareddy and Nalgonda Districts of Telangana, India". Archived from the original on 6 February 2021.
8. ^ "1854 Pharoah and Company Map of the Hyderabad state, Warangal and karimnagar Districts of Telangana, India". Archived from the original on 12 August 2020.
9. ^ "1854 Pharoah and Company Map of the Hyderabad state, Warangal and khammam Districts of Telangana, India". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020.
10. ^ Yazdani, Ghulam (1937). "Hyderabad State". Atlantic Publishers & Distri - via Google Books.
11. ^ "Know Your Corporation".
12. ^ "census2011".
13. ^ "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
14. ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
15. ^ "Know your district Plan your district - Warangal Urban" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
16. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
17. ^ "Revenue (District Administration) Department - Formation/ Re-Organization of warangaI urban Rural Districts into Hanumakonda and warangal Districts" (PDF). Government of Telangana. 12 August 2021.
18. ^ "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
19. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
20. ^ "TV9 – Warangal accorded World Heritage town status by UNESCO – Telugu TVTelugu TV". Telugutv.au.com. 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
21. ^ Mamnoor airport to function only after 2030
22. ^ "Warangal DEO". deowarangal.net. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
23. ^ "BIE announces IE officers for new districts". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

## External links

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* Official website Archived 3 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine

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Places adjacent to Hanamkonda district

|  | Karimnagar district | Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh

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Medak district |

Warangal district

| Khammam district
|  |
| Nalgonda district |

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Warangal topics

History|

* Kakatiya dynasty
* Siege of Warangal

Monuments|

* Ramappa Temple
* Thousand Pillar Temple
* Warangal Fort
* Kakatiya Kala Thoranam

Neighbourhoods|

* Dharmasagar
* Hanamkonda
* Hasanparthy
* Kazipet
* Madikonda
* Thimmapur

Government|

* Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation
* Kakatiya Urban Development Authority
* Warangal Police Commissionerate

Buildings|

* Kaloji Kala Kshethram

Tourist attractions|

* Public Garden
* Warangal Museum
* Kakatiya Zoological Park
* Kakatiya Musical Garden

Education|

| Colleges|

| Arts and sciences|

* University Arts and Science College

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Engineering|

* Ramappa Engineering College
* SR Engineering College
* Vaagdevi College of Engineering

Medical|

* Kakatiya Medical College

Institutes|

* Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science
* National Institute of Technology

Universities|

* Kakatiya University
* Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences

Hospitals|

* Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital
* Warangal Multi Super Speciality Hospital

Transport|

| Air|

* Warangal Airport

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Rail|

* Warangal Monorail
* Warangal Metro
* Hasanparthi Road
* Kazipet Junction
* Warangal

Road|

* TSRTC
* Outer Ring Road

Place of worship|

* Bhadrakali Temple
* Thousand Pillar Temple
* Padmakshi Temple

Water bodies|

* Bhadrakali Lake
* Waddepally Lake

Notable personalities|

* Kaloji Narayana Rao
* P. V. Narasimha Rao
* Pothana
* Rudrama Devi

Other topics|

* List of cities in India by population

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State of Telangana

Capital: Hyderabad

Topics|

* Architecture
* Cuisine
* Culture
* Demographics
* Economy
* Education
* Geography
* Government
* History
* Telugu language
* Language day
* Politics
* People
* List
* Tourism

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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Godavari basin

Rivers|

| Major tributaries|

* Godavari
* Pranhita
* Indravati
* Sabari
* Manjira
* Manair
* Wardha
* Wainganga
* Penganga

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Minor tributaries|

* Pravara
* Kinnerasani
* Purna
* Sileru
* Sindphana
* Taliperu

Sub-tributaries|

* Adan
* Banganga
* Bindusara
* Darna
* Kadva
* Kanhan
* Kolar
* Nasardi
* Pench
* Purna
* Shivana

Dams, barrages|

* Jayakwadi Dam
* Majalgaon Dam
* Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project
* Sriram Sagar Project
* Nizam Sagar
* Upper Wardha Dam
* Singur Reservoir
* Neher water system
* Dowleswaram Barrage
* Balimela Reservoir
* Devadula lift irrigation scheme
* Upper Dudhana Dam
* Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects
* Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project
* Sitamma Sagar Barrage
* Tummidihetti Barrage
* Sammakka Barrage
* Sadarmat Barrage

Geographical
features / regions|

* Marathwada
* Vidarbha
* Coastal Andhra
* Konaseema
* Deccan Plateau
* Western Ghats
* Eastern Ghats

Riparian districts|

| Maharashtra|

* Nashik
* Ahmednagar
* Aurangabad
* Parbhani
* Nanded
* Gadchiroli
* Beed
* Amravati
* Bhandara
* Gondia
* Chandrapur
* Wardha
* Nagpur
* Yavatmal
* Washim
* Buldhana
* Hingoli

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Madhya Pradesh|

* Balaghat
* Seoni
* Betul
* Chhindwara

Odisha|

* Kalahandi
* Koraput
* Malkangiri

Chhattisgarh|

* Bastar
* Bijapur

Karnataka|

* Bidar

Telangana|

* Medak
* Sangareddy
* Siddipet
* Nizamabad
* Kamareddy
* Adilabad
* Nirmal
* Mancherial
* Komaram Bheem
* Karimnagar
* Jagtial
* Peddapalli
* Rajanna Sircilla
* Hanamkonda
* Warangal
* Jayashankar Bhupalpally
* Jangaon
* Mahabubabad
* Bhadradri Kothagudem
* Khammam

Andhra Pradesh|

* Alluri Sitharama Raju
* Eluru
* West Godavari
* East Godavari
* Kakinada
* Konaseema

Cities|

* Nashik
* Nagpur
* Nanded
* Rajahmundry
* Warangal
* Koraput
* Bastar
* Bidar

Languages / people|

* Indo-Aryan languages
* Marathi
* Bhili
* Khandeshi
* Andh
* Banjari
* Odia
* Bhunjia
* Hindi
* Dravidian languages
* Kolami
* Goni
* Telugu
* Kannadiga
* Duruwa
* Multani
* Urdu

Coalfields|

* Godavari Valley Coalfield
* Wardha Valley Coalfield
* Kamptee Coalfield
* Pench Kanhan Coalfield

Oil / gas fields|

* Krishna Godavari Basin
* Ravva oil field

Industries|

* Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station
* Koradi Thermal Power Station
* Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
* Wardha Warora Power Plant
* Lanco Vidarbha Power Plant
* Nashik Thermal Power Station
* Dhariwal Power Station
* RattanIndia Nashik Thermal Power Station
* Kothagudem Thermal Power Station
* Kakatiya Thermal Power Station
* Parli Thermal Power Station
* NTPC Ramagundam
* NTPC Mauda
* Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station
* Tiroda Thermal Power Station
* Butibori Power Project
* Heavy Water Plant, Manuguru
* Waluj MIDC
* Shendra MIDC
* Shendra – Bidkin Industrial Park
* Ballarpur Industries
* HAL Sunabeda
* NALCO Damanjodi

Transport|

| Highways and railways|

* NH 16 (old NH 5)
* old NH 6
* NH 44 (old NH 7)
* Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways
* Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
* Bilaspur–Nagpur section
* Nagpur–Hyderabad line

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Bridges on Godavari|

* Godavari Bridge
* Old Godavari Bridge
* Godavari Arch Bridge
* Godavari Fourth Bridge

Pollution concerns,
river basin's sustainable
productivity & ecology|

* Algal bloom in reservoirs
* High alkalinity of river water in the river basin upstream of Pochampadu dam
* Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin
* Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash / red mud dumps of coal fired power stations / bauxite ore enrichment
* Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities

Related topics|

* Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal

Other basins|

* Mahanadi–Brahmani–Baitarani
* Damodar
* Kosi
* Narmada
* Son
* Krishna
* Penna

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Hanamkonda district

Revenue divisions|

* Hanamkonda
* Parkal

Mandals|

* Atmakur
* Bheemadevarpalle
* Damera
* Dharmasagar
* Elkathurthy
* Hanamkonda
* Hasanparthy
* Inavole
* Kamalapur
* Kazipet
* Nadikuda
* Parkal
* Velair
* Shyampet

Cities and
towns|

* Hanamkonda (district headquarters)
* Kazipet
* ‡Warangal

Villages|

* Aknoor
* Bheemadevarpalle
* Challagariga
* Cherial
* Dandepalle
* Damera
* Deshaipet
* Elkathurthy
* Enabavi
* Hasanparthy
* Kadipikonda
* Kondaparthy
* Korvichelma
* Lingamori gudem
* Maripeda
* Narsakkapalli
* Paidipally
* Paluvelupula
* Panthini
* Sangam
* Shambunipet
* Thirumalapuram
* Vangara
* Venkatraopally(B)

Electoral
constituencies|

| Lok Sabha|

* Warangal

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Legislative Assembly|

* Warangal

Footnotes|

‡Warangal is split between Warangal and Hanamkonda districts

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