The Telugus  are dominant in the 23 district

District

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s of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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 i.e. Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Medak, Warangal, Rangareddy, Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Khammam, Anantapur, Chittoor, Cuddapah, Kurnool, East Godavari, Guntur, West Godavari, Krishna, Nellore, Prakasam, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram.

Besides these districts, the Telugus are very influential in the Madras, Coimbatore

Coimbatore

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 and Vellore

Vellore

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 areas of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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; the Ganjam

Ganjam

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, Berhampur

Berhampur

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, Paralakhemundi

Paralakhemundi

Parlakhemundi is a small town and a municipality in Gajapati district in the Indian state of Orissa. The major languages spoken in this region are Oriya and Telugu.- Demographics :...

, Gajapati, Jeypore

Jeypore

Jeypore, is the largest town in the Koraput district of Orissa, India. Along with Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Balasore, Puri and Berhampur, Jeypore is one of the prominent places of Orissa. It is encompassed by hills of the Eastern Ghats and the more famous Araku hills on three...

 areas of Orissa

Orissa

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; the Bellary

Bellary

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, Bidar

Bidar

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, Kolar

Kolar

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 areas of Karnataka

Karnataka

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; the Kirandul

Kirandul

Kirandul is a city and a municipality in the Dantewada district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.It is a small town with NMDC colony, bus stand, railway station,Government Hospital and a college. Kirandul used to have a satellite township called Kailashnagar.-Demographics: India census, Kirandul...

 and other southern areas of Chhatisgarh; the Marathwada

Marathwada

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, Vidarbha

Vidarbha

Vidarbha is the eastern region of Maharashtra state made up of Nagpur Division and Amravati Division. Its former name is Berar . It occupies 31.6% of total area and holds 21.3% of total population of Maharashtra...

, Nagpur

Nagpur

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 areas of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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; and the Kharagpur

Kharagpur

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 area of West Bengal

West Bengal

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