Warangal district
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Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India. The administrative seat is Warangal
Warangal
Warangal is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. This district is a combination of three cities: Warangal,...
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Warangal District has an area of 12,846 km², and a population of 3,246,004 of which 19.20% was urban as of 2001. The district is bounded by Karimnagar District to the north, Khammam District
Khammam district
Khammam District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 2,565,412 of which 19.81% were urban as of 2001 census. Khammam town is the district headquarters. The present name of Khammam is derived from the old name Kammamet. Later it was called Khammam Mettu and subsequently...
to the east and southeast, Nalgonda District
Nalgonda district
Nalgonda / Nallagonda District is a district in Andhra Pradesh. It has a population of 3,483,648 of which 13.32% is urban as of 2001.-Etymology:Its name is derived from two Telugu words Nalla & Konda i.e...
to the southwest, and Medak District
Medak district
Medak District is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sangareddy is the district headquarters of Medak. The district had a population of 2,670,097, of which 14.36% were urban as of 2001...
to the west. Warangal is well known for its granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
quarries (notably the black and brown varieties) and as a market for rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, chilies, cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
, and tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
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The Warangal district headquarter is Warangal
Warangal
Warangal is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. This district is a combination of three cities: Warangal,...
city. This city is also called as tri-city, as it includes Warangal
Warangal
Warangal is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. This district is a combination of three cities: Warangal,...
, Hanamkonda
Hanamakonda
Hanumakonda is a town in Warangal district in Andhra Pradesh, India.Hanumakonda is situated between Kazipet and Warangal. It is also known as "Hanmakonda" and "Hanamkonda"...
and Kazipet
Kazipet
Kazipet is a town in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh, India, one of the tri-cities of Warangal-Hanamakonda-Kazipet. It is known for its religious diversity, with a population composed of Hindus, Christians, Muslims, and that's about it...
cities.
Warangal has been recently in the news because of the Separate Telangana issue. It has been a major centre for the movement and its rebirth. Kaloji Narayana Rao is a freedom fighter and a well known writer from Telangana.
History
Kakatiya
The Kakatiya dynasty was an Indian dynasty that ruled most parts of what is now Andhra Pradesh, India from 1083 CE to 1323 CE, with Orugallu , now Warangal , as its capital. Orugallu is also called 'Eka Sila Nagaram'...
kingdom ruled by the Kakatiya dynasty from the 12th to the 14th centuries. The old name of this newly formed city is Orugallu. Oru means one and Kallu means stone.
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
, and the Ramappa temple situated near Ramappa Lake. The cultural and administrative distinction of the Kakatiyas was mentioned by the famous traveller Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveler from the Venetian Republic whose travels are recorded in Il Milione, a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China. He learned about trading whilst his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, travelled through Asia and apparently...
. Famous or well-known rulers included Ganapathi Deva, Prathapa Rudra, and Rani (queen) Rudrama Devi
Rani Rudrama Devi
Rani Rudrama Devi was one of the most prominent rulers of the Kakatiya dynasty on the Deccan Plateau, being one of the few ruling queens in Indian history. She was born, as Rudramba, to King Ganapathideva...
. After the defeat of PratapaRudra, the Musunuri Nayaks
Musunuri Nayaks
The Musunuri Nayaks were Kamma warrior chieftains in the Kakatiya army, who regained Andhradesa in 1326 from the Delhi Sultanate in the aftermath of the Kakatiya defeat...
united seventy two Nayak chieftains and captured Warangal from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
sultanate and ruled for fifty years. Jealousy and mutual rivalry between Nayaks ultimately led to the downfall of Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s in 1370 A.D. and success of Bahmanis. Bahmani Sultanate
Bahmani Sultanate
The Bahmani Sultanate was a Muslim state of the Deccan in southern India and one of the great medieval Indian kingdoms...
later broke up into several smaller sultanates
Deccan sultanates
The Deccan sultanates were five Muslim-ruled late medieval kingdoms—Bijapur, Golkonda, Ahmadnagar, Bidar, and Berar—of south-central India. The Deccan sultanates were located on the Deccan Plateau, between the Krishna River and the Vindhya Range. These kingdoms became independent during the breakup...
, of which the Golconda
Golconda
Golconda may be:Places:* Golkonda, ruined city and fortress in India* Golconda, Illinois, town in the United States* Golconda, Nevada, former town in the United StatesOther:* Golconda...
sultanate ruled Warangal. The Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
emperor Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...
conquered Golconda in 1687, and it remained part of the Mughal empire until the southern provinces of the empire split away to become the state of Hyderabad
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...
in 1724 which included the Telangana region and some parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Hyderabad was annexed to India in 1948, and became an Indian state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
. In 1956 Hyderabad was partitioned as part of the States Reorganization Act, and Telangana
Telangana
Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...
, the Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
-speaking region of Hyderabad state which includes Warangal, became part of Andhra Pradesh.
Warangal District is currently a part of the Red Corridor
Red corridor
The Red Corridor is a term used to describe an impoverished region in the east of India that experiences considerable Naxalite communist insurgency...
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Geography
Warangal district occupies an area of 12846 square kilometres (4,959.9 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to the Phillippines' Samar IslandSamar Island
Samar is an island in the Visayas, within the central Philippines. The island is divided into three provinces: Samar province, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar. These three provinces, along with the provinces on the nearby islands of Leyte and Biliran are part of the Eastern Visayas region...
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Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Warangal one of the country's 250 most backward districtsPoverty in India
Poverty is widespread in India, with the nation estimated to have a third of the world's poor. According to a 2005 World Bank estimate, 41.6% of the total Indian population falls below the international poverty line of 1.25 a day...
(out of a total of 640
Districts of India
A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Districts are further subdivided, in some cases into Sub-Divisions, and otherwise directly into tehsils or talukas.District officials include:...
). It is one of the thirteen districts in Andhra Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Power sector
APGENCO has set up a 500 MW (and another unit of 1x600MW unit is under construction, thus the total capacity will become 1100MW) super thermal power plant in the Chelpur/ Bhupalpally area.Power Grid Corporation of India Limited is having a 630MVA, 400/220KV Substation in the Oglapur village in Atmakur mandal.,
Business and industry
IT/ITES hardwareIn 2001 Software Technology Parks of India
Software Technology Parks of India
'Software Technology Parks of India' is a government agency in India, established in 1991 under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, that manages the Software Technology Park scheme. It is an export oriented scheme for the development and export of computer software,...
started its branch in NIT Warangal premises to issue single window facilities, fast track permissions to IT, ITES companies & hardware parks so that IT/ITES parks can be established easily.
IT SEZ is also being set up by APIIC and K Raheja Group in Madikonda/Rampur area on the outskirts of Kazipet Town
Singareni coalaries have vast coal fields in the northern part of the district.
Textiles
This district is famous for producing cotton. Cotton ginning is done here and supplied to places like Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
and Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
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This Place is Famous For textile production in Ancient times By the then ruler As AZAM jahi Spinning mills Which were later closed Due To HUge Commercial LOSS
Food processing
The district is home to the Regional Research Center of the Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University
The Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University is a University in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.-History:...
. This district is famous for red chilly
Chili pepper
Chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas...
exports. Most of the chilly exports go to Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Mumbai and Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
. Watermelon
Watermelon
Watermelon is a vine-like flowering plant originally from southern Africa. Its fruit, which is also called watermelon, is a special kind referred to by botanists as a pepo, a berry which has a thick rind and fleshy center...
, Musk melon
Cantaloupe
"Rockmelon" redirects here, for the band see Rockmelons. See also Cantaloupe .Cantaloupe refers to a variety of Cucumis melo, a species in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes nearly all melons and squashes. Cantaloupes range in size from...
and Gherkin
Gherkin
The gherkin is a fruit similar in form and nutritional value to a cucumber. Gherkins and cucumbers belong to the same species , but are from different cultivar groups....
s are grown in the district. Nekkonda, Dornakal, Torrur and Mahabubabad are known for Mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
gardens. Vegetables are supplied to Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Vijayawada
Vijayawada
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...
, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Nagpur and Hyderabad.
Household indicators
In 2007–2008 the International Institute for Population Sciences interviewed 956 households in 40 villages across the district. They found that 94.1% had access to electricity, 94.3% had drinking waterWater supply and sanitation in India
Water supply and sanitation in India continue to be inadequate, despite longstanding efforts by the various levels of government and communities at improving coverage. The level of investment in water and sanitation, albeit low by international standards, has increased during the 2000s. Access has...
, 40.6% toilet facilities, and 30.4% lived in a pucca
Pucca housing
Pucca housing refers to dwellings that are designed to be solid and permanent. The term is applied to housing in South Asia built of substantial material such as stone, brick, cement, concrete, or timber....
(permanent) home
Housing in India
Housing in India varies greatly and reflects the socio-economic mix of its vast population.Housing varies from palaces of erstwhile maharajas in Rajasthan to swanky apartment buildings in big cities to tiny huts in far-flung villages...
. 17.5% of girls wed before the legal age
Marriageable age
Marriageable age is the age at which a person is allowed to marry, either as of right or subject to parental or other forms of consent. The age and other requirements vary between countries, but generally it is set at 18, although most jurisdictions allow marriage at slightly younger ages with...
of 18 and 87.2% of interviewees carried a BPL
Below Poverty Line
Below Poverty Line is an economic benchmark and poverty threshold used by the government of India to indicate economic disadvantage and to identify individuals and households in need of government assistance and aid. It is determined using various parameters which vary from state to state and...
card.
Divisions
1. Cheriyal 2. Maddur 3. Narmetta Narmetta Narmetta is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -Panchayats:The following is the list of village panchayats in Narmetta mandal.... 4. Bachannapet Bachannapet Bachannapet is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:Bachannapet is a mandal in the district of Warangal. Its history dates back to 450 years approximately. A high school was established in 1955 in this village. Most of the villagers are... 5. Jangaon 6. Lingala Ghanpur 7. Raghunathapalli 8. Ghanpur (Station) Ghanpur (Station) Ghanpur known as Station Ghanpur is a village and mandal in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was originally called Ganapavaram after the Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva... 9. Dharmasagar Dharmasagar Dharmasagar is a mandal village in Warangal District in Andhra Pradesh, India. Dharmasagar is well connected with towns like Kazipet, Warangal, and Hanamakonda by road.... 10. Hasanparthy Hasanparthy Hasanparthy is a town and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Telangana in India.-Hasanparthy:There are 24 villages under Hasanparthy & interestingly the bus route number from Warangal to Hasanparthy is also 24. Hasanparthy is popular town in the district of Warangal. It is just... 11. Hanamkonda Hanamakonda Hanumakonda is a town in Warangal district in Andhra Pradesh, India.Hanumakonda is situated between Kazipet and Warangal. It is also known as "Hanmakonda" and "Hanamkonda"... 12. Wardhannapet Wardhannapet Wardhannapet is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -Geography:Wardhannpet is on the warangal - khammam highway, about 25 km from Warangal city.... 13. Zaffergadh Zaffergadh Zaffergadh is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Zaffergadh got its name from a Muslim ruler Zaffarudhaula who made this place capital of his dynasty. Zaffergadh Mandal is 16KM from Ghanpur and well connected with roads. Zaffergadh is about... 14. Palakurthi Palakurthi Palakurthi is a census town and Mandal in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Palakurthy had a population of 6964. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Palakurthy has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average... 15. Devaruppula Devaruppula Devaruppula is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Kasani Narayana a Congress Party Member of Legislative Assembly in Andhra Pradesh was born in this village. He fought against the Nizam authorities in Telangana and worked for social... 16. Kodakandla Kodakandla Kodakandla is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -Panchayats:The following is the list of village panchayats in Kodakandla mandal.#Authapuram#Edunuthula#Gantlakunta#Kodakandla#Koripelly#Lakshmakkapally... 17. Raiparthy Raiparthy Rayaparthy is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:This village most historical village. In this village Shiva Temple was built in 17th century.... |
18. Thorrur 19. Nellikudur Nellikudur Nellikudur is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Panchayats:The following is the list of village panchayats in Nellikudur mandal.Nellikudur is a major Gram Pnchayath.... 20. Narsimhulapet Narsimhulapet Narsimhulapet is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Panchayats:The following is the list of village panchayats in Narsimhulapet mandal.*1. Agapet*2.Beerishettigudem*3. Bojjannapet*4. Danthalapalle... 21. Maripeda Maripeda -Panchayats:*One of the village name called MARIPEDA in warangal , near to khamman Approximately with 10000.History For the Village Name "Maripeda":... 22. Dornakal Dornakal Dornakal is a town in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh. The town is important as a railway junction from where a branch line emanates to Manuguru and is also on the Vijayawada - Warangal mainline it connects South India... 23. Kuravi Kuravi Kuravi is a temple village and a mandal located in Warangal district of Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh state in India. -Geography:Kuravi/Korvi is around 70 km away from Warangal by train and is around 11 km away from the Mahabubabad town. It comes under Dornakal Assembly segments.... 24. Mahabubabad Mahabubabad The city has a semi-tropical climate. Where the people from the city and its surroundings enjoy the pleasant climate. In summer, the temperatures of the city will soar to more than 45°C, and in winter temperatures range between 12°C and 27°C, which will be a pleasant weather to enjoy... 25. Kesamudram Kesamudram Kesamudram is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:Kesamudram is located at 45 km from Warangal.... 26. Nekkonda Nekkonda Nekkonda is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.... 27. Gudur Gudur Gudur is third largest town and municipality,in Nellore District in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In India, Gudur is the largest division in Nellore and a very old municipality. The mica belt around Gudur is considered the 2nd largest in the country. The mica deposits are located in a 1000sq.km... 28. kodakandla Kodakandla Kodakandla is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -Panchayats:The following is the list of village panchayats in Kodakandla mandal.#Authapuram#Edunuthula#Gantlakunta#Kodakandla#Koripelly#Lakshmakkapally... 29. Kothaguda Kothaguda Kothaguda కొత్తగూడ is a big agency Mandal in Mulugu Constituency of Warangal district of Telangana Region Andhra Pradesh in India.- Geography :Kothaguda is located at 18° 55'0N 75° 54' 0E.It has average altitude of 225 meters. Kothaguda is a historical place... 30. Khanapur Khanapur Khanapur is a Town Council in Belgaum district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is about 26 km from Belgaum. The town is governed by the Khanapur Municipal Council. Khanapur taluka falls under Belgaum District. The town is on the Belgaum - Panaji National Highway 4A... 31. Narsampet Narsampet Narsampet is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:Narsampet is located at 17° 55'0N 79° 54' 0E.It has average altitude of 221 meters. Narsampet is a historical place... 32. Chennaraopet Chennaraopet Chennaraopet is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:Chennaraopet is Located at Five km south of Narsampet towards Nekkonda... 33. Parvathagiri Parvathagiri Parvathagiri is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Panchayats:The following is the list of village panchayats in Parvathagiri mandal.AnantharamAnnaramBurugumadlaChinthanekkondaChoutapalleDaulath Nagar... 34. Sangem 35. Nallabelly Nallabelly Nallabelly is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Panchayats:The following is the list of village panchayats in Nallabelly mandal.Arshanpalle Govindapuram Gundlapahad Kannaraopet Kondapur... |
36. Duggondi Duggondi Duggondi is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Telangana in India. -General information:*Households: 10,319*Population: 42,505*Males: 21,827*Females: 20,678*Total Literates: 19,371 *Male Literates: 12,468... 37. Geesugonda Geesugonda Geesukonda is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Located about 16 km from Warangal City, Geesugonda is a scenic village bounded with lush green fields. Food crops like rice, a variety of pulses, cotton, red chili, and turmeric crops are grown in... 38. Atmakur Atmakur (Warangal district) Atmakur ' is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.- Geography :Its history dates back to 1000 years approximately. It is about 20 km away from the Warangal city on the way to Mulug. It has famous ancient building called Desai-Gadi where film... 39. Shayampet 40. Parkal 41. Regonda Regonda Regonda is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Regonda is located 40 km northeast of the district capital of Warangal.It is the oldest village the king is rajanikar reddy godela ruled 40 years... 42. Mogullapalle Mogullapalle Mogullapalle is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.... 43. Chityal 44. Bhupalpalle Bhupalpalle Bhupalpalle is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -Geography:Bhupalpalle is located North West of Warangal Dist and is the Black Gold city of Warangal. There are huge deposits of Coal underneath... 45. Ghanapur 46. Mulug 47. Venkatapur Venkatapur Venkatapur is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Venkatpur is the second largest revenue village in warangal district, it consists of around 12 thousand people.... 48. Govindaraopet Govindaraopet Govindaraopet is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Etymology and importance:Govindaraopet serves as a mandal headquarters for surrounding villages.... 49. Tadvai Tadvai Tadvai is a village and mandal headquarters in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh, India.-Panchayats:There are 12 village panchayats in Tadvai mandal.*Bayyakkapet*Beerelli*Dameravai*Gangaram*Kalwapalli*Katapuram*Lingala*Narlapur*Narsapur*Oorattam... 50. Eturnagaram Eturnagaram Eturnagaram is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is one of the most beautiful places in Andhra Pradesh. It is totally covered with deep forest.... 50. Mangapet Mangapet Mangapet is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.- References :- History :Mangapet has almost 600 hundred years history.... 50. Chityal (Warangal Dist) 51. Warangal Warangal Warangal is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. This district is a combination of three cities: Warangal,... |
Transport
Road transportNational Highway 202 (India)
National Highway 202 (India)
National Highway 202 is a National Highway in India that links Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh and Bhopalpatnam in Chattisgarh. The road till Warangal was already a state highway...
between Hyderabad - Bhopalpatnam
Bhopalpatnam
Bhopalpatnam is a tehsil, revenue division and development block in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh, India. The National Highway 202 begins here and connects to Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh...
(Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....
) connecting the district through Jangaon, Kazipet, Hanamkonda, Mulug, Eturnagaram. Warangal city is surrounded with towns like Bhoopalpally , Parkal, Mahabubabad, Narsampet, Torrur and Jangaon each 30-90 kilometers.
Warangal is about 140 km by road from Hyderabad (capital of Andhra Pradesh).
Rail transport
The city has to Railway stations called (Warangal and Kazipet) which connects south and north India and the Kazipet is major railway junction.
Airport
Hyderabad International Airport
Hyderabad International Airport
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport also known as Hyderabad International Airport, is an international airport near Shamshabad, about south of downtown Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India....
is about 3 ½ hours by road from Warangal city. This district has a small airport in Mamnoor, which can accommodate small aircraft like the ATR 42
ATR 42
-Civil operators:The largest operators of the ATR-42 are FedEx Express, Airlinair, TRIP Linhas Aéreas,and Mexico City-based Aeromar respectively. Number of aircraft as of 2010:Some 70 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type....
. This airport is currently used by police.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census2011 census of India
The 15th Indian National census was conducted in two phases, houselisting and population enumeration. Houselisting phase began on April 1, 2010 and involved collection of information about all buildings...
Warangal district has a population
Demographics of India
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of 3,522,644 , roughly equal to the nation of Lithuania
Lithuania
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or the US state of Connecticut
Connecticut
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. This gives it a ranking of 82nd in India (out of a total of 640
Districts of India
A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Districts are further subdivided, in some cases into Sub-Divisions, and otherwise directly into tehsils or talukas.District officials include:...
). The district has a population density of 274 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
Family planning in India
Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government. In the 1965-2009 period, contraceptive usage has more than tripled and the fertility rate has more than halved , but the national fertility rate is still high enough to cause long-term population growth...
over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.52 %. Warangal has a sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
of 994 females
Women in India
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been eventful...
for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
Literacy in India
Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...
of 66.16 %.
Culture
The district hosts the Samakka-Saramma Jatara (congregation). Every two years, approximately ten million people converge over three days around the small village of TadvaiTadvai
Tadvai is a village and mandal headquarters in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh, India.-Panchayats:There are 12 village panchayats in Tadvai mandal.*Bayyakkapet*Beerelli*Dameravai*Gangaram*Kalwapalli*Katapuram*Lingala*Narlapur*Narsapur*Oorattam...
, 90 km from Warangal city. This fair commemorates the valiant fight put up by a mother-daughter combination with the reigning rulers over an unjust law.
Warangal is an excellent abode of fine arts and literature. Many art forms from folklore to the modern arts of singing, dance, painting, poetry and films have been flourished in the land.
Education
Some of the major educational institutions in this district are:- Kakatiya UniversityKakatiya UniversityKakatiya University is a public university located in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the largest recipients of central government educational funds, evidenced by the recent external campus facelift and vast expansion and acquisition of the latest IT equipment and related peripherals...
(Official Website) - National Institute of Technology, WarangalNational Institute of Technology, WarangalNational Institute of Technology, Warangal is an undergraduate and post graduate engineering institute located in Warangal, India...
(formerly REC Warangal — One of the top ranked advanced premium technical education institutes in India) - Kakatiya Medical CollegeKakatiya Medical CollegeThe Kakatiya Medical College is one of the 13 government medical schools in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh. It offers graduate and postgraduate medical education...
– A medical education institute which has a 1000 bed general hospital attached to it.
There are several engineering colleges situated around the city, producing thousands of engineering students every year.
Schools
- St. Paul's High School, Hanamkonda
- Sabarmathi School, Vidyanagar/Vishnupuri, Kazipet(jn)
- BLUE BIRDS HIGH SCHOOL,Raipura,Hanmkonda,Warangal,Telangana.
- Rosary High School, Reddy Colony, Hanamkonda, Warangal, AP
- Mahboobia Panjetan High School [Girls], Matwada, Warangal, Telangana
- Mahboobia Panjetan High School [Boys], Matwada, Warangal, Telangana
- Bharateeya Vidya Kendra High School, Kasibugga
- St. Peter Public School
- Warangal Public School
- Warangal Central Public School
- Fathima High School
- Platinum Jubile High School
- Bishop Beretta High School
- St. Anns High School
- Rising Sun High School
- St. Gabriels High School
- St. Peter's Public School(ref by D.Bhupal Reddy)
- Greenwood High School ref by (Vinay krishna)
- Children's World Montessori School (Ramnagar, Hanamkonda)
- sr national high school/advocates colony hanomkonda
- Sri.R.N.REDDY MEMORIAL SCHOOL (DHARMASAGAR)
- Saketha High School, Bheemaram, Hasanparthy, Warangal
- Geethanjali High School ashalapally,sangem,warangal(ref by Venkanna Nasam).