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	In 2006 the Indian government named Nalgonda one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India\|poorest districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=brgf /> It is one of the nine districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web\|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj\|date=8 September 2009\|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme\|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development\|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|access-date=27 September 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref>		In 2006 the Indian government named Nalgonda one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India\|poorest districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=brgf /> It is one of the nine districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web\|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj\|date=8 September 2009\|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme\|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development\|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|access-date=27 September 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref>

	== ~~Major Cities~~ ==		== Geography ==

			=== Cities ===
	*[[Nalgonda]]		*[[Nalgonda]]
	*[[Miryalaguda]]		*[[Miryalaguda]]

	== ~~Major~~ Towns ==		=== Towns ===

	*[[Devarakonda]]		*[[Devarakonda]]
	*[[Nakrekal]]		*[[Nakrekal]]
	*[[Munugode]]		*[[Munugode]]

			=== Villages ===
			{{Main\|List of villages in Nalgonda district}}

	== Notable places in District ==		== Notable places in District ==

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Nalgonda}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nalgonda district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Telangana|District]] of [[Telangana]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Nalgonda District Montage 1.png
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_map = Nalgonda in Telangana (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Nalgonda district in Telangana
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Nalgonda
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Telangana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Devarakonda
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Nalgonda]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 31
| area_total_km2 = 7122
| area_footnotes = https://nalgonda.telangana.gov.in/about-district/
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1618416
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 65.05
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Gaurav Uppal
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies
| leader_name1 = N Uttam Kumar Reddy
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies
| leader_name2 = 6 assembly seats
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = TS – 05<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.sakshipost.com/telangana/2016/10/13/vehicle-registration-codes-for-new-districts-in-telangana | title=Vehicle Registration Codes for New Districts in Telangana}}</ref>
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = NH-65, NH-561, SH-2
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = Normal rainfall 751.0 mm; average rainfall 670.2 mm
| website = {{URL|http://www.nalgonda.nic.in/}}
}}
[[File:Nalgonda District Revenue divisions.png|thumb|280px|Nalgonda District Revenue divisions]]

'''Nalgonda district''' is a [[district]] in the [[Telangana]] state of India. Nalgonda district has the highest number of mandals in the state with 31 mandals.<ref name="Census GIS India">{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Census GIS India |publisher=Censusindiamaps.net |access-date=2012-06-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703215108/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=2007-07-03 }}</ref> The district shares boundaries with [[Suryapet district|Suryapet]], [[Rangareddy]], [[Yadadri Bhuvanagiri|Yadadri]] and [[Nagarkurnool district|Nagarkurnool]] districts and with the state boundary of [[Andhra Pradesh]].

== Etymology ==
Nalgonda is derived from two [[Telugu language|Telugu]] words Nalla (Black) & Konda (Hills) i.e. ''Black Hills''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world66.com/asia/southasia/india/andhrapradesh/nalgonda |title=Nalgonda travel guide |publisher=World66.com |access-date=2012-06-13}}</ref>

== History ==
{{Main|Telangana Rebellion}}

[[File:Nalgonda District 1951.jpg|thumb|left|Nalgonda District 1905 to 1953]]
[[File:Nalgonda District 1961.jpg|thumb|left|Nalgonda District with Talukas until to 1979]]

Nalgonda was earlier referred to as Neelagiri, the name given by some local rulers and the name was changed to ''Nallagonda'' only after its conquest by Allauddin Bahaman Shah, the founder of [[Bahmani Sultanate]] .

[[File:Goddess Deity relief near Nagarjunakonda.jpg|thumb|Goddess Deity relief near Nagarjunakonda]]
[[File:LateefSahebDargaNalgonda.jpg|thumb|Lateef Saheb Darga at Nalgonda]]

The district had a major role in the [[Telangana Rebellion]].

== Geography ==

The district is spread over an area of {{convert|7122|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="newdist">{{cite news|title=New districts|url=http://www.andhrajyothy.com/artical?SID=320397|access-date=8 October 2016|work=Andhra Jyothy.com|date=8 October 2016}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{Pie chart|thumb=left
|label1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]|value1 = 81.75|color1 = steelblue
|label2 = [[Lambadi]]|value2 = 11.91|color2 = gold
|label3 = [[Urdu]]|value3 = 5.51|color3 = green
|label4 = Others|value4 = 0.83|color4 = Grey
}}
{{As of|2011}} [[2011 census of India|Census of India]], the district has a population of 1,618,416. According to the 2011 census, 81.75% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 11.91% [[Lambadi]] and 5.51% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="newdist" />

The [[Krishna River]], [[Musi River (India)|Musi River]], Aleru, Peddavagu, [[Dindi River]], Halia River and Paleru flow through the Nalgonda district.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

== Economy ==
[[File:Pochampally fancy silk sareesIMG 0317.JPG|thumb|Pochampally fancy silk saris]]

In 2006 the Indian government named Nalgonda one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|poorest districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf /> It is one of the nine districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref>

== Major Cities ==

*[[Nalgonda]]
*[[Miryalaguda]]

== Major Towns ==

*[[Devarakonda]]
*[[Nakrekal]]
*[[Munugode]]

== Notable places in District ==

*Latif Saheb Hill in [[Nalgonda]]
* Sri Chaya Someshwara Temple - {{cvt|5|km}} from Nalgonda
*Udaya Samudram -{{cvt|6|km}} from Nalgonda
*Devarkonda Fort - {{cvt|60|km}} from Nalgonda
*Nagarjuna sagar Dam - {{cvt|64|km}} from Nalgonda

== Administrative divisions ==
The district is divided into three [[List of Revenue Divisions in Andhra Pradesh|revenue divisions]]: Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, and Devarakonda. These are sub-divided into 31 [[mandal]]s and has 565 villages.<ref name="newdist" /> Prashanth Jeevan Patil is the present collector of the district.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nalgonda.telangana.gov.in/about-district/whos-who/|title=Who's who|date=Feb 26, 2020|access-date=Feb 26, 2020}}</ref>

=== Mandals ===
The below table categorizes the [[mandal]]s into their respective revenue divisions in the district:

{| class="wikitable" width="425pt"
|-
! # !! Nalgonda Division !! Miryalaguda Division !! Devarakonda Division
|-
| 1 || [[Chandur, Telangana|Chandur]] || [[Dameracherla]] || [[Chandampet]]
|-
| 2 || [[Chityal, Nalgonda district|Chityal]] || [[Miryalaguda]] || [[Chintapally, Nalgonda district|Chintapally]]
|-
| 3 || [[Kanagal, Nalgonda|Kanagal]] || [[Vemulapally, Telangana|Vemulapally]] || [[Devarakonda]]
|-
| 4 || [[Kattangur]] ||[[Haaliya]] || [[Gundlapally]]
|-
| 5 || [[Gurrampode]] ||[[Nidamanoor Mandal|Nidamanur]] ||[[Gurrampood]]
|-
| 6 || [[Munugode]] ||[[Peddavoora]] || [[Konda Mallepally]]
|-
| 7 || [[Nakrekal]] || [[Tripuraram]] || [[Nampally, Nalgonda district|Nampally]]
|-
| 8 || [[Nalgonda mandal|Nalgonda]] || [[Madugulapally]]|| [[Marriguda]]
|-
| 9 || [[Narayanapur, Nalgonda|Narayanapur]] ||[[Thirumalagiri, Nalgonda district|Thirumalagiri]] (Sagar)|| [[Pedda Adiserla Pally]]
|-
| 10 || [[Narketpally]] || [[Adavi Devulapally]] ||[[Neredu Gomma]]
|-
| 11 || [[Shaligowraram]] || Ashok Nagar||
|-
| 12 || [[Thipparthy]] || ||
|-
| 13 || [[Kodakanla]] || ||
|-
|}

[[File:APSRTC Busbay Nalgonda.jpg|thumb|TSRTC busbay at Nalgonda]]

== See also ==

*[[Chinna Kaparthy]]
*[[Dandampally]]
*[[List of districts in Telangana]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage |Nalgonda (district)}}
*[https://nalgonda.telangana.gov.in/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175656/http://www.aponline.gov.in/Quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/nalgonda.html Nalgonda factfile at APOnline.gov.in]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=zXBB1nZYoLIC&pg=PT1&dq=research+in+the+Hyderabad+State&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=gnoqS_ntGYiGlQSU-MjLCw&cd=20#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Neelagiri to Nalgonda. page 160]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Nalgonda district
|North = [[Warangal district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Khammam district]] <br /> [[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Southeast = [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Mahbubnagar district]]
|West = [[Ranga Reddy district]]
|Northwest = [[Medak district]]
}}
{{Telangana |state=collapsed}}
{{Nalgonda district}}
{{Authority control}}

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