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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Suryapet}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Suryapet district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Telangana|District]] of [[Telangana]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Pillala-marri-temple-Suryapet-Nalgonda.jpg
| image_caption = [[Pillalamarri]] temple
| image_map = Suryapet in Telangana (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Suryapet district in Telangana
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Suryapet
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Telangana]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 2016
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Suryapet]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 23
| area_total_km2 = 3607
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 10,99,560
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 15.56%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 64.11%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 996
| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Vinay Krishna Reddy[IAS]
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies
| leader_name1 = Nalgonda and Bhuvanagiri
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = TS–29<ref>{{cite news|title=Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List|url=https://timesalert.com/telangana-new-districts-list/21462/|access-date=11 October 2016|work=Timesalert.com|date=11 October 2016}}</ref>
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = NH-65, NH-365B, NH-365BB and SH-42
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|http://suryapet.telangana.gov.in/}}
}}
[[File:Suryapet District Revenue divisions.png|thumb|280px|Suryapet District Revenue divisions]]
'''Suryapet district''' is a [[district]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Telangana]].<ref name="district">{{cite web|title=Suryapet district|url=http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130644554246.Suryapet.pdf|website=New Districts Formation Portal|access-date=11 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011225153/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130644554246.Suryapet.pdf|archive-date=11 October 2016}}</ref> The city of [[Suryapet]] is the district headquarters. The district has three revenue divisions Suryapet, Kodad and Huzurnagar. It is sub-divided into 23 mandals. The district shares boundaries with [[Nalgonda district|Nalgonda]], [[Khammam district|Khammam]], [[Yadadri Bhuvanagiri|Yadadri]], [[Jangaon district|Jangaon]] and [[Mahabubabad district|Mahabubabad]] districts and with [[Andhra Pradesh]] state.

== Geography ==

The district is spread over an area of {{convert|3374.41|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> This district is bounded by [[Jangaon district]], [[Mahabubabad district]] in the northeast, [[Khammam district]] in the east, [[Andhra Pradesh]] in the south, [[Nalgonda district]] in the west and [[Yadadri district Bhuvanagiri]] in the northwest.

== Demographics ==
{{Pie chart
|label1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]|value1 = 83.28|color1 = steelblue
|label2 = [[Lambadi]]|value2 = 11.24|color2 = gold
|label3 = [[Urdu]]|value3 = 4.97|color3 = green
|label4 = Others|value4 = 0.51|color4 = Grey
}}
{{As of|2011}} [[2011 census of India|Census of India]], the district has a population of 1,099,560.<ref name="newdist" /> According to the 2011 census, 83.28% of the population speaks [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 11.24% [[Lambadi]] and 4.97% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

The [[Krishna River]] and [[Musi River (India)|Musi River]] flow through the Suryapet district.

== Major city ==
*[[Suryapet]]

== Major towns ==
*[[Kodad]]
*[[Huzurnagar]]
*[[Neredcherla]]
*[[Thirumalagiri]]
*[[Thungathurthy]]

== Culture and Tourism ==
*Lingamanthula Swamy temple - 5 km from [[Suryapet]]
*Sri Parvathi Mahadeva Nameshwara Temple and Chennakeshava Swamy temple, Pillalamarri - 6 km from [[Suryapet]]
*Dandu Maisamma temple - 12 km from [[Suryapet]]
*Sri Undrugonda Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Undrugonda - 13 km from [[Suryapet]]
*Musi Reservoir - 27 km from [[Suryapet]]
*Phanigiri Buddhist Site - 42 km from [[Suryapet]]
*Ananthagiri Hill - 54 km from [[Suryapet]]
*Janapadu Dargah-55 km from [[Suryapet]]
*Swayambu Shambhu Lingeshwara Temple, Mellacheruvu - 63 km from [[Suryapet]]
*Mattapalli Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Mattapalli - 80 km from [[Suryapet]]

== Administrative divisions ==
The district has three [[List of revenue divisions in Telangana|revenue divisions]] of [[Suryapet revenue division|Suryapet]], [[Kodad revenue division|Kodad]] and Huzurnagar revenue division. It is sub-divided into 23 [[mandal]]s.<ref name="mandals">{{cite web|title=Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad|url=http://epaper.andhrajyothy.com/c/13774805|website=Andhra Jyothy|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref> Amoy kumar is the present collector of the district.<ref>{{cite news|title=K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/111016/k-chandrasekhar-rao-appoints-collectors-for-new-districts.html|access-date=13 October 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=11 October 2016}}</ref>

=== Mandals ===
{| class="wikitable"

! S.No. !! [[Suryapet revenue division]] !! [[Kodad revenue division]] !! Huzurnagar revenue division
|-
|1 || [[Suryapet mandal|Suryapet]]
|| [[Chilkur mandal|Chilkur]]
|| [[Palakeedu mandal|Palakeedu]]
|-
|2 || [[Chivvemla mandal|Chivvemla]]
|| [[Ananthagiri mandal|Ananthagiri]]
|| [[Huzurnagar mandal|Huzurnagar]]
|-
|3 || [[Mothey mandal|Mothey]]
|| [[Kodad mandal|Kodad]]
|| [[Mellachervu mandal|Mellachervu]]
|-
|4 || [[Jajireddygudem mandal|Jajireddygudem]]
|| [[Munagala mandal|Munagala]]
|| [[Mallareddygudem mandal|Mallareddygudem]]
|-
|5 || [[Nuthankal mandal|Nuthankal]]
|| [[Nadigudem mandal|Nadigudem]]
|| [[Mattampally mandal|Mattampally]]
|-
|6 || [[Penpahad mandal|Penpahad]]
||
|| [[Neredcherla mandal|Nereducherla]]
|-
|7 || [[Athmakur (S) mandal|Athmakur(S)]]
||
|| [[Garidepally mandal|Garidepally]]
|-
|8 || [[Thirumalagiri mandal|Thirumalagiri]]

|-
|9 || [[Thungathurthy mandal|Thungathurthy]]

|-
| 10 || [[Nagaram mandal|Nagaram]]
|-
| 11 || [[Maddirala mandal|Maddirala]]
|}

== Notable personalities ==
Tollywood actors [[Kanta Rao]], [[Prabhakar Reddy]], [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] were from Suryapet District.

[[B. Santosh Babu]], Army colonel and [[Maha Vir Chakra]] awardee killed during [[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes#Galwan Valley clash|Galwan Valley clash]]

== See also ==
* [[Jan Pahad Dargah]]
* [[List of districts in Telangana]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Suryapet district}}
{{Telangana |state=collapsed}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://suryapet.telangana.gov.in/ Official website]
*Suryapet [https://historyglow.com/suryapet-district/ district]

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[[Category:2016 establishments in Telangana]]

Suryapet district - Revision history

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