Narayanpet district

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Narayanpet district
Fields on the banks of the Krishna river near Maganur
Fields on the banks of the Krishna river near Maganur
Location of Narayanapet district in Telangana
Location of Narayanapet district in Telangana
Coordinates (Narayanpet): 16°44′48″N 77°29′45″E / 16.746688°N 77.495815°E / 16.746688; 77.495815Coordinates: 16°44′48″N 77°29′45″E / 16.746688°N 77.495815°E / 16.746688; 77.495815
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
District
Formation
17 February 2019
Founded byK. Chandrashekar Rao
HeadquartersNarayanpet
Tehsils11
Government
 • District collectorHari Chandana Dasari (IAS)
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMahabubnagar
Area
 • Total2,336 km2 (902 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total566,874

Vehicle ragestration

= TS−38 [1]
Websitenarayanpet.telangana.gov.in

Narayanpet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Narayanpet is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Mahbubnagar, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy and Jogulamba Gadwal districts and with the Karnataka state.[2]

History[edit]

Historically "Narayanapeta" has been in the Palamoor region by the 6th Century B.C Later Nandas, Mouryas, Sathavahanas, Ikshwakas, Vishnukundinas, Badami Chalukyas, Kanduri Chodas, Kakatiyas, Yadavas of Devagiri, Cheruku kings, Vavilala kings, Munusuri Dyanasty, Bahamani Sultans, Vijayanagara Kings, Recharla Padmanayakas, Kutubshahis, Mughals and Nizam of Hyderabad ruled this area as the part of their Kingdom, this region was known as the land of the Cholas Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (1869-1911 AD) was changed the name of "Narayanapeta" to NARAYANPET on 4 December 1890. Narayanapeta was the headquarters of the district since 1883 AD.[citation needed]

the Golconda diamonds also including the famous Kohinoor Diamond come from the Narayanapet district area[3]

Administrative divisions[edit]

The district has 1 revenue division of Narayanapet and is sub-divided into 11 mandals [4]

Mandals[edit]

# Narayanpet revenue division
1 Damargidda
2 Dhanwada
3 Kosgi
4 Krishna
5 Maddur
6 Maganur
7 Makthal
8 Marikal
9 Narayanpet
10 Narva
11 Utkur

Demographics[edit]

At the time of the 2011 census of India, Narayanpet district had a population of 5,66,874, of whom 282231 were men and 284643 women. The sex ration was 1009. 89% of the population lived in rural areas. The literacy rate was 49.93%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 16.2% and 5.1% of the population respectively.[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Demography | Narayanpet District, Government of Telangana | India". Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. "Telangana gets two new districts: Narayanpet and Mulugu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. Narayanpet History
  4. Telangana Govt Order No 19 Dt 16-02-2019

External links[edit]

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