Wanaparthy district | |
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 Tirumallayya Hills | |
.svg) Location of Wanaparthy district in Telangana | |
| Coordinates (Wanaparthy): 16°21′50″N 78°03′48″E / 16.363870°N 78.063403°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Headquarters | Wanaparthy |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Shaik Yasmeen Basha |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,816.4 km2 (1,087.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,238,660 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 52.77 |
| • Sex ratio | 922 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Average annual precipitation | 2014–15 556.7 mm |
| Website | wanaparthy |
Wanaparthy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[1] Its headquarters is Wanaparthy.The district shares boundaries with Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Nagarkurnool districts and with the state boundary of Andhra pradesh.
Geography[edit | edit source]
The district is spread over an area of 4,816.40 square kilometres (1,859.62 sq mi).[2]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of 2011[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 1,238,660.[2]
Administrative divisions[edit | edit source]
The district has one revenue division of Wanaparthy and is sub-divided into 14 mandals.[3] Shaik Yasmeen Basha is the present collector of the district.[4] Singireddy Niranjan Reddy is the legislative leader of wanaparthy constituency. He won 2018 general elections by a margin of 51,685 votes. Currently, he is the minister of state for Agriculture, Marketing, Civil Supplies in Telangana state.
Mandals[edit | edit source]
The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:[1]
| # | Wanaparthy revenue division |
|---|---|
| 1 | Amarchinta |
| 2 | Atmakur |
| 3 | Chinnambavi |
| 4 | Ghanpur (Khilla) |
| 5 | Gopalpeta |
| 6 | Kothakota |
| 7 | Madanapur |
| 8 | Pangal |
| 9 | Pebbair |
| 10 | Peddamandadi |
| 11 | Revally |
| 12 | Srirangapur |
| 13 | Veepanagandla |
| 14 | Wanaparthy |
Notable personalities[edit | edit source]
- Singireddy Niranjan Reddy – Cabinet minister,Telangana.(Agriculture,Marketing,Civil supplies,co-operation,consumer)[5]
- Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy – Politician from Telugu Desam Party ex-MLA for wanaparthy constituency
- Dr.Gillela Chinna Reddy – Politician from Indian National Congress ex-MLA for wanaparthy constituency[6]
- Raghavendar Askani – Politician from Loksatta Party, Founder Youth Parliament Program[7]
- Kiran Rao - Indian film producer,granddaughter of Raja J. Rameshwar Rao
- Aditi Rao Hydari - Indian film actress, granddaughter of Raja J. Rameshwar Rao
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wanaparthy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Official website of Wanaparthydistrict". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts".
- ↑ Cabinet Minister
- ↑ Dr.Gillela Chinna Reddy
- ↑ "Askani Raghavendar sets his mission to empower youth for a better India". BookOfAchievers. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
External links[edit | edit source]
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