Country India Headquarters Nalgonda Vehicle registration TS - 05 | State Telangana Tehsils 31 Tehsil 31 | |
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Administrative division Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Devarakonda Destinations Bhongir, Bhoodan Pochampally, Nalgonda Points of interest Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Kulpakji, Surendrapuri, Kunda Satyanarayana Kala Dha, Bhongir Fort Colleges and Universities Mahatma Gandhi University, Anurag Engineering College, Swami Ramananda Tirtha Inst, Khader Memorial College o, Nalanda college of pharmacy | ||
Nalgonda district is a district in the Telangana state of India. It has a population of 3,483,648 of which 13.32% is urban as of 2011.
Contents
- Map of Nalgonda Telangana
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- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Economy
- Administrative divisions
- Mandals
- Notable personalities
- References
Map of Nalgonda, Telangana
Diamond mines in fields of krishna river basin nalgonda district v6 news 14 10 2015
Etymology
Nalgonda is derived from two Telugu words Nalla (Black) & Konda (Hills) i.e. Black Hills.
History
Nalgonda was earlier referred to as Neelagiri, the name given by some Rajput rulers and the name was changed to Nallagonda only after its conquest by Allauddin Bahaman Shah, a Bahamani king.
The district has a major role in Telangana Rebellion
Geography
The district is spread over an area of 2,449.79 square kilometres (945.87 sq mi).
Demographics
As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 1,631,399.
The Krishna River, Musi River, Aleru, Peddavagu, Dindi River, Halia River and Paleru flow through the Nalgonda district. The district is much affected by high fluorine content in water.
Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Nalgonda one of the country's 250 poorest districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the nine districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into three revenue divisions of Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Devarakonda. These are sub-divided into 31 mandals and has 565 villages. Gaurav Uppal is the present collector of the district.
Mandals
The below table categorizes 31 mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
Notable personalities
Tollywood actors Kanta Rao, Prabhakar Reddy, Venu Madhav, Uttej and lyricist Suddala Ashok Teja and noted film Telugu film directors N.Shankar are from Nalgonda district.