Telangana
Telangana is a state located in the southern region of India. It was established on 02-Jun-2014. The capital of the state is Hyderabad. The official language is Telugu. An additional official language is Urdu. Major rivers of Telangana include Godavari, Krishna, Musi, Bhima, Manjira.
As per Census 2011, Telangana has a total geographical area of 114,840 square kilometres, including 111,105 square kilometres of rural area and 3,735 square kilometres of urban area.
The state has a bicameral legislature with 17 Lok Sabha seats, 7 Rajya Sabha seats, 119 Vidhan Sabha seats. Judicial matters are handled by the Telangana High Court. Telangana shares borders with Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Odisha.
List of Districts in Telangana
Telangana is divided into 33 districts for administrative purposes. The following table provides the complete list of districts in Telangana along with their headquarters and the number of mandals in each.
| Sl. No. | District | Headquarters | Mandals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adilabad | Adilabad | 21 |
| 2 | Bhadradri Kothagudem | Kothagudem | 23 |
| 3 | Hanumakonda | Hanamkonda | 14 |
| 4 | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 16 |
| 5 | Jagitial | Jagtial | 20 |
| 6 | Jangoan | Jangaon | 12 |
| 7 | Jayashankar Bhupalapally | Bhupalpally | 12 |
| 8 | Jogulamba Gadwal | Gadwal | 13 |
| 9 | Kamareddy | Kamareddy | 25 |
| 10 | Karimnagar | Karimnagar | 16 |
| 11 | Khammam | Khammam | 21 |
| 12 | Kumuram Bheem Asifabad | Asifabad | 15 |
| 13 | Mahabubabad | Mahabubabad | 18 |
| 14 | Mahabubnagar | Mahbubnagar | 17 |
| 15 | Mancherial | Mancherial | 18 |
| 16 | Medak | Medak | 21 |
| 17 | Medchal Malkajgiri | Shamirpet | 15 |
| 18 | Mulugu | Mulugu | 10 |
| 19 | Nagarkurnool | Nagarkurnool | 20 |
| 20 | Nalgonda | Nalgonda | 33 |
| 21 | Narayanpet | Narayanpet | 13 |
| 22 | Nirmal | Nirmal | 19 |
| 23 | Nizamabad | Nizamabad | 33 |
| 24 | Peddapalli | Peddapalli | 14 |
| 25 | Rajanna Sircilla | Sircilla | 13 |
| 26 | Ranga Reddy | Hyderabad | 27 |
| 27 | Sangareddy | Sangareddy | 28 |
| 28 | Siddipet | Siddipet | 26 |
| 29 | Suryapet | Suryapet | 23 |
| 30 | Vikarabad | Vikarabad | 20 |
| 31 | Wanaparthy | Wanaparthy | 15 |
| 32 | Warangal | Warangal | 13 |
| 33 | Yadadri Bhuvanagiri | Bhongir | 17 |
Population of Telangana
According to the 2011 Census, Telangana had a total population of 3,51,93,978 people. The state had a sex ratio of 988 females per 1,000 males, a population density of 306 people per km², and an overall literacy rate of 66.46%. The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,51,93,978 | 2,15,85,313 | 1,36,08,665 |
| Male Population | 1,77,04,078 | 1,07,97,438 | 69,06,640 |
| Female Population | 1,74,89,900 | 1,07,87,875 | 67,02,025 |
| Households | 83,57,826 | 52,23,243 | 31,34,583 |