Medchal−Malkajgiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Shamirpet is the headquarter of the district.[2][3] It is the second most populous district with a population of 25 lakh and also 91.40% urbanized district in the state of Telangana, standing next only to Hyderabad district which has a population of 40 lakhs. The district shares boundaries with Hyderabad, Medak, Sangareddy, Y. Bhuvanagiri, Siddipet and Rangareddy districts.The most part of the district consist of Hyderabad City (GHMC)
Medchal–Malkajgiri district | |
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District of Telangana | |
Clockwise from top: Shamirpet Lake, BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, Malkajgiri railway station, Rock formations near Medchal, Cricket stadium at Uppal | |
![]() Medchal-Malkajgiri district Location in Telangana | |
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Established | 30 November 2016 |
Headquarters | Shamirpet |
Mandalas | 15 |
Government | |
• District collector | Sri V. Venkateswarlu, IAS |
• Parliament constituencies | 1 (Malkajgiri) |
• Assembly constituencies | 9
Medchal, Malkajgiri, Quthbullapur, Kukatpally, Uppal,Lal Bahadur(L.B) Nagar,Secunderabad Cantt. |
Area | |
• Total | 1,122.4 km2 (433.4 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,934,416 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,230,245 (91.40% Urbanized district) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 82.49 |
• Sex ratio | 957 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | TS–08[1] |
Major highways | NH-44, NH-65, NH-163 |
Website | medchal-malkajgiri |
The district is spread over an area of 1,084 square kilometres (419 sq mi).It is situated 505 metres above sea level. The landmark consists of rocky terrain and monolithic rocks in the outskirts of the city.[4]
As of 2011[update] census of India, the district is the second most populous district in the state with a population of 2,440,073.[4]
The district will have two revenue divisions of Keesara and Malkajgiri. They are sub-divided into 15 mandals.[3] Sri V. Venkateswarlu, IAS is the new collector of the district.
The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:[3]
# | Malkajgiri revenue division | # | Keesara revenue division |
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1 | Alwal | 1 | Ghatkesar |
2 | Bachupally | 2 | Kapra |
3 | Balanagar | 3 | Keesara |
4 | Dundigal Gandimaisamma | 4 | Medchal |
5 | Kukatpally | 5 | Medipally |
6 | Malkajgiri | 6 | Shamirpet |
7 | Quthbullapur | 7 | Uppal |
8 | Muduchintalpalli |
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