Ranga Reddy district (abbr. R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad.[2][3] The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, K. V. Ranga Reddy.[4] The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Hyderabad, Medchal–Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts.

Ranga Reddy district
District of Telangana
Clockwise from top: Outer Ring Road, Chilkoor Balaji Temple, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, View of Osman Sagar, Residential buildings at Miyapur
Nickname:  RR District
Ranga Reddy district Location in Telangana
Coordinates: 17.3°N 78.1°E / 17.3; 78.1
Country	India
State	Telangana
Headquarters	Shamshabad
Mandals	27
Founded	15 August 1978
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Named for	K. V. Ranga Reddy
Government
• Type	District Collectorate
• District Collector	Amoy Kumar, IAS
Area
• District of Telangana	7,500 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• District of Telangana	3,919,398
• Rank	2nd
• Density	486/km2 (1,260/sq mi)
• Urban	1,420,152
• Rural	1,026,113
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	500 0XX, 501 5XX, 501 2XX, 501 1XX, 509 3XX
Telephone code	91-, 040, 08413, 08414, 08417
Vehicle registration	TS–07, AP-28(old)[1]
Website	rangareddy.telangana.gov.in

History

The district was formed in 1978 when it was split from Hyderabad district.[5][6] Originally named Hyderabad Rural district, it was renamed after Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of Telangana from the Nizams and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.[7] In 2016, it was carved out during the district's reorganisation to create the new Vikarabad district and Medchal–Malkajgiri district.[4]

Geography

Ranga Reddy District occupies an area of approximately 7,500 square kilometres (2,900 sq mi).[8]

A freshwater reservoir, called Osman Sagar, Himayath Sagar, on the river Musi at Gandipet, is the prime drinking water source for the capital city of Hyderabad/Secunderabad.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Ranga Reddy District has a population of 2,446,265, of which 1,254,184 were males and 1,192,081 were females.[9] The Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males) was 950. The rural population in the district was 1,026,113 (41.95%) while the urban population was 1420152 (58.05%). The literacy rate was calculated to be 71.95%, higher than the state's literacy rate of 66.54%.[10][11]

Economy

• Medium-scale industries and Cement Corporation Of India (CCI)'s cement factories are established at Tandur.
• Another major company is Hyderabad Chemicals and Fertilizers, established at Moula-Ali in 1942.

In 2006 the Indian government named Ranga Reddy one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[12] It is one of the 33 districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[12]

Administrative divisions

The district will have five revenue divisions: Chevella, Ibrahimpatnam, Rajendranagar, Kandukur and Shadnagar. They are sub-divided into 27 mandals.[3] Amoy Kumar IAS is the present collector of the district.[13][14]

Municipalities/Municipal Corporations

There are 12 Municipalities and 3 municipal corporations in Ranga Reddy district. They are Adibatla, Amangal, Badangpet, Bandlaguda Jagir, Ibrahimpatnam, Jalpally, Manikonda, Meerpet, Narsingi, Pedda Amberpet, Shadnagar, Shamshabad, Shankarpally, Thukkuguda, Thurkayamjal.

Mandals

The table below categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:[3]

Assembly constituencies

There are 8 assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are Chevella, Rajendranagar, L. B. Nagar, Shadnagar, Serlingampally, Ibrahimpatnam and Maheshwaram, Kalwakurthy.

See also

• List of districts in Telangana

References

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