Devarakonda

Town in Telangana, India

16°42′00″N 78°56′00″E / 16.7000°N 78.9333°E / 16.7000; 78.9333CountryIndiaStateTelanganaDistrictNalgondaArea

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• Total28.18 km² (10.88 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total29,731 • Density1,100/km² (2,700/sq mi)Languages

• OfficialTeluguTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationTSWebsitetelangana.gov.in

Devarakonda is a town in the Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality in Devarakonda mandal of Devarakonda division.^[2]^[3] It is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the district headquarters Nalgonda, 104 kilometres (65 mi) from the state capital Hyderabad

Demographics

According to the 2001 India census, Devarakonda has a population of 37,434. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Devarakonda has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and female literacy is 63%. In Devarakonda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "District Census Handbook - Nalgonda" (PDF). Census of India. p. 13,386. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
^ "Division wise mandals list" (PDF). Official website of Nalgonda district. National Informatics Centre. pp. 11–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
^ "Nalgonda district info". Official website of Nalgonda district. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.