Jagtial district

District of Telangana in India
18°42′N 78°54′E / 18.7°N 78.9°E / 18.7; 78.9Country IndiaStateTelanganaHeadquartersJagtialMandalas18Government
 • District CollectorShaik Yasmeen Basha • Parliament constituenciesNizamabad • Assembly constituenciesJagtial, Korutla, DharmapuriArea
 • Total2,419.00 km2 (933.98 sq mi)Population
 (2011)
 • Total988,913 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)Websitejagtial.telangana.gov.in

Jagtial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana.[1] Its headquarters is Jagtial. The district shares boundaries with Nirmal, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Sircilla and Nizamabad districts.[2][3]

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 2,419.00 square kilometres (933.98 sq mi).[4] Jagtial district shares it boundaries with Nirmal district and Mancherial district on North and North East respectively, it is bounded on South and South West by Karimnagar district and Peddapalli district respectively and on the West by Nizamabad district

Demographics

Religions in Jagtial district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
91.55%
Islam
7.80%
Christianity
0.45%
Other or not stated
0.20%
Distribution of religions

As of 2011[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 985,417, of which 221,336 (22.46%) live in urban areas. Jagtial district has a sex ratio of 1036 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 60.26%.[6] 93,272 (9.47%) were under 10 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 164,596 (16.70%) and 23,351 (2.37%) of the population respectively.[7][8]

Languages of Jagtial district (2011)[9]

  Telugu (90.90%)
  Urdu (7.17%)
  Lambadi (0.91%)
  Others (1.02%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.90% of the population spoke Telugu, 7.17% Urdu and 0.91% Lambadi as their first language.[9]

Administrative divisions

Logo of the Jagtial Police. Jagtial Police is the agency responsible for enforcing law & order throughout the district

The district has three revenue divisions of Jagtial, Korutla and Metpally, which are sub-divided into 18 mandals.[10]

Mandals

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

Sr No. Jagital revenue division Korutla revenue division Metpalli revenue division
1 Jagtial Korutla Metpalli
2 Jagtial Rural Medipalle Mallapur
3 Raikal Kathlapur Ibrahimpatnam
4 Sarangapur
5 Beerpur
6 Dharmapuri
7 Buggaram
8 Pegadapalli
9 Gollapalli
10 Mallial
11 Kodimial
12 Velgatoor

Notable People

  • Milkuri Gangavva, YouTuber Comedian Actress in Telugu Cinema
  • Rohith Vakrala, Socio-Political Activist, Analyst, Policy Enthusiast
  • Vamshi Paidipally Film Director in Tollywood
  • Dr M Sanjay Kumar, politician Member of Legislative Assembly from 2018

National Highways

NH563 Jagtial - Karimnagar - Warangal - Khammam

NH63 Latur- Nizamabad - Jagtial - Mancherial - Bijapur Jagdalpur

NH61 Bhiwandi - Ahmadnagar - Nanded - Nirmal - Jagtial

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jagtial district" (PDF). Official website of Jagtial district. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Jagtial district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ "New districts map". newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 22 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. ^ "About District | District Jagtial, Government of Telangana | India". Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "District Census Handbook: Karimnagar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. ^ "Know your district Plan your district - Jagtial" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  9. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ^ "Revenue divisions and mandals in Jagtial district" (PDF). The official website of Jagtial District. p. 3. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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