Jagitial district

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Jagitial district
District of Telangana
Jagtial clock tower
Jagtial clock tower
Location of Jagitial district in Telangana
Location of Jagitial district in Telangana
Country India
StateTelangana
HeadquartersJagtial
Tehsils18
Government
 • District CollectorSri G. Ravi
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesNizamabad
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesJagtial, Korutla, Dharmapuri
Area
 • 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
Logo of the Jagtial Police. Jagtial Police is the agency responsible for enforcing law & order throughout the district

Jagitial 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] The district was carved out of Nizamabad district during the reorganization of districts in 2016.

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[]

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 988,913. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.68% and 2.36% of the population respectively.[5]

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.93% of the population spoke Telugu and 7.14% Urdu as their first language.[6]

Administrative divisions[]

The district has three revenue divisions of Jagtial, Korutla and Metpally, which are sub-divided into 18 mandals.[7]

Mandals[]

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

# 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

See also[]

  • List of districts in Telangana

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. 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. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ^ District census 2011: Nizamabad Table 13: population by Mandal
  6. ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  7. ^ "Revenue divisions and mandals in Jagtial district" (PDF). The official website of Jagtial District. p. 3. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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