Ranga Reddy district


Ranga Reddy district, formerly Hyderabad Rural, abbreviated as R. R. district, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Shamshabad. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy. The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Yadadri, Hyderabad, Medchal–Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts.

History

The district was formed in 1978 when it was split from Hyderabad district. 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. In 2016, it was carved out during the district's reorganisation to create the new Vikarabad district and Medchal–Malkajgiri district.

Geography

Ranga Reddy District occupies an area of approximately.
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.

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Ranga Reddy one of the country's 250 most backward districts. It is one of the 33 districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.

Administrative divisions

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

Mandals

The table below categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
#Chevella revenue divisionIbrahimpatnam revenue divisionKandukur revenue divisionRajendranagar revenue divisionShadnagar revenue division
1ChevellaAbdullapurametAmangalGandipetChowderguda
2MoinabadHayathnagarBalapurRajendranagarFarooqnagar
3ShahbadIbrahimpatnamKandukurSerilingampallyKeshampeta
4ShankarpalleMadgulKadthalShamshabadKondurg
5ManchalMaheswaramKothur
6YacharamTalakondapalleNandigama
7Saroornagar

Assembly constituencies

There are 7 assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are Chevella, Rajendranagar, L. B. Nagar, Shadnagar, Serlingampally, Ibrahimpatnam and Maheshwaram