Jagtial district

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]

Jagitial district
District of Telangana
Jagtial clock tower
Jagtial clock tower
Location in Telangana
Coordinates (Jagtial): 18.7°N 78.9°E / 18.7; 78.9
Country India
StateTelangana
HeadquartersJagtial
Mandalas18
Government
 • District CollectorSri G. Ravi
 • Parliament constituenciesNizamabad
 • Assembly 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

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:

Sr No.Jagital revenue divisionKorutla revenue divisionMetpalli revenue division
1JagtialKorutlaMetpalli
2Jagtial RuralMedipalleMallapur
3RaikalKathlapurIbrahimpatnam
4Sarangapur
5Beerpur
6Dharmapuri
7Buggaram
8Pegadapalli
9Gollapalli
10Mallial
11Kodimial
12Velgatoor

Notable People
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  • Dr M Sanjay Kumar, politician Member of Legislative Assembly from 2018

National Highways

NH563 Jagtiyal - Karimnagar - Warangal - Khammam

NH63 Latur- Nizamabad - Jagtiyal - Mancherial - Bijapur Jagdalpur

NH61 Bhiwandi - Ahmadnagar - Nanded - Nirmal - Jagtiyal

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.
  4. "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. 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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