Rangareddy (District)

Rangareddy
State	Telangana
Administrative headquarters :	Hyderabad
Area :	7,493 km²
Residents :	5,296,396 (2011)
Population density :	706.8 inhabitants / km²
Website :	Official website of the district

Rangareddy , also Rangareddi and Ranga Reddy ( Telugu : రంగా రెడ్డి జిల్లా ; Urdu : رنگاریڈی ضلع) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana . The administrative seat is the city of Hyderabad .

geography

The district is in the west of Telangana . It is framed in the west by the state of Karnataka , in the north by the district Medak , in the east by the district Nalgonda and in the south by the district Mahbubnagar . At the same time it encloses the Hyderabad district .

The district has an area of ​​7,493 km ² and is thus one of the smaller districts in Telangana (~ 6.5% of the area). 731 km ² (9.8 percent) of the area are forested. The most important rivers in the district are Musi , Kagna and Manjira. Two large water reservoirs were created for the drinking water supply of Hyderabad: Osmansagar and Hilmayathsagar.

climate

The district's climate is characterized by hot summers and is generally dry, except during the monsoons. The climate is divided into four seasons. March to May is summer time with great drought and high temperatures. The southwest monsoon from the second week of June to the second week of October brings the most abundant rain. The subsequent northeast monsoon until the end of December brings somewhat lower, but still significant amounts of rain. The months of January to March are winter with cooler temperatures. The long-term average rainfall is 838 mm per year. The southwest monsoon brings 637 mm and the northeast monsoon 123 mm of the annual rainfall. Otherwise there will be little rain. This leads to the drying up of the cultivated areas in the dry season, which lasts from January to May. The amount of rain increases from northwest to southeast. The coldest month is December (average 22.11 ° - daily minimum 16 °, maximum 28 °), the warmest May (average 32.42 ° - minimum 26 °, maximum 39 °). During the monsoon season there is a humidity of up to 80 percent. This falls to 30 percent in the dry period.

population

The last census in 2011 counted 5,296,396 inhabitants. Of these, 2,708,694 were men (51.1 percent) and 2,587,702 women. Among the Dalits were 2001 520.045 (14.6 percent), the Adivasi 146,057 (4.1 per cent) people. Of the total number of residents, 3,724,364 people (70.32 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. The majority of the population of Rangareddy District speaks Telugu . A significant number of people speak Urdu as their first language. There are 982 inhabited villages in the entire district.

Population of the district by confession

A clear majority of the population is Hindu. The only significant religious minority are the Muslims with just over 11 percent of the population. The Christians form a smaller minority. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year	Buddhists		Christians		Hindus		Jainas		Muslims		Sikhs		Other		not specified		Total
	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2001	1,528	0.04%	89,893	2.51%	3,063,118	85.68%	1,530	0.04%	408.281	11.42%	4,512	0.13%	951	0.03%	5,251	0.15%	3,575,064	100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Rangareddy district has been growing rapidly for decades. The fact that it is close to the metropolis of Hyderabad is accelerating growth. The increase was 40.1% from 1991 to 2001 and a full 48.1% between the last two censuses. The number of inhabitants has more than doubled in twenty years. From 2001 to 2011 the population increased by over 1,700,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the main town of Kukatpalle with almost 300,000 residents. Other important places with more than 200,000 inhabitants are Lalbahadur Nagar and Qutubullapur . All cities in the district with more than 100,000 people belong to the metropolitan area of ​​the city of Hyderabad.

economy

Ananta Padmanabhaswamy Temple

The majority of the population is employed in agriculture. Mainly carrot millet (sorghum), rice, finger millet , beans and peas are grown. In addition, hand weaving is an important branch of business. There are a number of industrial companies in the Hyderabad metropolitan area, but only a few small industrial companies (cement factories, chemical products) in the area. In the cities, people live from trading in goods and services.

history

Rangareddy is part of the Telangana region and shares its history. Ranga Reddy District was established on August 15, 1978 by splitting off from Hyderabad . It was originally called Hyderabad Rural , but was then renamed in honor of the former Deputy Prime Minister KV Ranga Reddy.

administration

The Rangareddy District comprises 37 mandals (talukas) and 982 inhabited villages.

Politically, the district is now divided into the three tax districts Chevella Division, East Division and Vikarabad Division.

Web links

Commons : Rangareddy (district)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• official website of Rangareddy District
• The Rangareddy District on Glorious India
• general information about the district
• Precipitation levels 2006-2010
• District map
• Map of the main streets of the district
• Map of the rivers
• Map of the rivers
• Map of the railway lines
• another map of the district
• First results of the 2011 census

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/INDIA2011.pdf
2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Forest Report, page 3 
3. ↑ Climate in Tandur
4. ↑ Climate in Vikarabad
5. ↑ Climate-average rainfall, page 1 ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 271 kB) 
6. ↑ Climate-average rainfall ( memento of the original from May 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.7 MB) 
7. ↑ Data on the climate
8. ↑ Census of India 2001, Rangareddy District (PDF; 55 kB)
9. ↑ AP Online: Rangareddy District ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.