Suryapet district

Suryapet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] The city of Suryapet is the district headquarters. The district has three revenue divisions Suryapet, Kodad and Huzurnagar. It is sub-divided into 23 mandals. The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Khammam, Yadadri, Jangaon and Mahabubabad districts and with Andhra Pradesh state.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Suryapet.

Suryapet district
District of Telangana
Pillalamarri temple
Location in Telangana
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
Established2016
HeadquartersSuryapet
Tehsils23
Government
 • District collectorVinay Krishna Reddy[IAS]
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesNalgonda and Bhuvanagiri
Area
 • Total3,607 km2 (1,393 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,099,560
 • Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
 • Urban
15.56%
Demographics
 • Literacy64.11%
 • Sex ratio996
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTS–29[1]
Major highwaysNH-65, NH-365B, NH-365BB and SH-42
Websitesuryapet.telangana.gov.in
Suryapet District Revenue divisions

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 3,374.41 square kilometres (1,302.87 sq mi).[3] This district is bounded by Jangaon district, Mahabubabad district in the northeast, Khammam district in the east, Andhra Pradesh in the south, Nalgonda district in the west and Yadadri district Bhuvanagiri in the northwest.

Demographics
  Telugu (83.28%)
  Lambadi (11.24%)
  Urdu (4.97%)
  Others (0.51%)

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 1,099,560.[3] According to the 2011 census, 83.28% of the population speaks Telugu, 11.24% Lambadi and 4.97% Urdu as their first language.[4]

The Krishna River and Musi River flow through the Suryapet district.

Major city

Major towns

Culture and Tourism
  • Lingamanthula Swamy temple - 5 km from Suryapet
  • Sri Parvathi Mahadeva Nameshwara Temple and Chennakeshava Swamy temple, Pillalamarri - 6 km from Suryapet
  • Dandu Maisamma temple - 12 km from Suryapet
  • Sri Undrugonda Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Undrugonda - 13 km from Suryapet
  • Musi Reservoir - 27 km from Suryapet
  • Phanigiri Buddhist Site - 42 km from Suryapet
  • Ananthagiri Hill - 54 km from Suryapet
  • Janapadu Dargah-55 km from Suryapet
  • Swayambu Shambhu Lingeshwara Temple, Mellacheruvu - 63 km from Suryapet
  • Mattapalli Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Mattapalli - 80 km from Suryapet

Administrative divisions

The district has three revenue divisions of Suryapet, Kodad and Huzurnagar revenue division. It is sub-divided into 23 mandals.[5] Amoy kumar is the present collector of the district.[6].The district consists of five municipalities. Suryapet, Kodad, Huzurnagar, Thirumalagiri and Neredcherla are the five municipalities.

Mandals
S.No.Suryapet revenue divisionKodad revenue divisionHuzurnagar revenue division
1Suryapet Chilkur Palakeedu
2Chivvemla Ananthagiri Huzurnagar
3Mothey Kodad Mellachervu
4Jajireddygudem Munagala Mallareddygudem
5Nuthankal Nadigudem Mattampally
6Penpahad Nereducherla
7Athmakur(S) Garidepally
8Thirumalagiri
9Thungathurthy
10Nagaram
11Maddirala

Notable personalities

Tollywood actors Kanta Rao, Prabhakar Reddy, Venu Madhav were from Suryapet District.

B. Santosh Babu, Army colonel and Maha Vir Chakra awardee killed during Galwan Valley clash

See also

References
  1. "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Suryapet district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  5. "Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad". Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. "K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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