Warangal district

Warangal District (Telugu: వరంగల్ జిల్లా, Urdu: وارنگل ضلع) is located in the northern area in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The administrative seat is Warangal.

Warangal District has an area of 12,846 km², and a population of 3,246,004 of which 19.20% was urban as of 2001. The district is bounded by Karimnagar District to the north,Khammam District to the east and southeast, Nalgonda District to the southwest, andMedak District to the west. Warangal is well known for its granite quarries (notably the black and brown varieties) and as a market for rice, chilies, cotton, and tobacco.

Culture

The district hosts the Samakka-Saramma Jatara (congregation). Every two years, approximately ten million people converge over three days around the small village of Tadvai, 90 km from Warangal city. This fair commemorates the valiant fight put up by a mother-daughter combination with the reigning rulers over an unjust law.

Warangal is an excellent abode of fine arts and literature. Many art forms from folklore to the modern arts of singing, dance, painting, poetry and films have been flourished in the land.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Warangal district has a population of 3,522,644 , roughly equal to the nation of Lithuania or the US state ofConnecticut.[6] This gives it a ranking of 82nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 274 inhabitants per square kilometre (710 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.52 %. Warangal has a sex ratio of 994females for every male, and a literacy rate of 66.16 %.

Transport

Road transport


National Highway 202 (India) between Hyderabad - Bhopalpatnam (Chhattisgarh) connecting the district through Jangaon, Kazipet, Hanamkonda, Mulug, Eturnagaram. Warangal city is surrounded with towns like Bhoopalpally , Parkal, Mahabubabad, Narsampet, Torrur and Jangaon each 30-90 kilometers.


Warangal is about 140 km by road from Hyderabad (capital of Andhra Pradesh). Rail transport


The city has to Railway stations called {Warangal and Kazipet) which connects south and north India and the Kazipet is major railway junction. Airport


Hyderabad International Airport is about 3 ½ hours by road from Warangal city. This district has a small airport in Mamnoor, which can accommodate small aircraft like the ATR 42. This airport is currently used by police.

Divisions

Warangal Fort

Mandals include:

1. Cheriyal 2. Maddur 3. Narmetta 4. Bachannapet 5. Jangaon 6. Lingala Ghanpur 7. Raghunathapalli 8. Ghanpur (Station) 9. Dharmasagar 10. Hasanparthy 11. Hanamkonda 12. Wardhannapet 13. Zaffergadh 14. Palakurthi 15. Devaruppula 16. Kodakandla 17. Raiparthy

18. Thorrur 19. Nellikudur 20.Narsimhulapet 21. Maripeda 22. Dornakal 23. Kuravi 24.Mahabubabad 25. Kesamudram 26. Nekkonda 27. Gudur 28. Kothaguda 29. Khanapur 30. Narsampet 31.Chennaraopet 32. Parvathagiri 33. Sangam 34. Nallabelly

35. Duggondi 36. Geesugonda 37. Atmakur 38. Shayampet 39. Parkal 40. Regonda 41. Mogullapalle 42. Chityal 43. Bhupalpalle 44. Ghanapur 45. Mulug 46. Venkatapur 47. Govindaraopet 48. Tadvai 49. Eturnagaram 50. Mangapet 50. Chityal (Warangal Dist)  51. Warangal