Karimnagar district
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Karimnagar district కరీంనగర్ జిల్లా کریم نگر ضلع |
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| District of Telangana | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Headquarters | Karimnagar |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Sarfaraz Ahmed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,128 km2 (822 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,005,711 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30.72% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.16% |
| • Sex ratio | 993 |
| Vehicle registration | TS–02 |
| Website | [karimnagar.nic.in Official website] |
Karimnagar district is one of the 31 districts of the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar city is its administrative headquarters.
Karimnagar was originally called Elagandala. Later Kannada kingdoms such as Western Chalukyas ruled it. It was part of the great Satavahana Empire. Later,the ruling Nizams of Hyderabad changed the name to Karimnagar, derived from the name of Syed Karimullah Shah Saheb Quiladar.
Due to the districts re-organisation in October 2016, the district was carved out to form three new districts of Jagtial district, Peddapalli district and Siricilla district.
The district is spread over an area of 2,128 square kilometres (822 sq mi). Karimnagar shares it boundaries with Jagtial and Peddapalli district on north, Warangal Urban district and Siddipet district on south, Rajanna District on the East and Jayashankar Bhupalpally District on west.
As of 2011[update]Census of India, the district has a population of 10,05,711.It has a literacy rate of 69.16% and density of 423 persons per sq.km., making it fifth most literate and densely populated district among 31 districts of Telangana. Total urban population of the district is 3,08,984, which is 30.72% of total population. It has a single municipal corporation (Karimnagar) and two Nagar-Panchayats(Huzurabad and Jammikunta).
The district is divided into two revenue divisions of Karimnagar and Huzurabad. These are sub-divided into sixteen mandals. There are 210 revenue villages and 276 Gram-Panchyats in the district. Sarfaraz Ahmed is the present collector of the district.
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