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Rangareddy district

Ranga Reddy District
రంగా రెడ్డి జిల్లా
ضلع رنگا ریڈی
District of Telangana
Rangareddy District Montage. Clockwise from Top Left:  Lord Venkatehwara temple at Chevella, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, Residential buildings in Miyapur.
Rangareddy District Montage. Clockwise from Top Left: Lord Venkatehwara temple at Chevella, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, Residential buildings in Miyapur.
Location in Telangana, India
Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 17°18′N 78°06′E / 17.3°N 78.1°E / 17.3; 78.1Coordinates: 17°18′N 78°06′E / 17.3°N 78.1°E / 17.3; 78.1
Country  India
State Telangana
Headquarters Shamshabad
Founded 15 August 1978
Named for Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy
Government
 • Type Zilla Parishad (part), GHMC (part)
 • Body HMDA part
 • MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy
Area
 • Total 5,031 km2 (1,942 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,446,265
 • Rank 2nd
 • Density 486/km2 (1,260/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu, Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 500 XXX, 501 XXX
Telephone code 91-
Website www.rangareddy.telangana.gov.in/rangareddy/login.apo

Ranga Reddy District (formerly: Hyderabad (Rural) District), is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters are located at Hyderabad. It was named after the former deputy chief minister of the united state of Andhra Pradesh, K.V.Ranga Reddy.

The district was formed in 1978 when it was split from Hyderabad district. Originally named Hyderabad (Rural) district, it was renamed after Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of Telangana from the Nizams and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. In 2016, it was carved out during the districts re-organisation to create new Vikarabad district and Medchal−Malkajgiri district.

Ranga Reddy District occupies an area of approximately 7,500 square kilometres (2,900 sq mi).

A fresh water reservoir, called Osman Sagar, Himayath Sagar, on the river Musi at Gandipet is the prime drinking water source to the capital city of Hyderabad/Secunderabad.

According to the 2011 census Ranga Reddy District has a population of 2,446,265. Of which males were 1,254,184 and females were 1,192,081.

In 2006 the Indian government named Ranga Reddy one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the nine districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

The district will have five revenue divisions of Chevella, Ibrahimpatnam, Rajendranagar, Kandukur and Shadnagar. They are sub-divided into 27 mandals. Ranghunandan Rao is the present collector of the district.


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