Rangareddy

Districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Rangareddy district (also sometimes spelled Ranga Reddy) is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The district has an area of 7,493 km², and a population of 3,575,064 of which 54.20% is urban as of 2001.[1] The district encircles the city and district of Hyderabad, and the city of Hyderabad also serves as the administrative center of the 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.

[edit] Assembly Constituencies

There are 6 assembly constituencies in Rangareddi district. They are Chevella, Ibrahimpatnam, Medchal, Pargi, Tandur and Vikarabad.^[1]

[edit] Mandals

Mandals are third-level administrative areas in India, below states and districts. The mandals in the Rangareddi district are:

1. Balanagar
2. Bantwaram
3. Basheerabad
4. Chevella
5. Dharur
6. Doma
7. Gandeed
8. Ghatkesar
9. Hayathnagar
10. Ibrahimpatnam
11. Kandukur
12. Keesara
13. Kulkacharla
14. Maheswaram
15. Malkajgiri
16. Manchal
17. Marpalle
18. Medchal
19. Moinabad
20. Mominpet
21. Nawabpet
22. Pargi
23. Peddemul
24. Pudur
25. Quthbullapur
26. Rajendranagar
27. Saroornagar
28. Serilingampalle
29. Shabad
30. Shamirpet
31. Shamshabad
32. Shankarpalli
33. Tandur
34. Uppal Kalan
35. Vikarabad
36. Yacharam
37. Yalal

[edit] Features

• Medium-scale industries and Cement Corporation of India's cement factories are established at Tandur.
• Another major company is Hyderabad Chemicals and Fertilizers, established at Moula-Ali in 1942.
• A fresh water reservoir, called Osman Sagar, on the river Musi at Gandipet is the prime drinking water source to the capital city of Hyderabad.
• The Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University has a campus at Rajendranagar in this district.

[edit] References