Jogulamba Gadwal district | |
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Country | India |
State | Telangana |
Mandalas | 12 |
Headquarters | Gadwal |
Government | |
• District Collector | Sri B.M. Santhosh , IAS |
• Parliament constituencies | 1 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,928 km2 (1,131 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 609,990 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
• Urban | Gadwal(85,245) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 49.87% |
• Sex ratio | 972 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | TG–33[1] |
Major highways | 2 |
Average annual precipitation | 2014–15 564.6 mm |
Website | gadwal |
Jogulamba Gadwal district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Gadwal.[3] The district shares boundaries with Narayanpet, Wanaparthy districts and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The district was carved out from Mahabubnagar district in 2016.[4][5]
The district is spread over an area of 2,928 square kilometres (1,131 sq mi).[5] As of[update] the 2011 Census of India, the area within the district had a population of 609,990.[6]