Siddipet district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Siddipet.

Siddipet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.^[3] Its headquarters is Siddipet. This district contains a part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region(Markook Mulugu Wargal) The district shares boundaries with Jangaon, Sircilla, Karimnagar, Kamareddy, Hanamkonda, Yadadri, Medhchal and Medak districts.

Siddipet district
District of Telangana
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Bejjanki
Location in Telangana
Siddipet district
Country	India
State	Telangana
Formation	11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
Headquarters	Siddipet
Mandalas	26
Government
• District collector	Sri Mikkilineni Manu Choudary, IAS
• Member of Legislative Assembly	T. Harish Rao, BRS
Area
• Total	3,842.33 km2 (1,483.53 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,012,065
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TG 36
Nominal GDP (2022-23)	₹28,029.91 crore (US$3.3 billion) [2]
Per Capita Income ( 2022-23 )	₹235,218 (US$2,800)
Website	siddipet.telangana.gov.in

Geography

This district is bounded by Rajanna Sircilla district in the north, Karimnagar district in the northeast, Jangaon district in the east, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district in the south, Medchal district in the southwest, Medak district in the west and Kamareddy district in the northwest.

Demographics

Religion in Siddipet district (2011)[4]
Hinduism			93.44%
Islam			5.49%
Christianity			0.65%
Other or not stated			0.42%

At the time of the 2011 census, Siddipet district has a population of 1,012,065. Siddipet has a sex ratio of 1008 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 61.61%. 103,852 (10.26%) were under 6 years of age. 139,052 (13.74%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 187,508 (18.53%) and 25,010 (2.47%) of the population respectively.^[5]

Languages of Siddipet district (2011)^[6]

1. Telugu (92.5%)
2. Urdu (5.09%)
3. Lambadi (1.57%)
4. Others (0.84%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 92.50% of the population spoke Telugu, 5.09% Urdu and 1.57% Lambadi as their first language.^[6]

District administration

The collector of Siddipet^[7] district is Prasanth Jeevan Patil, appointed on 16 November 2021, succeeding P. Venkatrami Reddy, who submitted his resignation to join politics.

Administrative divisions

Siddipet District revenue divisions

The district will have three revenue divisions of Gajwel, Siddipet and Husnabad.^[3] Venkatarama Reddy is the present collector of the district.^[8]

Siddipet Revenue Division	Gajwel Revenue Division	Husnabad Revenue Division
Siddipet(Urban)	Gajwel	Husnabad
Siddipet(Rural)	Wargal	Maddur
Chinnakodur	Mulugu	Akkannapet
Nangnoor	Jagadevpur	Koheda
Dubbak	Markook	Bejjanki
Doulthabad	Kondapak	Dhoolmitta
Mirdoddi	Raipole
Thoguta	Kukunoorpally
Komuravelli
Cheriyal
Narayanaraopet
Akbarpet-Bhoompally

Notable sites

• Sri Vidya Saraswathi Shani Temples, Wargal^[9]
• Sri Bugga Rajeshwara Swami temple Narayanraopet mandal headquarters
• Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Nacharam^[10]
• Mallanna Swamy Temple, Komuravelli^[11]
• Konda pochamma temple, Tigul Narsapur
• Koti Lingeshwara Temple, Siddipet^[12]
• Sri Saraswathi Kshetramu Main Temple, Regulapalli
• Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Bejjanki
• Komati Cheruvu Tankbund, Siddipet
• Ainapur Lake, Telangana
• Komuravelli Mallanna Sagar Reservoir
• Sri Ranganayaka Sagar Reservoir
• Shanigaram Cheruvu, Telangana
• Annapurna Reservoir
• Konda Pochamma Sagar Reservoir, Markook

See also

• List of districts in Telangana