Mulugu district

Sammakka Saralamma Mulugu district is a district located in the eastern region of the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is the town of Mulugu.^[3] Mulugu district is the least populated district with 294,671 in the state. Mulugu district has the fewest mandals in the state with nine mandals. It currently borders Warangal, Mahabubabad, Jayashankar Bhupalpally and Bhadradri districts and with the state of Chhattisgarh.

Sammakka Saralamma Mulugu district
District of Telangana
Ramappa Temple
Nickname:  Tribal Capital of Telangana
Location in Telangana
Coordinates: 18.1910°N 79.9430°E / 18.1910; 79.9430
Country	India
State	Telangana
Mandals	09
District Formation	17 February 2019
Founded by	K. Chandrashekar Rao
Government
• Collector	T.S Divakara, IAS
• Member of Parliament	Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
• Member of Legislative Assembly	Danasari Anasuya Indian National Congress (INC)
• SP	Dr. Shabarish, IPS [1]
Area [2]
• Total	3,881 km2 (1,498 sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	294,671
• Rank	33rd
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Mulugite
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	506 343
Telephone code	08715
Vehicle registration	TG–37
Lok Sabha constituency	Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mulug (ST) (Assembly constituency)
Website	mulugu.telangana.gov.in

Government and Politics

Mulugu Major was constituted in 2011 and is classified as a second grade municipality. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 44.99 km² (17.37 sq mi).^[2]

Politics

Mulugu district has one seat in State Assembly and is reserved for Scheduled Tribe. Seethakka (Danasari Anasuya) was elected as MLA Mulug (ST) (Assembly constituency) in the 2023 State Elections.

Mulugu District falls under Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency). Smt Porika Balaram Nayak was elected as MP in May 2024 General Elections.^[4]

Mandals

Mulugu Revenue Division

1. Eturnagaram
2. Kannaigudem
3. Mangapet
4. Venkatapuram
5. Wazeedu
6. Sammakka Sarakka Tadvai
7. Govindaraopet
8. Mulugu
9. Venkatpur
10. Mallampally

Weather

Mulugu
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     15     27 15     5     33 17     5     37 22     7     40 26     15     48 28     50     37 28     85     32 25     170     31 25     160     33 23     70     33 22     10     31 18     0     27 12 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: [5]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.6     81 59     0.2     91 63     0.2     99 72     0.3     104 79     0.6     118 82     2     99 82     3.3     90 77     6.7     88 77     6.3     91 73     2.8     91 72     0.4     88 64     0     81 54 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Mulugu has a semi-tropical climate. During summers, the temperatures soar to more than 48 °C. In winters, temperatures range between 12 °C and 27 °C. Mulugu receives the northeast and the southwest monsoon, from June to September, and from October to November respectively. It mainly relies on the monsoons and rainfall.^[5]

Media

Mulugu has print and entertainment media and Mulugu Cable, a local entertainment channel for broadcasting TV.

Print media

The leading newspapers, Namasthe Telangana, Sakshi, Eenadu, V6 Vaartha, Andhra Jyothi, Prajasakti, Andhra Bhoomi, The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle, and Times Of India are available. Sirachukka is the local tabloid circulated weekly.

Transport

Mulugu is welly connected with road routes to every other place of the state and the nation and has National Highway 163 passing from Mulugu to Chhattisgarh.

Roadways

Mulugu has a TSRTC bus stand with a 5 bus capacity. It has many services for the needs of the citizens. It falls on the main route of Warangal-Bhadrachalam. Nearly 20,000 people use this daily through the bus facilities. In addition, many seven-seat autorickshaws and commander jeeps connect the nearby villages.

Places of Interest

• Ramappa Temple
• Medaram Sammakka Saralamma Jatara
• Bogatha Waterfall
• Laknavaram Lake and Boating
• Black Berry Wilderness Camp
• Tadvai Forest Huts
• Mallur Sri Hemachala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
• Mulugu fossil site near Bhupathipur village ^[6]
• Kongala Water falls
• Muthyala Dhara Water falls

Demographics

Religion in Mulugu district (2011)[7]
Hinduism			95.73%
Islam			3.37%
Christianity			0.72%
Other or not stated			0.18%

As of 2011^[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 294,671. 146,205 are males and 148,466 females, a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. 11,493 (3.90%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 46,473 (15.77%) and 86,352 (29.30%) of the population respectively.^[8][9]

Languages of Mulugu district (2011)^[10]

1. Telugu (90.3%)
2. Lambadi (4.70%)
3. Urdu (2.66%)
4. Koya (1.46%)
5. Others (0.83%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.35% of the population spoke Telugu, 4.70% Lambadi, 2.66% Urdu and 1.46% Koya as their first language.^[10]

Mulugu city population

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	4,366	—
1911	5,087	+16.5%
1921	4,211	−17.2%
1931	7,098	+68.6%
1941	9,866	+39.0%
1951	9,898	+0.3%
1961	10,567	+6.8%
1971	12,334	+16.7%
1981	24,566	+99.2%
1991	31,765	+29.3%
2001	36,766	+15.7%
2011	46,901	+27.6%
Sources:[11][12][13]

Healthcare

The 100-bed Mini Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital is the largest hospital in both the city and district of Mulugu. It also serves the needs of patients from the neighbouring districts.^[14]

Apart from major public hospitals, such as those for maternity, chest, and tuberculosis, there are many private specialist hospitals including Appaiah, Ravinder, Star, Superspeciality, Area Hospital, and St. Ann's.^[15]