Karimnagar district
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Karimnagar is a district in Andhra Pradesh state of southern India. Karimnagar is the district capital.
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[edit] Geography
The district covers an area of 11,823 km². It is bounded on the north by Adilabad District, on the northeast by Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh states, on the south by Warangal District, on the southwest by Medak District, and on the west by Nizamabad District. The largest town in the district is the industrial town of Ramagundam (236,000). Towns like Siricilla (derived from Siri Shala, a community of weavers) and Manthani are in Karimnagar district.
[edit] Karimnagar
The present collector of Karimnagar is Mr Satyanarayana I.A.S.
[edit] History
Karimnagar derives its name from Syed Karimullah Shah Saheb Quiladar, and was a centre for Vedic learning. It was one of the capitals during the rule of the Nizams, and there are several famous people like P.V. Narasimha Rao, Former Indian Prime Minister, who hail from here. Karimnagar is home to many tribes such as Gonds, Koyas, and Chenchus all who live in their own settlements and speak their own dialects. The town is known for its silver filigree work, a very delicate form of metal craft.
[edit] District demographics
The district had a population of 3,491,822 of which 19.44% were urban as of 2001. [1]
- population density: 294 persons/km².
- Literacy: 56 %
- male: 67.86 %
- female: 44.19 %
[edit] Mandals
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[edit] Places of interest
Vemulavada
Kaleshwaram
Dharmapuri
Nagunur Fort
Manthani
Peddapally
Kondagattu
Raikal
Molangoor Quilla
Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary
Elgandal Quila
Illanthakunta
Godishala
bandalingapoor
bejjenki
Kodurupaka
Koti Lingala
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Andhra Pradesh Topics | History | Politics | Telugu people |
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| Capital | Hyderabad |
| Districts | Adilabad • Anantapur • Chittoor • East Godavari • Guntur • Hyderabad • Kadapa • Karimnagar • Khammam • Krishna • Kurnool • Mahbubnagar • Medak • Nalgonda • Nellore • Nizamabad • Prakasam • Rangareddi • Srikakulam • Visakhapatnam • Vizianagaram • Warangal • West Godavari |
| Major cities | Anantapur • Adoni • Chittoor • Kadapa • Eluru • Guntur • Kakinada • Karimnagar • Khammam • Kurnool • Machilipatnam • Nandyal • Nalgonda • Nellore • Nizamabad • Ongole • Proddatur • Ramagundam • Rajahmundry • Sangareddi • Secunderabad • Srikakulam • Tirupati • Vijayawada • Vizianagaram • Visakhapatnam • Warangal |
