Medak District (Telugu: మెదక్ జిల్లా) is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sangareddy is the district headquarters of Medak. The district had a population of 2,670,097, of which 14.36% were urban as of 2001. [1]
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Recently the district launched a grievance redressal model powered by ICT. The district's social development achievements & issues are available in real time.
The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[1]
Medak district occupies an area of approximately 9,700 square kilometres (3,700 sq mi),[2] comparatively equivalent to Canada's Prince Charles Island.[3] It is located at 18.03° N 78.27° E.[1] It has an average elevation of 442 metres (1450 feet).
Other big towns in the Medak district include Medak, Siddipet, Dubbaka, Narsapur, Ramayampet, Gajwel, Narayankhed, Zaheerabad, Jogipet, Patancheru, Sadasivpet, Sangareddy, Ramachandrapuram, and Gummadidala. IIT Hyderabad is also located in this district.[4]
In 2006 the Indian government named Medak one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is one of the thirteen districts in Andhra Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]
In 2007–2008 the International Institute for Population Sciences interviewed 1169 households in 43 villages across the district.[6] They found that 89.6% had access to electricity, 96.2% had drinking water, 34.5% toilet facilities, and 27.5% lived in a pucca (permanent) home.[6] 28.9% of girls wed before the legal age of 18[7] and 87.4% of interviewees carried a BPL card.[6]
There are 45 mandals in Medak district.[8]
According to the 2011 census Medak district has a population of 3,031,877 ,[9] roughly equal to the nation of Oman[10] or the US state of Iowa.[11] This gives it a ranking of 121st in India (out of a total of 640).[9] The district has a population density of 313 inhabitants per square kilometre (810 /sq mi) .[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.55 %.[9] Medak has a sex ratio of 989 females for every 1000 males,[9] and a literacy rate of 62.53 %.[9]
Narsapur Forest, located 35 km from Hyderabad, is spread between Gummadidala and Narsapur. This forest covers 30 km². This has variety of trees, many lakes and supports wildlife. Lately, this has become a hotspot for Telugu film shootings.
Manjira Forest, located 75 km from Medak and 5 km from Sangareddy, is spread over 20 km². The average width of the sanctuary is 500 to 800 m. Nestling between Manjeera and Singoor barrages, the Manjira wild life sanctuary comprises nine small islands which are home to a number of resident and migratory birds in addition to marsh crocodiles and muggar.
Madyaragam which is quiet old with Gandhi statue inside, with 30 metres (98 ft) height which is located in the center of the city
Manjira River,The Devnoor, the village of Regode Mandal is very beautiful village over the medak dist. the river of manjeera is flows through the Devnoor.
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